About: Robert Dyas

It all started with a fiver. That was how much Robert Dyas had to invest in his new business when he emigrated from County Meath in...

It all started with a fiver. That was how much Robert Dyas had to invest in his new business when he emigrated from County Meath in Ireland. The first shop was set up in London in 1872 and by the time of his death at the age of 66 he had established 18 stores. His sons took over after that, followed by his two grandsons who sadly passed away in 1961 and 2002