Launched in 1972 from the modest surroundings of a spare bedroom in Rayleigh, Essex, as an electrical goods mail order business, Maplin is now one of the most significant retailers in the UK.
The company offers an extensive range of over 14,000 products and, in addition to its traditional printed catalogue, Maplin now operates a highly successful website which attracts over 140,000 visitors every day (enough to earn it a place in the top ten sites in the UK’s ‘Shopping, Appliances and Electronics’ category) and a network of over 150 retail outlets throughout the UK and Ireland that is currently expanding at the rate of approximately one new store every two weeks.
With hundreds of new and innovative lines sourced and introduced every month, Maplin has a medium-term target of 250 retail sites throughout the UK and Ireland and expects online sales to continue to their upward curve...
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