The Works (retailer)

The Works
Company typePublic
IndustryRetail
Founded1981 (1981)
HeadquartersColeshill, Warwickshire, England[1]
Number of locations
525 (stores)[2]
Area served
United Kingdom
Ireland
Key people
Dean Hoyle (Chairman)
Gavin Peck (Group CEO)[3]
ProductsBooks, stationery, arts, crafts and toys
RevenueIncrease £264.6 million (2022)[4]
OwnerDean Hoyle (15%)
Websitetheworks.co.uk

TheWorks.co.uk PLC, trading as The Works, is a discount retailer based in the United Kingdom selling books, art and craft materials, gifts, toys, games and stationery. It has more than 500 stores across the UK and Ireland as of October 2024.[5]

The Works in Meadowhall Shopping Centre in Sheffield (August 2019)
  1. ^ "About Us". Corporate at The Works. Archived from the original on 18 July 2017.
  2. ^ "The Works warns of slowdown amid cost-of-living crisis". www.retailgazette.co.uk. 20 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Gavin Peck - The Works". www.theworks.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Shares in The Works surge after strong sales and return to profit". www.theguardian.com. 23 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Stores - The Works". www.theworks.co.uk.