RetailDive

MAY 19, 2023

The toy company will open a store at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, while retailers are shutting locations in the California city.

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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

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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RetailDive

JULY 15, 2021

Toys R Us went bankrupt years ago and hasn't really been replaced. Here's how others are designing experiences for a digitally enabled generation.

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TalkingRetail

AUGUST 3, 2021

The Kinder Surprise Natoons range will be available from September in 20g (99p) and 60g (£2.56) packs, featuring 16 different animal toys to collect. Each toy can be scanned to unlock a set of activities for children to complete on the. This story continues at Ferrero expands Kinder Surprise toy range.

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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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Steve Dennis

JULY 26, 2019

As it turns out, reports of Toys ‘R’ Us’ death may have been greatly exaggerated. The iconic toy retailer—which filed for bankruptcy in 2017 after piling up more than $5 billion in debt—closed its more than 800 U.S. The post The toys are back in town: A reimagined Toys ‘R’ Us returns appeared first on Steve Dennis.

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RetailWire

MAY 9, 2023

Amazon.com has begun selling physical merchandise such as t-shirts and toys to mobile game players. The retail, technology and logistics giant has teamed up with the makers of Pokemon Go to offer products related to a new game through its Amazon Anywhere business-to-business program.

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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

JULY 29, 2021

Remember Toys ‘R’ Us? A toy shop that gave the world Barbie, Mr. Potato Head and other wonderful creations. The toy seller, which at its peak had more than 1,500 stores around the world, was part of the fabric of American childhood for more than half a century. The Toy Store of the Future. and abroad.

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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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RTP blog

OCTOBER 31, 2018

The absence of Toys ‘R’ Us headed into the holiday season has created a scramble in two ways: one, to grab a larger share of the toy market, and another for additional physical space. all have expanded their toy offerings ahead of the season, and old favorite FAO Schwarz is reopening its flagship New York City store in November.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Target is partnering with famed toy retailer FAO Schwarz on an exclusive 70 -piece toy collection for the holiday season. Target also announced its largest-ever Bullseye’s Top Toys list this year: 50 of the season’s most anticipated toys, including 19 exclusive toys from brands such as Disney, L.O.L.

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Steve Dennis

JANUARY 14, 2020

As it turns out, reports of Toys ‘R’ Us’ death may have been greatly exaggerated. The iconic toy retailer—which filed for bankruptcy in 2017 after piling up more than $5 billion in debt—closed its more than 800 U.S. doors and seemed destined for the retail graveyard. So it won’t be easy.

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TalkingRetail

MARCH 24, 2021

Waitrose is to step up its efforts to reduce single-use plastic by no longer selling children’s magazines containing disposable toys. Many children’s magazines contain free plastic toys which have a very short lifespan and cannot be easily recycled.

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RTP blog

MARCH 28, 2018

Toys ‘R’ Us. Following the announcement, KB Toys returned from six feet under, announcing its plans to make a comeback in the wake of the demise of Toys ‘R’ Us. With Toys ‘R’ Us accounting for approximately 12% of U.S. Debbie Hauss, Editor-in-Chief: As sad as it may be that Toys ‘R’ Us is gone, this was inevitable.

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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

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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RTP blog

MAY 31, 2018

If you’re still looking for proof that we’re living in one of the most transformational times in retail since the 2008 financial crisis, look no further than the recent demise of Toys “R” Us. Their closure marks the third-largest retail bankruptcy in U.S. history, and not only does it affect toymakers and investors, but the economy as well.

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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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RetailWire

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Mattel fell short of its and Wall Street’s expectations for the fourth quarter as North American consumers cut back on purchases of toys that had price increases in 2022. The toy maker’s sales fell 26 percent “as the macro-economic environment was more challenging than anticipated,” said Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz.

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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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RetailDive

OCTOBER 17, 2022

A judge approved a settlement in a lawsuit brought by suppliers and others the toy retailer owed money to when it collapsed in bankruptcy.

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Salsify

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Selling toys online isn’t all fun and games. While the expansion and evolution of technology makes it easier than ever for companies to get ecommerce sites up and running, this same IT evolution means increased competition across an already crowded space.

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RetailWire

MARCH 13, 2023

Camp, a toy retailer backed by venture capital, sent an email to customers last week saying that it was slashing prices to raise enough money to continue operating its business after its money got tied up in the Silicon Valley Bank failure. Customers can use the “BANKRUN” promotional code to save 40 percent on all merchandise.

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Profitero

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Toys are big business in the run-up to the holidays, second only to Clothing and Accessories when it comes to planned expenditure: Deloitte’s annual holiday survey shows that toys will account for 18 percent of shoppers’ total holiday allocation this year. Just 4% of best-selling toys are priced above $50 . star rating.

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RetailDive

AUGUST 19, 2021

The department store retailer hopes to lure in millennial parents who shopped at the famed toy store as kids.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 15, 2021

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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RetailDive

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The toy company is releasing 10,000 digital collectibles, featuring its iconic mascot, and the bridal retailer launches a prom loyalty program.

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RetailDive

OCTOBER 9, 2020

The collection includes 70 items, and the iconic toy brand will also offer 300 of the mass merchant's products at its New York flagship.

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Salsify

JANUARY 6, 2020

For toy and baby brands, innovative strategies are the keys to success. While the closure of toy giant Toys "R" Us led to a decrease in sales in early 2019, things are looking up.

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RetailWire

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Toys bought by adults (not to be confused with those “adult toys” that come in plain brown packages) are driving most of the growth in the toy industry, according to NPD Group data.

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RetailWire

JUNE 7, 2022

Mattel Playback, a program that lets consumers send toys back to be recycled, is being expanded by the toy manufacturer. The program, which launched last year and included Barbie dolls, Megan Blocks and Matchbox cars, has been expanded to include non-electronic Fisher-Price toys.

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Wiser

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Toys ‘R’ Us was a traditional toy powerhouse in retail. Where would all of Toys ‘R’ Us’ shoppers go to buy toys? Find out what they said in a new report on holiday toy-buying in a post-Toys ‘R’ Us world. Which retailers stand to gain Toys ‘R’ Us shoppers.

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Sailthru

JANUARY 17, 2020

After shuttering hundreds of stores and filing for bankruptcy , Toys R Us rose from the ashes with a few experiential stores that opened in time for the holiday season. It’s common to hear about store closures and missed quarters, but it’s not often that a huge brand gets a do-over like Toys R Us. Time to pay attention.

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RetailDive

DECEMBER 3, 2021

The home goods retailer is adding products from Blueland and The Laundress, while the once-ubiquitous toy retailer is entering brick and mortar again.

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RetailWire

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Mattel is forecasting that demand for toys will remain strong in 2022 following a record high sales last year. Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz expects that the company will be able to deal with inflationary and supply chain issues going further.

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