French toys retailer Ludendo is vying to buy Hamleys. Retail Week takes a closer look at the group.
1977
The year the business was founded by Maurice Grunberg in a northern Parisian suburb; now run by Jean-Michel Grunberg
£539.3m
Global sales for calendar year 2011
78.7%
Proportion of total sales generated in France
2005
The year Ludendo formed as multi-brand fascia through the merger of the CEDIJ (Jouetland, Bébéland, and Starjouet) and La Grande Recré
292
Stores globally (242 France, 17 Switzerland, 15 Belgium, 11 Spain, 7 Morocco)
6
Number of fascias internationally
70%
Share of company owned by the Grunberg family
600
Stores target for 2015, of which 400 stores in France
Source: Planet Retail
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