30 of their closed stores were picked up by Paper Source by early March 2020. On January 17, 2020, liquidation sales began in all stores under the management of Gordon Brothers. On January 16, 2020, it was announced that all 260 remaining Papyrus and other Schurman retail stores would be closing. A number of these stores were eventually rebranded as Papyrus stores. In 2009, Papyrus's parent company, Schurman Retail Group, purchased all 346 American Greetings retail shops. By 2005, the company operated around 146 Papyrus retail shops. At that time, there were around 37 Papyrus stores nationwide, and the company was bringing in $10 million per year. In 1991, Dominique Schurman became the CEO of Schurman Fine Papers and Papyrus. In the 1980s, the company began domestic production of Papyrus products. Over the next five years, more Papyrus stores opened around the United States, and the company soon began selling franchises. The original store was opened for less than $1,000 and featured a variety of fine art-inspired greeting cards, postcards, and other paper products. It began as the retail wing of Schurman Fine Papers (now, the Schurman Retail Group). In the event, many of the Birthdays stores were among the stores shut down by Zolfo Cooper, though a small number of the stores currently branded as Birthdays were among the block of almost 400 stores purchased by American Greetings with American Greetings having indicated that the store estate will be refreshed and refurbished following the acquisition, these remaining Birthdays stores may in time be rebranded under the new Clintons identity.The first Papyrus retail shop was opened in 1973 by Margrit Schurman in Berkeley, California. The Clinton/Birthdays store network was placed in the hands of administrator Zolfo Cooper, who undertook attempts to sell the store network however, there were indications that many stores, including the entire Birthdays estate, would be closed as part of the process. ![]() This followed unsuccessful attempts to sell the Birthdays chain. In 2012 Clinton Cards as a group, including Birthdays, was placed into administration. In Scotland, only 15 stores remained open. Just under two months later, Clinton Cards bought back 180 of the Birthdays stores, closing some. It was announced on that the company had gone into administration, though parent company Clinton Cards said all of the stores would remain open for the time being. In November 2004, it was announced Birthdays had again been sold, this time to Clinton Cards who had originally approached the company 2 years prior, for a total of just £50 million, to become a wholly owned subsidiary of Clinton Cards plc. Hunter and Gorman soon discovered that Birthdays required a larger injection of capital investment than either was willing or able to provide. In September 2003, investors instead sold the company to Scottish entrepreneur Tom Hunter in partnership with Chris Gorman, owner of the Gadget Shop chain of retail novelty stores, for an estimated £60 million, and began making plans to cross-market Birthdays' and Gadget Shops' product ranges in each other's stores. The two sides, however, were unable to reach an agreement. In 2002, Clinton Cards approached Birthdays with a buyout offer reportedly worth roughly £100 million. The chain's head office was incorporated with that of Clinton Cards in Loughton, Essex. Birthdays operated for over 40 years under various names. In 1986 the Birthdays concept was launched, and the product range gradually diversified to include novelties, soft toys and ornaments. In the mid-1970s three card shops were opened and soon the number had increased to thirty. ![]() From its beginning in 1966, Ron Wood Greeting Cards operated as a wholesaler of greeting cards and gift wrap in Bury, Greater Manchester. Birthdays was a British High Street greeting cards retailer.
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