Aussie-owned retail chain folds tent after 10 year effort.

 

Australian stationery and gifting retailer Typo is exiting the UK after 10 years, with all stores and online operations expected to close by early 2027.

 

The Cotton On-owned chain, which sells stationery, homewares, cards and gifts, has cited persistently high rents, rising operating costs and disappointing sales as reasons for its decision to leave the British market.

 

Since launching in the UK in 2016, Typo has operated stores in some of the country’s major shopping destinations, including London’s Westfield centres

 

The move marks the end of Typo’s decade-long effort to establish a foothold in the UK, although the brand will continue to operate in its other international markets.