Smyk (store) explained

Smyk
Introduced:	1977
Tagline:	Polish: Cały dla małych! (‘Whole for the little ones!’)

Smyk 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. There are more than 220 Smyk stores in Poland and almost 40 together in Ukraine and Romania.^[1]

Name

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: About the company . smykgroup.com . 10 March 2023.
2. Web site: smyk - definicja, synonimy, przykłady użycia . sjp.pwn.pl . 10 March 2023 . pl.
3. Web site: DH Smyk (Centralny Dom Towarowy) . tubylotustalo.pl . 10 March 2023 . pl.
4. Web site: Historia . smykgroup.com . 10 March 2023 . pl.
5. Web site: Bridgepoint kupuje Smyka za ponad miliard złotych . wyborcza.biz . 10 March 2023 . subscription . pl.
6. Web site: Centralny Dom Towarowy | #architektura | Culture.pl |url=https://culture.pl/pl/dzielo/centralny-dom-towarowy |website=culture.pl |access-date=10 March 2023 |language=pl}}^[3] Later the brand expanded and eventually opened shops abroad in Ukraine and Germany (2006), Russia (2008) and Romania (2009).^[4] In 2016 Smyk Group was acquisitioned by Bridgepoint.^[5]

   External links

   • Online store (in Polish)
   • SMYK Group website (in English)

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