The Jolly Giant
| Company type | Limited |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 7 August 1980[1] |
| Defunct | 4 October 2002 |
| Fate | Receivership |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 18 (in 1998) |
Area served | United Kingdom |
| Products | Toys |
Number of employees | 320 (at the time of 18 stores) |
The Jolly Giant Toy Superstores was a chain of large toy shops in the United Kingdom. It was founded in Scotland on 7 August 1980, with headquarters in Rutherglen.[2] The company went into receivership in October 2002.[3]
Store locations
Store locations included:
- Liverpool
- Aberdeen
- Jordanhill
- Edinburgh (Peffermill)
- Rutherglen
- Dunfermline
- Leeds
- Carlisle
- Gateshead (Team Valley)
- Rotherham
- Nottingham
- Lincoln
- Southport
- Chester
- Charlton, London
- Inverness
- Wigan
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Wolverhampton
- Blackpool
- Merry Hill, Dudley
References
- ^ "Company No. SC072263 - JOLLY GIANT TOY SUPERSTORE LIMITED(THE)". Companies House. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ Smillie, Liam (30 September 2022). "Remembering The Jolly Giant: Glasgow's own Toys 'R' Us". National World. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ^ "Outlook bleak for Jolly Giant toy chain - The Herald | HighBeam Research". web.archive.org. 11 June 2014.