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.
Hamleys flagship store on Regent Street
Statue of Paddington Bear in Hamleys (who bought the rights to the character) in London which was auctioned for the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC)
Regent Street shop interior in 2010, marking Hamleys' 250th birthday
A Hamleys store at the shopping mall Emporia in Malmö, Sweden
Reliance Retail is an Indian retail company and a subsidiary of Reliance Industries. Founded in 2006, it is the largest retailer in India in terms of revenue. Its retail outlets offer foods, groceries, apparel, footwear, toys, home improvement products, electronic goods, and farm implements and inputs. As of 2023, it has over 245,000 employees at 18,000 store locations in 7,000 towns. Apart from physical stores, the company also sells products on its e-commerce channels.
Reliance Mall, Delhi
Reliance Mall, Nizamabad
Inside a Reliance Smart convenience store in Ahmedabad
A Reliance Trends Woman store in Kollam.
