C.banner Intenational Holdings Ltd has acquired the shares and the business of Hamleys from Ludendo Enterprises SAS.. Hamleys has been in business for 255 years and has become an iconic retail business which has operated its flagship store – the largest toy shop in the world – in Regent Street since 1881.
New owner C.banner is a strategic partner of Sanpower group, the owner of House of Fraser. C.banner is understood to be seeking further opportunities in China and overseas through mergers, acquisitions, strategic partnerships, as well as the establishment of relationships with leading retailer brands to further implement its global brand strategy. This may well lead to the Hamleys brand taking concessions in the world’s leading department stores, with, some expect, House of Fraser coming at the top of the list.
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