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Irish multinational toy shop chain
Smyths Toys Superstores is an Irish multinational chain provider of children's toys and entertainment products with over 275 shops throughout Ireland , the United Kingdom , Germany , Switzerland , Austria , France , and Netherlands . The business is owned by the Smyth family.[2]
The company is headquartered in Lyrr Building 1 in the Mervue Business Park, Galway , Ireland; it has additional offices in Belfast and London.
The group's turnover reached €1.465 billion in pandemic-hit 2020 with the majority of sales coming from the UK market.[3]
History [ edit ]
Before Smyths became a toy store it was a newsagent.
The company is run by three brothers, Tony, Padraig and Thomas Smyth. A fourth brother and director, Liam, died in July 2023.[4] Claremorris , County Mayo on 23 December 1986 (1986-12-23 ) .[5] [6]
Expansion to central Europe [ edit ]
On 24 April 2018, Smyths acquired Toys "R" Us stores in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.[7] [8]
In July 2022, Smyths acquired French toy chain PicWicToys in France out of receivership, taking over 41 stores, 2 warehouses and a head office.[9]
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Licensed brands [ edit ]
Stores and subsidiaries [ edit ]
Smyths stores by country in 2022
Country
Number
England, Scotland and Wales
108
Switzerland
11
Austria
17
Germany
67
France
41
Northern Ireland
7
Republic of Ireland
21
Netherlands
3
Totals
275
In total, Smyths operates over 272 stores across 6 countries: 21 stores in Ireland, 117 in the United Kingdom,[12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]
In 2023, Smyths confirmed it would expand into the Netherlands for the first time with new stores.[18]
References [ edit ]
^ "Toy giant Smyths sees group turnover hit €1.46bn" . The Irish Times . Retrieved 31 October 2022 .
^ "Liam Smyth obituary: Founder of Smyths Toys and proud Mayo man" . The Irish Times . Retrieved 31 December 2023 .
^ "Smyths Toys Unlimited Company | Irish Legal & Business Services Company & Director Check" . Solocheck . Retrieved 6 June 2017 .
^ "Toy mega store for Rayleigh Weir ", Essex Echo , 13 September 2008
^ "Smyths Toys to buy Toys R Us in Germany, Austria and Switzerland" . Irish Times . Retrieved 23 April 2018 .
^ Kurth, Luke (12 January 2019). "ToysRUs wird zu Smyth Toys: Die ersten Filialen tragen neue Namen" . Stone Wars (in German). Retrieved 27 June 2019 .
^ "Smyths Toys acquires PicWic Toys" . 6 July 2022.
^ "Smyths acquires PicWic Toys as it expands into France" . independent . 15 July 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022 .
^ Smyths official website
^ "Smyths Toys sees UK profits soar 70pc - Independent.ie" . 20 September 2017.
^ "Marktsuche" .
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^ Deegan, Gordon (17 September 2018). "Smyths Toys' UK sales top half-billion mark for first time" . Irish Independent . Retrieved 27 June 2019 .
^ "SMYTHS TOYS UK LIMITED - Overview" . Companies House . Retrieved 27 June 2019 .
^ "Breaking News: Smyths confirms store expansion in The Netherlands" . Toy World Magazine | The business magazine with a passion for toys . 19 January 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023 .
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