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2.2KRetailFAO Schwarz Plans To Open Stores In Canada, China
Months after Toys R Us’ bankruptcy filing, FAO Schwarz is planning on opening stores in the U.S. and abroad before the busy holiday...
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1.2KSizzle/FizzleSizzle/Fizzle: Barnes & Noble Founder Eyes Buyback, Job Growth Hits High
It seems that Barnes & Noble as the world has known for the last four decades may be readying to sign off....
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2.4KRetailToys R Us Brand Might Make A Comeback
In a potential revival of the Toys R Us brand, lenders are looking to reorganize the company’s assets into a new company....
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1.5KRetailMall Rents Fell 4.6 Percent In Q2
JLL found that mall rents in Q2 dropped 4.6 percent from the first quarter and 7.1 percent from one year prior. But,...
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1.6KRetailHow Retailers Are Putting The Spotlight On Toys After Toys R Us
Major retailers are stepping in to fill the void left by Toys R Us: Walmart, in particular, is growing its toy assortment...
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2.3KB2B PaymentsSuppliers Wary Of Toys R Us Repeat
Toys R Us the store may already be a distant memory for shoppers – but for its suppliers, lessons learned from the...
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2.2KRetailIs Brick-And-Mortar Walmart’s Secret Weapon?
Former Walmart CEO Bill Simon thinks that Walmart’s big brick-and-mortar network of stores gives it an underrated edge against Amazon in a...
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1.7KSizzle/FizzleSizzle/Fizzle: Toys Get Some Play, While Cryptos Get Dumped
Sizzle Toys: Yes, the last several months have been Toys R Us focused. But the wooden soldiers and dolls still march on,...
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2.0KRetailHow The Toy Industry Is Growing Around The World
Sales of toys around the world are on the move: The NPD Group found that toy industry sales topped $18.4 billion for the...
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2.9KRetail
US Toy Industry Sales Grow To $7.9B After Toys R Us Closure
In the first half of 2018, sales in the U.S. toy industry rose by 7 percent to $7.9 billion. The increase occurred...
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2.2KRetailWalmart Updates Web Experience For Baby Items
Weeks after the last Babies R Us location closed, Walmart is doubling down on its baby business. The retailer is revamping the...
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1.4KRetailToys R Us Settles With Creditors To Complete Bankruptcy
Toys R Us has come to a settlement agreement with some groups of creditors, including vendors, to resolve its disputes related to...
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5.5KToday In DataThe More Things Change…
Everyone remembers the adage: The more things change, the more they remain the same. Though much has changed in the digital age,...
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3.2KRetailHobby Lobby May Take Up Shop In Former Toys R Us Stores
Following the closure of Toys R Us stores in June, retailers in the hobby and off-price segments may fill some of the...
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3.5KAmazonAmazon’s New Toy Story
We admit, it may seem a strange time to declare toys sizzling — since, about a week ago, the nation’s largest purveyor...
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2.5KRetailFive At Five: Amazon’s Christmas Plan — And Its New Challenge From eBay
Welcome to Five at Five, your late look as the day’s payments and commerce news. Coverage includes Amazon’s new holiday and grocery...
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3.5KAmazon
Amazon Considers Christmas Toy Catalog For A Toys R Us-Free World
Worried about a Christmas without the prospect of the hallowed Toys R Us to guide you through? Good news. Just because Amazon...
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1.1KRetailRetail Pulse: The End Of The End For Toys R Us
This is it: The end of the end for Toys R Us. The iconic toy retailer closes the last of its 700...
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1.7KNewsFive At Five: Amazon Expands Food Deliveries
Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes a look at an...
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2.2KRetailToys R Us Plans To Close Stores By Friday
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...
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3.2KRetailParty City Looks To Pick Up Where Toys R Us Left Off
Party City is getting into the toy business. The chain kicked off the week with the announcement that it will be opening...
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2.4KRetailALDI And Big Lots Are Among Successful Bidders For Toys R Us Stores
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...
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2.4KRetailToys R Us Marks Down Merchandise Ahead Of Closures
As Toys R Us locations gear up for closure, the retailer is rolling out new markdowns at its stores. The retailer said...
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3.7KRetailClaire’s To Shutter Another 130 Stores
As Claire’s Stores seeks to attract investors and potential buyers, the retailer has gained approval to close 37 of its brick-and-mortar stores,...
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4.0KRetailHow Toys R Us Kids Became Amazon Adults (And What’s Next)
There have been a number of great commercial jingles in the history of commercials — tunes so catchy that they stick, almost forever,...
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2.5KCommerceFive At Five: When Will Amazon Top Walmart In Sales?
Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at payments and commerce news you may have missed. Today’s stories include a fresh...
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2.6KRetail
Majority Of Company Leaders, Employees Leaving Toys R Us
Toys R Us CEO Dave Brandon — along with other members of the leadership team and the majority of employees—are leaving the company....
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4.2KRetailToys R Us’ Surprisingly Sexy Inventory Auction
When now bankrupt Toys R Us puts its assets on the auction block next month, some expected things will be up for...
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3.1KRetailToys R Us Pain Could Be Gain For The Children’s Place
In every story of less, there is usually someone who gained. In the case of the massive Toys R Us bankruptcy, children’s apparel...
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2.8KRetail
Some US Toys R Us Locations Could Survive After Canadian Company’s $234M Bid
There might be hope for Toys R Us, with a Toronto-based company looking to save some locations in both Canada and the...
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4.9KRetail
The Show Will Go On For Toys R Us Stores Outside The US
Bankruptcy may not spell the end for Toys R Us stores – at least outside of the U.S. The embattled retailer’s stores will...
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2.2KRetail
Toys R Us Will Create $156M Vendor Fund
To pay vendors for merchandise shipped after its bankruptcy filing in September, a lawyer for Toys R Us said the embattled retailer...
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2.2KRetailToys R Us Bankruptcy Hits Hasbro’s Sales
After failing to meet Wall Street’s expectations, Hasbro blamed the Toys R Us bankruptcy for a drop in revenues in the first quarter. But...
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3.2KRetail
Toys R Us Turns Down Bid For US Stores
Lawyers and advisers for Toys R Us have reportedly turned down a last-minute bid for the retailer’s U.S. stores from toy-company founder...
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2.8KRetail
#SaveToysRUs Campaign Only Raises $59K
While a crowdfund to save Toys R Us isn’t performing well, one billionaire toy executive isn’t giving up on his dream of...
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2.9KRetailToys R Us Asia Gets Billion Dollar Bids
As Toys R Us proceeds with plans to sell some of its business outside the U.S., the retailer has reportedly received bids...
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2.9KRetailGift Card Trade-In Platform Flips Expiring Toys R Us Cards
Toys R Us fans have one more chance to cash in on the iconic toy chain’s demise — and non-fans have one...
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4.3KRetailToys R Us Stops eCommerce Sales
As Toys R Us winds down its operations, it is no longer accepting eCommerce orders through its website. Instead, the retailer is directing...
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3.2KRetailRetailers Look To Bid On Toys R Us Stores
With several Toys R Us stores on the auction block, several national retailers have shown an interest in the embattled toy retailer’s...
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2.1KData DiveData Dive: Embracing The Uncertainty Edition
Despite living in a world awash in data, it’s surprising how much our lives are defined by uncertainty. What’s coming next is...
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3.5KRetailThe Rise And Fall Of Toys R Us
The founder of Toys R Us passed away yesterday (March 22) at the ripe old age of 94, barely a week after...
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2.5KRetailToy Maker CEO Leads Pledge Of $200M To #SaveToysRUs
In an unusual bid to save some Toys R Us stores from closing, toy maker executive Isaac Larian — along with other...
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2.7KRetailHow Toys R Us’ Demise Could Benefit Amazon And Other Retailers
One retailer’s loss could be another retailer’s gain: Even though Toys R Us is facing bankruptcy, other retailers may benefit from the...
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3.5KB2B PaymentsWhy Toys R Us May Signal The Start Of An Insolvency Spike
It was a coincidental happening that the same month Atradius released its latest insolvency forecast – which found that insolvencies around the...
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3.9KRetailSuppliers Are Unhappy With Toys R Us’ Bankruptcy Proceedings
While Toys R Us said that it would try to honor its payments to suppliers and lenders, over 50 suppliers, such as Lego...
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4.3KRetailRetail Bankruptcy Tracker: Claire’s And Grocers Throw In The Towel
As sad as the end of Toys R Us may be, the iconic toy store is far from the only retailer struggling...
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2.3KRetailSmall Toy Vendors Could Go Under Thanks To Toys ‘R’ Us
With Toys ‘R’ Us shuttering all of its U.S. stores as part of its bankruptcy, small vendors could follow suit as the...
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3.3KRetailWith The End Near, Toys R Us Requests Halt Of Vendor Payments
As Toys R Us wraps up its U.S. operations, a lawyer for the retailer has asked the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to allow the...
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2.9KSizzle/Fizzle
Fizzle: Toys R Us Will Soon Be ‘Toys R No More Us ‘
Geoffrey the Giraffe will soon ride off into the sunset. After a half-century run and millions of children served, Toys ‘R’ Us will...
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2.6KNewsMarch Madness: Payments And Commerce Style
Is your bracket ready? Beginning today, the annual March Madness college basketball tournament officially kicks off. While the best 64 teams in...
