Boyes (retailer)
Boyes is a chain of department stores in England. William Boyes founded the firm in 1881 in Scarborough, North Yorkshire and it has been run by generations of the Boyes family ever since.
Boyes, Queen Street, Scarborough | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1881 Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England |
| Founder | William Boyes |
| Headquarters | Eastfield, North Yorkshire, England |
Number of locations | 74 (October 2023) |
Key people | Andrew Boyes (chairman, Joint Managing Director) Richard Boyes (Joint Managing Director) |
| Products | Variety |
| Website | www.boyes.co.uk |
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" (pronounced Boys but often mispronounced as Boys-es). 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.