RoysThe first Roys store opened in 1895 (Image: Anthony Kelly)Roys is a family-run department store with locations across Norfolk and Suffolk. The company is now based in Wroxham where there are five Roys stores including a DIY centre, a food hall and a toy shop. More Roys department stores can be found in North Walsham, Norwich, Thetford, Dereham, Beccles and Sudbury. The main department store sits in London Road in Norwich but smaller shops can be found in Cromer and Wymondham. Before becoming a multifaceted department store, it experimented with being a blacksmith, a brewer, a builder’s merchant, a plumbers and an ironmonger.

Source: The Times November 18, 2023 11:48 UTC