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Smyths is an Irish multinational chain provider of children's toys, games and entertainment products with over 297 shops throughout western and central Europe. The business is owned by the Smyth family. [4] The company is headquartered in Galway, with other offices in Belfast and London.
The Entertainer, Southside Wandsworth, London 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.
The original Littlewoods brand was a shopping catalogue and retail business headquartered in Liverpool, and was bought by the Barclay brothers in 2002. [1] In 2009, Littlewoods Direct was rebranded as Very.co.uk, shifting its focus to online retailing and a younger market. [2] [3] The website launched officially in July 2009.
Bristol Archives also holds photos and papers about the redevelopment of Ashton Court mansion and stables (Ref. 43326) (online catalogue) and (Ref. 45390) (online catalogue). Other records relating to the Ashton Court estate are also held by Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre [24] and the University of Bristol Special Collections. [25]
In 2010 it became the distributor to retailers in the UK for the Italy-based company Sevi. IKEA Lillabo, the furniture brand from Sweden produces its own wooden train sets. In the 90s Micki Leksaker of Sweden was the supplier. Squirrel Play, a brand of Smyths Toys Superstores used for wooden toys has a line of wooden toy trains.
Toymaster is a British buying group association of independently owned toy stores, founded in 1977. [1] Whilst some members brand themselves as Toymaster, others choose to retain their own branding to promote their independence. [2]
The parent company, now renamed Otto UK, announced a restructure of the UK-based business in 2009, bringing all its home shopping brands together under the brand Freemans Grattans Holdings (FGH) and utilising the popularity of the Freemans name in the UK. To this day, customers must order online before receiving catalogues or brochures by post ...
In 2016, Republic of Ireland-based toy superstore Smyths covered "If I Were a Boy" for their TV commercials in the British Isles, but the word 'boy' is replaced with a 'toy' when an animated character of a young boy sings it. The commercials began airing on commercial television networks in the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom in ...