Bank of Ireland UK supports expansion of NI business Toytown
Toytown, the family run toy retailer based in Newtownards, was established with a small shop on the Castlereagh Road, Belfast in 1979. Forty years on it is one of the largest independent toy retailers in the UK and Ireland with 235 staff working across 33 stores, including 10 outlets in Northern Ireland. While much of the retail sector has endured one of its most challenging years, Toytown has seized new opportunities for growth and the company has opened five stores since August – in Poole, Worcester, Lisnagelvin, Uxbridge and Abbey Centre in Belfast. Five further stores are planned for ...