Smyths

Smyths
Company typePrivate
IndustryRetail
Founded23 December 1986; 37 years ago (1986-12-23)
Claremorris, County Mayo, Ireland
Founders
  • Tony Smyth
  • Padraig Smyth
  • Liam Smyth
  • Thomas "Tommy" Smyth
Headquarters,
Ireland
Number of locations
297+ shops
Area served
ProductsToys
Video games
Revenue€2.49 billion[1] (2023)
OwnerSmyth family [2]
Number of employees
7,985[3]
Websitesmythstoys.com

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, 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.[5]

  1. ^ Deegan, Gordon (26 November 2024). "Revenues at Smyths toys hit record €2.49bn". The Irish Times. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Meet the Smyths, the Mayo family turning toy retailing into child's play". The Irish Times.
  3. ^ Deegan, Gordon (26 November 2024). "Revenues at Smyths toys hit record €2.49bn". The Irish Times. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  4. ^ Kehoe, Ian (19 November 2023). "The march of Smyths Toys: Rewinding the week that was". The Currency. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Toy giant Smyths sees group turnover hit €1.46bn". The Irish Times. Retrieved 31 October 2022.