Topps Tiles

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Topps Tiles
Company type Public
LSE:  TPT
Industry Retail
Founded1963
FounderAlan Brindle
Ted Derbyshire
Headquarters,
Area served
United Kingdom
Key people
Paul Forman (Chairman)
Rob Parker (CEO)
Products Tiles
RevenueIncrease2.svg £262.7 million (2023) [1]
Decrease2.svg £11.1 million (2023) [1]
Decrease2.svg £3.9 million (2023) [1]
Website www.toppsgroup.com

Topps Tiles plc is a British national retailer based in Enderby, Leicestershire. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange.

History

Topps Tiles was founded by Alan Brindle and Edward Derbyshire who opened the company's first store in Sale, Greater Manchester in 1963. [2]

It then continued to open stores across the North West and the Midlands. [3]

In 1990, Topps Tiles merged with Tile Kingdom, a business operating in London and the Southeast, which had been established by Stuart Williams and Barry Bester in 1984. [4]

On 29 November 2019, CEO Matt Williams stood down as CEO and was replaced by Rob Parker, the previous finance director. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Annual Report 2023" (PDF). Topps Group. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  2. "Topps Tiles sales fall amid spending squeeze". The Times. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  3. "This is what is due to replace Barrow's Topps Tiles store". North West England Mail. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  4. Verjee, Neelam (22 August 2005). "Merger paved way for tiling's top profile". The Times. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  5. Jahshan, Elias (5 November 2019). "Topps Tiles CEO Matt Williams steps down". Retail Gazette. Retrieved 5 November 2019.