1972–2006[]
2006–2017[]
2017–2018, 2018-present (online)[]
On 28 February 2018, Maplin went into administration, and on 25 June 2018, all Maplin stores closed down.
The Maplin brand was purchased and relaunched under 'Maplin Online Ltd' 4 days after the closure on 29th June 2018. On 26 October, this was publicly announced on Twitter. Then on 30 January 2019, Maplin relaunched their website.[10]