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Hamleys Hamleys is said to be considering plans to open standalone toy shops of about 20,000 sq ft in Scotland and the North West, having identified possible sites in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Liverpool and Manchester. 13-Aug-2007 Hamleys is planning to open toy shops within House of Fraser department stores in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Manchester and Belfast by April 2008. 16-Mar-2007 Hamleys is looking into the possibility of relocating its Regent Street toy shop in London to the recently-vacated Dickins & Jones department store nearby. 22-Aug-2005 Hamleys is expected to open up to 100 Bear Factory stores around the world over the next five years, following its acquisition by Baugur. 18-Jul-2003 Hamleys, the London-based toy shop, has agreed a £47m management buy-out backed by Baugur and financed by Royal Bank of Scotland. 18-Jun-2003 Hamleys, the toy retailer, is considering plans for a management buy-out. 18-Mar-2003 Hamleys has acquired four stores trading as The English Teddy Bear Company in London, Cambridge and Bath, and has also announced plans to raise £3.3m in a share placing. 11-Sep-2002 Hamleys is planning to expand its chain of 22 Bear Factory toy shops from 22 to about 45 over the next three years, and franchises will also be established in other countries. 28-May-2002 Hamleys is planning to convert 12 Toystack shops to the Bear Factory formula, and the chain could reach 25 outlets by the end of the year. 23-Feb-2001 Hamleys, the toy retailer, has put itself up for sale and discussions are taking place with venture capital groups. 27-Nov-2000 Hamleys, the toy retailer, has received a £40m takeover approach from Charterhouse Development Capital. 30-Jun-2000 Hamleys is considering plans to open a further three Toystack shops in the next year and more Hamleys satellite outlets. 07-Oct-1999 Hamleys is to close some of its House of Toys concessions by ending its contract with Debenhams, and its lossmaking toy shop at Singapore airport will also be closed. 19-Aug-1999 Hamleys has acquired Hobbies & Models, which owns 11 Toy Stack shops in the south east, for £8.7m. 10-May-1997 Hamleys has reached agreement with Burton Group to sell its toys through Debenhams outlets, and will pull out of an arrangement with House of Fraser. 26-Mar-1997 Hamleys, the toy retailer, is considering new town centre stores abroad, starting with either east Asia or the Gulf. 27-Mar-1996 The information above comes from the UK Activity Report Copyright UK Business Park 1995-2007