Maplin (retailer)

Maplin Electronics is the trading name of an online retailer of electronic goods in the United Kingdom and Ireland launched in 2019, using the brand of the former company Maplin Electronics Ltd., which operated from 1972 to 2018.

Maplin Electronics Limited
Maplin
Company typePrivate limited company
IndustryOnline retail
Founded22 June 1976
29 June 2018 (29 June 2018) (online)
Founders(1976) Roger Allen
Sandra Allen
Doug Simmons
Headquarters1976–2018: Marlow, United Kingdom
From 2018: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Area served
United Kingdom and Ireland
Key people
Darren Shapland (Chairman) Graham Harris (CEO)
ProductsElectronics
Smart Home
Computing
Security
Batteries
Gaming
CCTV
Websitewww.maplin.co.uk

The original Maplin company operated many retail shops and an extensive mail order service, online and by telephone; in June 2017, there were 217 Maplin stores. On 28 February 2018, Maplin went into administration and all stores permanently ceased trading in June that year. The brand of Maplin was acquired by a new company, Maplin Online Ltd., on 31 May 2019, later renamed Digital First Retail Ltd., still trading as Maplin. The new company sells similar products to Maplin Electronics Ltd, using the Maplin website, branding and trading name. No physical Maplin shops have been opened, and the legal obligations of Maplin Electronics Ltd, such as warranty support, were not assumed.

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