Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 23, 2021

The news of the Target-Disney expansion comes on the heels of Macy’s announcement that it will be bringing famed toy destination Toys ‘R Us back to life, in the form of shop-in-shops at 400 locations and online beginning in 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 15, 2022

Cra-Z-Art has partnered with The Toy Foundation (TTF) to provide approximately $250,000 in goods to children and families who have been directly impacted by the conflict in Ukraine. Hopefully, our donation of toys and art supplies will help spread some happiness among these children who are in such a tragic situation.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Postal Service has launched an online ecommerce catalog powered by Toys ‘R’ Us for the fulfillment of gifts in its Operation Santa program. The online catalog features a selection of toys and gifts from Toys ‘R’ Us and integrates a number of USPS shipping options to ensure that gifts are affordable to ship and arrive in time for the holidays.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 5, 2023

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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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 25, 2024

WHP Global has licensed Toys ‘R’ Us shops for two Navy Exchange Service Command ( NEXCOM ) stores, with plans for additional locations in 2025. For our military families, we hope this Toys ‘R’ Us expansion evokes a deep sense of nostalgia, while also providing an even greater selection and a more engaging experience.”

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 19, 2021

Toys ‘R’ Us will make its latest attempted return to brick-and-mortar with 400 store-in-store shops at Macy’s locations and online at macys.com/toysrus, slated to roll out in 2022. Toys ‘R’ Us previously staged a comeback during the 2019 holiday season with two new standalone locations, but its revival was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Toys “R” Us will open its second mall-based flagship store on Nov. Globally, Toys “R” Us operates 1,400 stores and ecommerce businesses in 31 countries. Beginning in 2024, the new store will introduce elements like Geoffrey’s Café and ice cream parlor along with interactive experiences and product demos from popular toy brands.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Target has entered an exclusive multiyear agreement with FAO Schwarz to begin offering the iconic brand’s toys at Target stores and on target.com starting in October 2022. The curated assortment of toys will feature items at prices ranging from $9.99 to $149.99 as well as product drops all season long.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 8, 2023

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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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Toys ‘R’ Us will open the doors of a new two-level , 20,000-square-foot flagship store at American Dream , just in time for the last few weeks of holiday shopping, and Geoffrey the Giraffe will be in residence. flagship follows on a previous announcement that Toys ‘R’ Us shop-in-shops will open in 400 Macy’s locations in 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Tru Kids has closed the two Toys ‘R’ Us outlets it opened in 2019, according to Bloomberg. The company will still operate its ecommerce site, which directs shoppers to Amazon to make purchases, and license the Toys ‘R’ Us brand to stores in non-U.S. The new entity opened stores at the Garden State Plaza in Paramus, N.J.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 18, 2022

Macy’s is expanding its partnership with WHP Global to bring Toys ‘R’ Us store-in-store locations in every U.S. Each Toys ‘R’ Us location will feature colorful fixtures and hands-on demonstration tables with various toy assortments. Toys ‘R’ Us parent company Tru Kids was acquired by WHP Global in March 2021.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Postal Service is bringing in Geoffrey the Giraffe and the Toys ‘R’ Us team to bolster its annual Operation Santa program. Operation Santa is already accepting letters for this holiday season, and having Toys ‘R’ Us as a partner will make it easier for consumers to purchase gifts via a specially curated ecommerce site. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Toys ‘R’ Us Canada is in the process of opening 10 new locations across the country in time for the 2023 holiday season, including two standalone Babies ‘R’ Us stores in Edmonton, Alberta. Toys ‘R’ Us Canada is a subsidiary of Putman Investments. “Our Both brands will be hosting opening celebrations Oct.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 16, 2024

WHP Global has partnered with Cotton Candy International to bring both Toys R Us and Babies R Us brick-and-mortar stores to Latin American and Caribbean markets, beginning with flagship stores in Panama that are scheduled to open next year. Retail Group , including a store in the Mall of America. The initial U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 8, 2022

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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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 26, 2024

A little less than one year after Toys ‘R’ Us made its return to the world of UK brick-and-mortar via nine shop-in-shops in WHSmith stores, TRU parent company WHP Global has announced plans to expand the partnership and add 30 new locations by this summer. ” The rollout of Toys ‘R’ Us in the U.S. in a partnership with Go!

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Two of the biggest names of the holiday season — Macy’s , producer of the iconic Thanksgiving Day Parade, and toy maker Mattel — are doubling down on the world of Web3 this season with the debut of new virtual activations. A New Space for Digital Toy Collectors.

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Forrester eCommerce

OCTOBER 13, 2021

In this review, we evaluated 27 kid, baby, and toy brands on five elements: direct-to-consumer strength, brand visibility online, distribution and e-control, organic consumer enthusiasm, and product innovation.

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BigCommerce

JANUARY 3, 2018

Brybelly offers both branded and non-branded products in categories like home goods, kitchenware, toys and more. Toy Wholesale Suppliers. Why should you dropship toys? According to The Toy Association™, Inc. , the toy industry grew sales by 3% to $11.95 Company Product Category Brybelly Toys. Hibba Toys.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2020

And RSA with a full conference pass is the security and risk version of the Toys “R” Us Big Toy Book but better– my only limits are good time management, a realistic assessment of logistics, and a pair of comfortable […]. Waiting for the RSA Conference is a bit like counting down the days until Christmas.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The “decor” of Amazon’s virtual Toy Shop mimics the design of the retailer’s annual toy catalog. “With the Virtual Holiday Shop, we are excited to transport shoppers into a new immersive experience where they can browse the most coveted gifts and toys of the season.” ” .

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Forrester eCommerce

JANUARY 28, 2020

This included concerns about apps and internet-connected toys to technologies used the in classroom. […]. Over the holidays and through the new year, I had the topic of children’s data privacy and device use come up multiple times.

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Forrester eCommerce

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Lessons From Toy Land: Digital Strategy Beats Digital Marketing Mattel and Hasbro announced earnings this week. Both saw sales decline from the collapse of Toys R Us. But Mattel’s sales declined only 5% while Hasbro’s declined 13%, and Wall Street applauded the difference.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 26, 2024

WHP Global , parent company of Babies ‘R’ Us and Toys ‘R’ Us , has expanded its partnership with omnichannel retailer El Puerto de Liverpool to bring Babies ‘R’ Us to Mexico. WHP and Liverpool first teamed up last year to bring Toys ‘R’ Us to Mexico , with the first Toys ‘R’ Us store opening in country in October 2023.

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RetailWire

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Toys"R"Us is coming to Latin America, starting with Panama.

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Forrester eCommerce

AUGUST 19, 2019

Did you know that 90 former Toys R Us big box stores are now Urban Air Adventure Parks? link] Here at Forrester we’ve been anticipating that retail, entertainment and hospitality would ultimately merge. We discussed the trend here : [link] and have more researh in the pipeline for you.

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RetailDive

JULY 3, 2024

The bankruptcy of its largest customer, Toys R Us, along with the pandemic and supply chain issues squeezed liquidity, leaving Chapter 11 as the best way to save the company.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 19, 2023

Photo Credit: Retail TouchPoints) A Toys ‘R’ Us train makes the rounds in the mall throughways. Rendering of the new Toys ‘R’ Us coming to the Dallas-Fort Worth airport later this year. Since that time, WHP’s revival efforts have primarily focused on Toys ‘R’ Us, with the opening of that brand’s U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 15, 2024

FAO Schwarz , the iconic New York City toy store, has opened its first location in Paris, on the fifth floor of the Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann department store. ” The FAO Schwarz Paris store spans nearly 7,000 square feet and features 24 brands, including most major toy brands from Lego to Sophie la Girafe.

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RetailWire

JUNE 26, 2024

Last week at the Cannes Lions International Festival for Creativity, Toys "R" Us showcased a mini promo film made predominantly using OpenAI's text-to-video tool, Sora.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 10, 2023

The store will be located at the American Dream mall in New Jersey, alongside the flagship of sister brand Toys ‘R’ Us , which opened there in December 2021. stores, the Toys ‘R’ Us and Babies ‘R’ Us brands passed through a number of hands before being acquired by current owner, brand management firm WHP Global , in March 2021.

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BigCommerce

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

As a test, Bryan Eisenberg ordered a Rubik’s Cube from a popular toy store and from Amazon. The first thing he noticed was that on Amazon, the toy was half as expensive. So within minutes of delivery, Eisenberg’s kids had ripped open the box and were playing with their new toy. Not so with the toy-store packaging.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

At the hubs, consumers can recycle a larger selection of products that includes home and garden packaging, pet food packaging, plastic toys, soft plastic food packaging, coffee capsules and water filters, worn clothing, plastic bags and ink cartridges in addition to beauty items.

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RetailWire

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

McDonald's has dropped a new holiday toy that encourages the spirit of giving among children.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 3, 2022

in December 2021, bussed in children to grab their favorite toys and take part in live activities in a pop-up shopping experience. The children selected their toys online for CS Hudson to prepack and make available at the event’s Winter Wonderland Toyshop. The event, held at Tanger Outlets in Riverhead, N.Y.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Ikea ’s marine-focused Blåvingad toy line is the inspiration behind a new interactive AR experience — Lilla Äventyret (The Little Adventure) — that launched in 21 Ikea stores across Sweden on Feb. Ikea’s Blåvingad toy collection launched in October 2022 and is produced in part from recycled plastic cleaned from the ocean.

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