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The Entertainer (Amersham) Limited is a British toy retailer, founded in 1981 by Catherine and Gary Grant. It is based in Amersham , the town of its first location. As of November 2024, the retailer has 166 stores across the United Kingdom, Jersey , the Isle of Man , as well as some franchises in Asian territories. [ 2 ]
On 24 April 2018, Smyths acquired Toys "R" Us shops in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. [11] In 2019, all the remaining shops in those countries were rebranded to Smyths. [12] In July 2022, Smyths acquired French toy chain PicWicToys in France out of receivership, taking over 41 shops, 2 warehouses and a head office. [13] [14]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 February 2025. American international toy, clothing and baby product retailer For the Canadian and British expansions, see Toys "R" Us Canada and Toys "R" Us UK. Toys "R" Us Logo used since 2007 Company type Subsidiary Industry Retail Founded April 1948 ; 76 years ago (1948-04) Washington, D.C ...
Originally set up as a mail order company in 1974 and based near Swindon, by 1980, it had ten shops, and has since grown to 215 shops in the United Kingdom, and over 80 in 19 other countries including Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Canada and Australia. In addition, their toys are available in some stores of Boots and Sainsbury's. [citation ...
Gamleys was a chain of toy shops mainly located in the south of the United Kingdom with a head office in Hove, near Brighton.The company was founded in 1919. [1] Unlike many of its rivals such as Toys "R" Us, Gamleys operated smaller shops in high streets and shopping centres rather than larger super stores.
The famous toy store in New York City, FAO Schwarz, was founded under the name Schwarz Toy Bazaar. It was founded in 1862 by the German immigrant, Frederick August Otto Schwarz . [ 3 ] The former largest toy retailer in the United States, Toys "R" Us, started business in 1948 by Charles Lazarus , a veteran of World War II. [ 4 ]
Toy retailers of the United States (2 C, 32 P) Pages in category "Toy retailers" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
Learning Express Toys, incorporated in 1987 as Learning Express, Inc., is a specialty toy, game and book retailer and franchisor headquartered in Devens, Massachusetts, United States. [1] The company franchises specialty toy stores in the United States, each locally owned and operated.