Hamleys

Hamleys of London Limited, trading as Hamleys, is a British multinational toy retailer, owned by Reliance Retail. Listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's oldest toy store, it was founded by William Hamley as "Noah's Ark" in High Holborn, London, in 1760. It moved to its current site on Regent Street in London's West End in 1881. This flagship store is set over seven floors, with more than 50,000 lines of toys on sale. It receives around five million visitors each year, and is especially busy at Christmas.

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It sits within the topics 1760 establishments in England, 2019 mergers and acquisitions and British companies established in 1760.

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Key facts

Company.name: Hamleys of London Limited
Company.logo: Hamleys_logo.png
Company.logo_size: 250px
Company.logo_caption: Official logo of Hamleys
Company.image: Hamleys, London.png
Company.image_size: 280px
Company.image_caption: Hamleys flagship store on Regent Street in 2026
Company.former_name: Hamleys Limited (19881994)
Company.type: Subsidiary
Company.founder: William Hamley
Company.location: London, England, UK
Company.locations: 11 in UK; 90 international franchises
Company.area_served: Worldwide (previously in Russia until 2022)
Company.industry: Retail
Company.revenue: (2017)
Company.owner: Reliance Retail

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: business
Country: United Kingdom
Headquarters: London
Industry: retail
Legal form: limited company
Official website: hamleys.co.za
Image: Hamleys toy shop.jpg

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Commons category: Hamleys
inception: 1760-00-00
product or material produced: toy
social media followers: 39463
location information URL: hamleys.co.za/stores
operating area: Philippines

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Article · Français

Hamleys est l'un des plus grands magasins de jouets au monde. Il est actuellement situé au 188-196 Regent Street à Londres. Il a appartenu au groupe français

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