142:
35:
405:
26:
157:
The member stores comprise a variety of different outlets, including toy stores, garden centres, department stores, post offices and others. Its head office provides central support to its member retailers, mainly finance and marketing, including a year-round window display program to help
108:
of independently owned toy stores, founded in 1977. Whilst some members brand themselves as
Toymaster, others choose to retain their own branding to promote their independence. The association is known for its yellow and red fascia to suit the flag of
158:
independent retailers promote key toy brands within their stores. The central office also provides information and support to its member stores to help them trade more profitably.
253:
The
Toymaster buying group was conceived in 1977... ...and is made up of over 250 Independently owned and operated toy shops in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland
442:
461:
466:
311:
481:
476:
471:
435:
236:
113:, with the mascots being its two brown puppies, named Tilly And Tyler. As of June 2021, the association has members spanning the
428:
182:
358:
141:
207:
266:
34:
412:
404:
240:
150:
114:
455:
44:
336:
312:"Toymaster nets 25 new member branches in latest British Garden Centres partnership"
162:
105:
55:
77:
165:
59:
40:
224:
Toymaster is a national association of locally owned specialist toy shops
126:
187:
118:
25:
177:
122:
110:
211:
146:
140:
130:
388:
290:
411:
This article about a retailer in the United
Kingdom is a
88:
416:
83:
73:
65:
51:
436:
8:
18:
161:In 2012, Toby the mascot was given his own
443:
429:
24:
17:
359:"Toby Toymaster gets his own iPhone app"
199:
462:Retail companies of the United Kingdom
7:
467:Retail companies established in 1977
401:
399:
482:United Kingdom retail company stubs
477:Toy retailers of the United Kingdom
415:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
337:"Why Choose Toymaster | Toymaster"
14:
357:Tyler, Lewis (5 September 2012).
208:"(Subsection) What is Toymaster?"
403:
33:
267:"The Toymaster puppy is named."
472:Companies based in Northampton
1:
265:Tyler, Lewis (15 June 2012).
498:
398:
183:The Entertainer (retailer)
32:
23:
121:, as well as outlets in
106:buying group association
56:Buying group association
237:"Why Choose Toymaster?"
58:of independently owned
154:
144:
214:on 16 November 2012
39:Toymaster store in
20:
291:"Home | Toymaster"
243:on 24 October 2012
155:
424:
423:
99:
98:
489:
445:
438:
431:
407:
400:
392:
391:
389:Official website
374:
373:
371:
369:
354:
348:
347:
345:
343:
333:
327:
326:
324:
322:
308:
302:
301:
299:
297:
287:
281:
280:
278:
276:
262:
256:
255:
250:
248:
239:. Archived from
233:
227:
226:
221:
219:
210:. Archived from
204:
95:
92:
90:
37:
28:
21:
497:
496:
492:
491:
490:
488:
487:
486:
452:
451:
450:
449:
396:
387:
386:
383:
378:
377:
367:
365:
363:Toy News Online
356:
355:
351:
341:
339:
335:
334:
330:
320:
318:
310:
309:
305:
295:
293:
289:
288:
284:
274:
272:
270:Toy News Online
264:
263:
259:
246:
244:
235:
234:
230:
217:
215:
206:
205:
201:
196:
174:
139:
129:and a store in
87:
78:Northampton, UK
47:
12:
11:
5:
495:
493:
485:
484:
479:
474:
469:
464:
454:
453:
448:
447:
440:
433:
425:
422:
421:
408:
394:
393:
382:
381:External links
379:
376:
375:
349:
328:
303:
282:
257:
228:
198:
197:
195:
192:
191:
190:
185:
180:
173:
170:
151:West Yorkshire
138:
135:
115:United Kingdom
97:
96:
85:
81:
80:
75:
71:
70:
67:
63:
62:
53:
49:
48:
38:
30:
29:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
494:
483:
480:
478:
475:
473:
470:
468:
465:
463:
460:
459:
457:
446:
441:
439:
434:
432:
427:
426:
420:
418:
414:
409:
406:
402:
397:
390:
385:
384:
380:
364:
360:
353:
350:
338:
332:
329:
317:
313:
307:
304:
292:
286:
283:
271:
268:
261:
258:
254:
242:
238:
232:
229:
225:
213:
209:
203:
200:
193:
189:
186:
184:
181:
179:
176:
175:
171:
169:
167:
164:
159:
152:
148:
145:Toymaster in
143:
136:
134:
132:
128:
124:
120:
116:
112:
107:
104:is a British
103:
94:
86:
82:
79:
76:
72:
68:
64:
61:
60:toy retailers
57:
54:
50:
46:
45:County Armagh
42:
36:
31:
27:
22:
16:
417:expanding it
410:
395:
366:. Retrieved
362:
352:
340:. Retrieved
331:
319:. Retrieved
315:
306:
294:. Retrieved
285:
273:. Retrieved
269:
260:
252:
245:. Retrieved
241:the original
231:
223:
216:. Retrieved
212:the original
202:
163:Apple iPhone
160:
156:
101:
100:
74:Headquarters
52:Company type
15:
368:5 September
247:17 November
218:17 November
456:Categories
342:11 October
321:11 October
296:11 October
194:References
137:Background
102:Toymaster
89:toymaster
41:Portadown
19:Toymaster
172:See also
127:Guernsey
316:ToyNews
275:15 June
188:Hamleys
119:Ireland
84:Website
66:Founded
178:Smyths
123:Jersey
111:Dorset
147:Otley
131:Malta
413:stub
370:2012
344:2021
323:2021
298:2021
277:2012
249:2012
220:2012
117:and
69:1977
166:app
93:.uk
91:.co
458::
361:.
314:.
251:.
222:.
168:.
149:,
133:.
125:,
43:,
444:e
437:t
430:v
419:.
372:.
346:.
325:.
300:.
279:.
153:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
