 The current logo, in use since 2006 | |
 A Smyths shop in Newport, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Predecessor | Toys "R" Us (Switzerland, Germany and Austria) |
| Founded | 23 December 1986 Claremorris, County Mayo, Ireland |
| Founders |
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| Headquarters | , Ireland |
Number of locations | 297+ stores |
Area served | |
| Products | Toys Video games |
| Revenue | c €2 billion |
| Owner | Smyth family [1] |
Number of employees | 3,386 (Smyths Toys UK Ltd) |
| Website | smythstoys |
Smyths is an Irish multinational chain provider of children's toys, games and entertainment products with over 297 stores throughout western and central Europe. The business is owned by the Smyth family.[2]
The company is headquartered in Galway, Ireland with other 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 while in 2023 the group turnover exceeded €2 billion.[3]
- ^ "Meet the Smyths, the Mayo family turning toy retailing into child's play". The Irish Times.
- ^ Kehoe, Ian (19 November 2023). "The march of Smyths Toys: Rewinding the week that was". The Currency. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Toy giant Smyths sees group turnover hit €1.46bn". The Irish Times. Retrieved 31 October 2022.