Sales at stationery business Ryman were up 1.4% to £129.9m in the financial year to March 30, 2019, when EBITDA advanced 6.5% to £8.2m as the launch of new categories, the development of services and customer engagement initiatives bore fruit.

Robert Dyas generated a rise in revenues of 6.3% to £131.8m and EBITDA increased from £0.5m to £1.6m as online grew and there was a good performance in outdoor summer categories.

However, Boux Avenue suffered as a result of performance from its shopping centre stores as the online fashion market burgeons. A strategic and operational review is under way as the lingerie specialist seeks lower rents.