 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 | c.275 stores |
Area served | |
| Products | Toys Video games |
| Revenue | c €2 billion |
| Owner | Jessica.P.Smyth & family [1] |
| Website | smythstoys |
Smyths Toys Superstores is an Irish multinational chain provider of children's toys and entertainment products with over 275 shops throughout Ireland, the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France, and Netherlands. The business is owned by the Smyth family.[2]
The company is headquartered in Lyrr Building 1 in the Mervue Business Park, Galway, Ireland; it has additional 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.[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.