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Toys R Us
Toys R Us opens second store with a focus on experiences
Dec 25, 2019
The retailer hopes to gain a competitive edge by offering a unique customer experience in smaller stores.
Mattel isn't having much fun these days
Oct 29, 2019
Rival toymaker Hasbro reported disappointing earnings last week, and Mattel faces similar headwinds from tariffs and store closures.
The new Toys R Us won't be like the old Toys R Us
Jul 19, 2019
Although holding onto the name for customer nostalgia, stores will be fewer and smaller with more of an emphasis on show cases and play spaces.
Toys R Us plots its return ahead of the holiday season
by
Justin Ho
Jun 24, 2019
Toys “R” Us could reportedly be coming back as soon as this year, but it probably won’t resemble the old big box chain.
Mattel, Hasbro to offer snapshot of toy industry
Feb 7, 2019
Mattel and Hasbro will both report their earnings this week. Mattel reports Thursday after the market closes, and Hasbro reports Friday. Combined, these two companies will give us a sense of how the toy industry fared during the all-important holiday season and how they’re coping with the closure of retailer Toys R Us.
How Toys R Us workers got the retailer's private equity owners to pay severance
Nov 23, 2018
The private equity firms Bain and KKR announced this week that they will contribute $20 million to a compensation fund for former employees of Toys R Us. The retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September 2017, laying off tens of thousands of workers without severance packages. And for months, those former employees have been […]
Toy manufacturers adjust to a post-Toys R Us world
by
Emma Jacobs
Oct 23, 2018
The retail giant's bankruptcy has Hasbro and other toymakers scrambling to prepare for the holidays.
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Toy manufacturers adjust to a post-Toys R Us world
by
Emma Jacobs
Oct 23, 2018
The retail giant's bankruptcy has Hasbro and other toymakers scrambling to prepare for the holidays.
Toys R Us is gone, but fret not, retailers say
by
Renata Sago
Oct 22, 2018
They see a chance to grab the defunct store's share of sales.
Toys R Us is gone, but fret not, retailers say
by
Renata Sago
Oct 22, 2018
They see a chance to grab the defunct store's share of sales.