BUYERS GUIDE 2013 TOY SPECIALISTS Guide to toy retail
Lewis Tyler and Dominic Sacco list all the up-to-date contact details and buyers for the UK’s biggest toy retailers, from specialists to supermarkets and online stores to general retailers
THE ENTERTAINER
UK stores: 78 Address: Boughton Business Park, Bell Lane, Little Chalfont, Bucks, HP6 6GL Website: www.thetoyshop.com Contact number: 01494 737000
Meet the team: Gary Grant – Managing Director Stuart Grant – Buying Director Nick Hargreaves – Director of Retail Operations Duncan Grant – Director of Multichannel Ashley Major – Finance Director Sue Dorkin – Director of IT Tim Grist – Director of Logistics
TOYMASTER
UK and Ireland stores: 230 Address: Victoria House, Newport Pagnell Road West, Northampton, NN4 7JJ Website: www.toymaster.co.uk Contact number: 01604 674477
Meet the team: Ciaran Fitzpatrick – Chairman (Banba Toymaster) Roger Dyson – Managing Director (central office) Andy Taylor – Director (Toymaster at Ramsdens) George Duncan – Director (Junners Toymaster)
Julian Hartfied – Director (Kids Stuff Toymaster)
Ian Edmunds – Marketing and Operations Director (central office) Colin Farrow – Finance and IT Director (central office)
TOYS R US
UK stores: 86 (81 permanent, five pop-ups) Address: Vanwall Business Park, Vanwall Road, Maidenhead, BERKS SL6 4UB Website: www.toysrus.co.uk Contact number: 01628 414141
Meet the team: Chris Ashton – Buyer, pre-school and
SMYTHS UK and Ireland stores: 63
Address: Smyths Toys, Lyrr Building 1, Mervue Business Park, Galway, Ireland Website: www.smythstoys.com Contact number: +353 91 743600
Meet the team: Laura Olver – Head of Buying Claire Smith – Category Manager Natalie Rogerson – Category Manager Emma Toolan – Category Manager Eve Fifer – Category Manager
TOY GALAXY UK stores: 5
Address: Toy Galaxy, Unit G03, 20 Osram Road, East Lane Business Park, Wembley, London, HA9 7NG Website: www.toygalaxy.co.uk (launching spring 2013) Telephone Number: 020 8904 3699 Meet the team: Bhav Patel – Toy Buyer
Meet the team: AnnMarie Garrett – Buying Controller Edel Ryan – Head Buyer, preschool Peter Strange – Head Buyer, games & construction Laura Butler – Head Buyer, boys department Tara Mortimer – Head Buyer, girls department Nora Bolger – Head Buyer, software & teentronics
educational toys Anna Waite – Buyer, boys and vehicles Evelyn Chiu – Buyer, construction, games and puzzles Mark Goodall – Sports Toy Buyer Paul Mitchell – Merchandise Manager Karen Dennett – Buyer, girls toys Sarah Harding – Buyer, arts and crafts, wooden toys and science Tim Grist – Director of Logistics