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Target Spotlights Toys Priced Under $25, Creates Virtual Toy Shop

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Responding to consumer concerns about the impact of inflation on their holiday budgets, Target is offering thousands of toys and games priced under $25 , with some items as low as $7.99. The Bullseye Top Toys list features 58 highly anticipated toys from brands including FAO Schwarz , Lego and Hot Wheels.

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WHP Looks Beyond Toys ‘R’ Us with $375M Investment from Ares

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billion in global retail sales across three verticals: Fashion, anchored by the Express , Anne Klein and Joseph Abboud brands; Hard goods, anchored by the Toys ‘R’ Us and Babies ‘R’ Us brands; and Athleticwear, anchored by Lotto. this summer. The tour also will feature a number of integrated co-marketing partnerships with brands.

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Express Enters ‘Mutually Transformative Partnership’ with Toys ‘R’ Us Owner WHP

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Express has entered a broad-reaching partnership with brand management firm WHP Global , owner of the Toys ‘R’ Us , Babies ‘R’ US and Anne Klein brands, among others. The deal includes plans to acquire “multiple” fashion brands as well as the expanded monetization of the Express brand through global licensing partnerships.

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WHP Acquires Controlling Stake in Toys ‘R’ Us Parent Company

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Toys ‘R’ Us has a new owner, WHP Global , which has acquired a controlling interest in parent company Tru Kids. WHP, which also owns the Anne Klein and Joseph Abboud fashion brands, will leverage its global network and digital platform to help grow Toys ‘R’ Us and Babies ‘R’ Us around the world.

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Guess?, WHP Global Team Up to Buy Rag & Bone

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has partnered with the global brand management firm WHP Global — which owns the Toys ‘R’ Us and Babies ‘R’ Us brands as well as a stake in Express — to acquire the New York-based fashion brand Rag & Bone. Rag & Bone will continue to be based in New York City and will operate as an independent fashion brand within the Guess?

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Express to Expand Retail Presence in Indonesia, Paraguay and Central America

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WHP also has plans to continue expanding the Toys ‘R’ Us and Babies ‘R’ Us brands; other brands in the WHP portfolio include Anne Klein , Joseph Abboud and Lotto.

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Is The Future Of Fashion Gender-Free?

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By Klaudia Tirico, Features Editor What do Zara, Target, H&M and Toys “R” Us have in common? Zara released a genderless collection just last year, while Toys “R” Us and Target have made strides to ditch boys’ and girls’ categories , signs and displays in stores.

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