Toymaster

Toymaster
Buying group/association of independently owned toy store retailers
Founded 1977
Headquarters Northampton,
Northamptonshire,
East Midlands,
England, UK
Website www.toymaster.co.uk

Toymaster is an association of independently owned toy stores[1] formed in 1977 as a buying group.[2] As of 2012, it comprises over 250 independently owned toy retailers in the British Isles.[2]

Toymaster is famous for its mascot of an orange puppy wearing a yellow T-shirt and trousers. In 2012, the puppy was named Toby,[3] and was given his own Apple iPhone app.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "(Subsection) What is Toymaster?". Archived from the original on 2012-11-16. Retrieved 2012-11-17. Toymaster is a national association of locally owned specialist toy shops
  2. 1 2 "Why Choose Toymaster?". Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2012-11-17. 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
  3. ↑ Tyler, Lewis (15 June 2012). "The Toymaster puppy is named." Toy News Online. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  4. ↑ Tyler, Lewis (5 September 2012). "Toby Toymaster gets his own iPhone app". Toy News Online. Retrieved 5 September 2012.


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