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US Toy Industry Sales Grow To $7.9B After Toys R Us Closure

US Toy Industry Sales Grow To $7.9B After Toys R Us Closure
US Toy Industry Sales Grow To $7.9B After Toys R Us Closure
August 07, 2018  |  Retail

In the first half of 2018, sales in the U.S. toy industry rose by 7 percent to $7.9 billion. The increase occurred during the liquidation...

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Amazon’s New Toy Story
Amazon’s New Toy Story
July 06, 2018  |  Amazon

We admit, it may seem a strange time to declare toys sizzling — since, about a week ago, the nation’s largest purveyor of toys, Toys...

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Toys R Us Plans To Close Stores By Friday
Toys R Us Plans To Close Stores By Friday
June 26, 2018  |  Retail

Months after Toys R Us announced that it would liquidate its U.S.-based assets, the toy retailer plans to shutter its brick-and-mortar locations by Friday (June...

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ALDI And Big Lots Are Among Successful Bidders For Toys R Us Stores
ALDI And Big Lots Are Among Successful Bidders For Toys R Us Stores
June 15, 2018  |  Retail

As the liquidation of Toys R Us marches on, retailers are bidding on the toy store’s brick-and-mortar locations. The latest successful bidders include ALDI, Ollie’s...

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How Toys R Us Kids Became Amazon Adults (And What’s Next)
How Toys R Us Kids Became Amazon Adults (And What’s Next)
May 19, 2018  |  Retail

There have been a number of great commercial jingles in the history of commercials — tunes so catchy that they stick, almost forever, and remind us...

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Toys R Us Pain Could Be Gain For The Children’s Place
Toys R Us Pain Could Be Gain For The Children’s Place
May 11, 2018  |  Retail

In every story of less, there is usually someone who gained. In the case of the massive Toys R Us bankruptcy, children’s apparel retailer The Children’s...

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Toys R Us Asia Gets Billion Dollar Bids
Toys R Us Asia Gets Billion Dollar Bids
April 12, 2018  |  Retail

As Toys R Us proceeds with plans to sell some of its business outside the U.S., the retailer has reportedly received bids of more than...

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Gift Card Trade-In Platform Flips Expiring Toys R Us Cards
Gift Card Trade-In Platform Flips Expiring Toys R Us Cards
April 05, 2018  |  Retail

Toys R Us fans have one more chance to cash in on the iconic toy chain’s demise — and non-fans have one more chance to...

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