Dick Lynch has been appointed president of Paperchase U.S., where he
will be responsible for strategic planning, merchandising, operations,
marketing and all aspects of domestic operations and expansion of the
brand.
Lynch was formerly executive v-p for Karabus Management, where he
provided consulting services in merchandise planning, inventory
management, replenishment, assortment planning, store operations and
supply chain logistics to retailers. Earlier he was president and CEO
of E2 Corporation, an inventory management company, CEO of Hechinger
Company and president and COO of the Sports Authority, among other
positions.
PaperChase has headquarters in U.K. and was bought by Borders in 2004.
Since then, Borders has opened Paperchase shops in more than 300
superstores in the U.S. and opened the first free-standing U.S. Paperchase
shop in October in Boston, Mass.
Paperchase has more than 100 stores in the U.K., some of them
freestanding, others in Borders and other stores. Many Paperchase
products are exclusive to the company.