Smyths

Smyths Toys Superstores
Private
Industry Retail
Founded 23 December 1986 (1986-12-23) in Claremorris, Ireland
Founders
  • Padrig Smyth
  • Thomas Smyth
  • Anthony Smyth
  • Liam Smyth
Headquarters Galway, Ireland
Number of locations
 100 stores
Area served
Products Toys
Website smythstoys.com

Smyths Toys Superstores is an Irish chain provider of children's toys and entertainment products with over 102 stores throughout Ireland and the UK.

History

The company is run by four brothers, and it was founded in Claremorris, County Mayo on December 23, 1986.[1] It is Ireland's largest toy retailer.[2] The Globe Retail Park in Naas, Ireland was subject to a fire on 27 July 2016 that destroyed of one of the store's stockrooms, causing the store to temporarily close, with operations being moved until repairs could be made.[3][4]

Stores

Smyths operates 120 stores in total: nineteen stores in the Republic of Ireland, five in Northern Ireland and a further ninety-six in England, Scotland and Wales.[5]

Country Number of stores
 Ireland 19
 Northern Ireland 5
 United Kingdom 96

References

  1. ↑ "Smyths Toys Unlimited Company | Irish Legal & Business Services Company & Director Check". www.solocheck.ie. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
  2. ↑ "Toy mega store for Rayleigh Weir", Essex Echo, 13 September 2008
  3. ↑ "Smyths toy store evacuated after blaze - Independent.ie".
  4. ↑ POWNALL, SYLVIA (25 August 2016). "Shoppers queue outside Irish toy store from 1am for these MASSIVE bargains".
  5. ↑ Webb, Nick (2008) "Smyths toys with a plan for expansion into UK", Irish Independent, 22 April 2007


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