Ryman was the stationery and office-supplies retailer associated with Dragon Theo Paphitis.
Theo Paphitis became closely linked with Ryman after acquiring the British stationery retailer in the 1990s. He later expanded his business interests across retail and consumer brands, and his experience in that sector shaped his reputation as a commercially focused Dragon.
Ryman sells stationery, office supplies, printing services and related products through stores and online channels. The company’s name is especially useful for identifying Paphitis because it is one of the businesses most strongly associated with his public biography.
The retailer should not be confused with WHSmith, another major British chain selling books, stationery and travel products. Paphitis’s Dragon’s Den role involved evaluating other entrepreneurs’ proposals; it did not mean that every retail business on the programme belonged to him.