Boyes

W.Boyes & Co.,Limited, trading as Boyes, is a British variety retailer, founded by William Boyes in 1881 in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. It has been run by generations of the Boyes family ever since. The company's slogan is "for good value" and the stores specialise in the discount retail sector, stocking a mixture of regular lines, one-off special purchases and clearance items. Boyes stores stock over 30,000 products over a large range including household products, fashion and footwear. The stores serve around 250,000 customers a week. Its full trading name is W Boyes and Co. Ltd, however the stores trade as "Boyes", but is commonly referred to as "Boyes's" (as in a shop run by the Boyes family). It is still owned and family run with Andrew Boyes and his son Richard as joint managing directors. Richard represents the fifth generation of the family. The company is based at its head office at Havers Hill in Eastfield. It expanded this site with the purchase of the former Polestar Greaves factory in 2011. It also has a warehouse site at nearby Hopper Hill. In 2024 the company purchased a further site in Eastfield at the former Pindar site at Thornburgh Road.

The stores are organised in different departments and have a large range of different products including toys, stationery, toiletries, housewares, electrical appliances, DIY items, fishing tackle, model making, soft furnishings, confectionery and pet products. They stock a large range of clothing and footwear with ranges for men, ladies, babies and children. The stores also have a comprehensive range of dress fabrics, knitting yarn, haberdashery, crafts and cardmaking products. The company has achieved ‘zero waste to landfill’ by ensuring that all cardboard and polythene generated by the stores are recycled, which generates revenue and reduces Boyes’ carbon footprint. It has a presence on social media, with accounts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The company supports a number of local causes and is a sponsor of Scarborough Cricket Club. In February 2012 company directors Andrew Boyes and Timothy Boyes were given Freedom of the Borough of Scarborough. The Scarborough store is part of a long-standing tra

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