Smyk (store)
Smyk store in Tomaszów Mazowiecki | |
| Product type | clothing, footwear, toys, school stationery |
|---|---|
| Country | Poland |
| Introduced | 1977 |
| Markets | c. 220 (Poland), 40 (Ukraine, Romania) |
| Tagline | Cały dla małych! (‘Whole for the little ones!’) |
| Website | smyk |
Smyk Holding SA[a] is a Polish retail chain selling products for infants and children up to the age of 14, including clothing, footwear, toys, school stationery and other accessories. It operates more than 290 stores in Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Ukraine.[1]
Name
Smyk is a colloquial and humorous label for a child, especially for a boy.[2]
History
Brand's origins go back to 1977, when the "Smyk" Department Store was established in modernist building of former Central Department Store, which since then has begun to be known and referred to as the 'Smyk'.[3][4] Later the brand expanded and eventually opened shops abroad in Ukraine and Germany (2006), Russia (2008) and Romania (2009).[5] In 2016 Smyk Group was acquisitioned by Bridgepoint.[6]
Notes
- ^ Also rendered as SMYK and "Smyk".
References
- ^ Krasuski, Konrad (October 8, 2025). "East European Toy Retailer Smyk Seeks Warsaw Bourse Listing". Bloomberg.
- ^ "smyk - definicja, synonimy, przykłady użycia". sjp.pwn.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Centralny Dom Towarowy | #architektura | Culture.pl". culture.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "DH Smyk (Centralny Dom Towarowy)". tubylotustalo.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Historia". smykgroup.com (in Polish). Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Bridgepoint kupuje Smyka za ponad miliard złotych". wyborcza.biz (in Polish). Retrieved 10 March 2023.