REDgroup Retail was the former parent (private equity) company of the Australian and New Zealand divisions of

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. It also owned other retail entities such as

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in Australia and

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in New Zealand. REDgroup Retail also owned a number of specialty retail stores such as the Pop-up Retail chain, the Calendar Club in Australia and New Zealand along with the Supanews chain. REDgroup Retail went into administration in 2011. Angus & Robertson and Borders Australia stores were closed or sold; the names and websites were sold to

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.Borders, Angus & Robertson websites snapped up by educational publisher Pearson Australia
Whitcoulls was sold to the

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{{reflist Companies based in Melbourne Defunct retail companies of Australia Australian subsidiaries of foreign companies Retail companies disestablished in 2011 Australian companies established in 1998