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Bustle
April 27, 2018
Toy Story Land in the Shanghai park is a completely immersive Toy Story experience. In addition to decor like giant Tinker Toys and life-sized plastic army men, Toy Story Land features three new rides: Slinky Dog Spin, Rex's Racer, and Woody's Roundup. Guests can also refuel at the Toy Box cafe andÃâà...
Today.com
April 27, 2018
Toy Insider mom Laurie Schacht visits TODAY to provide a preview of spring's hottest toys, including Untamed by Fingerlings (they're dinosaurs), Lick-A-Bubble Flavored Bubbles and Twinkle Play Tents with lights activated by sound and music. More on this story here.
Anderson Independent Mail
April 27, 2018
From left, Will Dodd, Davido Sanchez, Emma Grace Vernon, and Addie Jo Moore practice with their balloon-powered Jet Toy vehicle at Flat Rock Elementary near Starr on Thursday. The team won their Anderson School District Three competition and were runner up in the SAE International A World InÃâà...
BuzzFeed News
April 27, 2018
When the last Toys 'R' Us store closes its doors once and for all, the company's top executives will have pocketed some $8.2 million in retention bonuses for sticking around long enough to liquidate the company. Wall Street firms that loaded Toys 'R' Us with debt when they bought it in 2005 will haveÃâà...
Newsday
April 27, 2018
Kmart is also offering shoppers $5 FREECASH points toward any purchase of $5 or more in the store's toy department or online at Kmart.com. To apply for the Toy of the Month Program, text "TOY" to 56278 (message and data rates may apply). You'll receive the reward points the 15th of every month (pointsÃâà...
WCPO
April 27, 2018
Macy's, Michael's, The Children's Place and Five Below all told analysts in the last few weeks that they'll be able to capitalize from the toy store's bankruptcy. Economist Robert Kleinhenz said these opportunists are one reason the collapse of Toys "R" Us will do no permanent damage to the U.S. economy.
Romper
April 24, 2018
There are a few factors that could hint that you've overloaded your home with toys. If your child gets bored easily, asks for new toys regularly, expects you to promptly replace broken toys, or doesn't play with one toy for more than 15 minutes, it may mean that they have way too many toys, explained teacherÃâà...
Express.co.uk
April 24, 2018
Toys R Us, once a high street hero, will see its final 12 stores close today. There is a 70 per cent off sale at each of the last remaining shops around the country. Shoppers can get there hands on these deals in towns such as Derby, Nottingham, Croydon and Warrington, among others. The company is notÃâà...
CNBC
April 24, 2018
Hasbro CEO: 'We don't have perfect clarity' on Toys R Us' foreign business. 11 Hours Ago. Jim Cramer hears from Hasbro Chairman and CEO Brian Goldner, who addresses the Toys R Us fallout and explains how it's affecting business. Watch CNBC Live TVÃâà...
PYMNTS.com
April 24, 2018
The news comes as 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 Isaac Larian because his offer didn't meet the threshold set by the court. But Larian, founder of MGA Entertainment, said on Tuesday (April 17) that he hadn't beenÃâà...
TCPalm
April 24, 2018
If you didn't use your Toys R Us gift cards before the April 21 cutoff, the cards are not entirely worthless after all. Dallas-based Main Event Entertainment announced in a news release Tuesday that “there's still time to turn your misfortune into fun!” Through May 31, bring gift cards from the almost-defunctÃâà...
The Guardian
April 24, 2018
The handful of Toys R Us stores that were still trading closed their doors for the final time on Tuesday, ending the US retailer's three-decade presence in the UK. The toy chain, which had 3,200 staff and 100 stores, went into administration in February. The restructuring company Moorfields failed to find aÃâà...
Fortune
April 24, 2018
... of its own, last week announcing that Margo Georgiadis would leave the company after barely more than a year in the top job, and be replaced by Ynon Kreiz, a Mattel director. The drama buffeting the toy-making giants comes amid slowing growth as kids increasingly turn to electronics rather than toys.
CNNMoney
April 24, 2018
"If Toys "R" Us doesn't exist, the whole toy industry will be hurt for a long time," he said. He pointed to the 16% plunge in sales reported Monday by Hasbro (HAS), which it blamed on the Toys "R" Us liquidation announcement last month. Larian's privately-held toy company, MGA Entertainment, is alsoÃâà...
Independent.ie
April 22, 2018
Investment bank Lazard was hired to find buyers for several international subsidiaries of Toys 'R' Us following an announcement last month that the US business would be liquidated. Smyths was founded in Co Mayo and has become a hugely successful retailing business. It is owned by four Galway-basedÃâà...
KGO-TV
April 22, 2018
While all Toys R Us stores remain open, customers can no longer redeem loyalty rewards, Toys R Us credit card benefits or any form of coupons during the liquidation sale. The bankrupt toy retailer is also discontinuing price adjustments, and all purchases made as part of a liquidation sale are final.
Valley News Live
April 22, 2018
WOODBRIDGE, NJ (CNN VAN) A New Jersey 8 year-old girl says she's a Toys R Us kid and can't imagine life without the iconic toy store. Delilah Jane Farrell Lattanz is pushing to keep the store around for her own kids. She began a petition in her hometown and has garnered more than 100 signatures.
South China Morning Post
April 22, 2018
Saudi Arabian security forces said they had shot down a recreational drone in the capital on Saturday night after online videos showing gunfire in a neighbourhood where royal palaces are located sparked fears of possible political unrest. The Riyadh police spokesman, quoted by the official Saudi NewsÃâà...
WREX-TV
April 22, 2018
Toy maker Hasbro is giving new life to old toys and games. The Rhode Island based company is testing a new recycling program with Terracycle. It's a way for parents to donate all old Hasbro toys to be transformed into playgrounds, park benches, flower pots and more. So far, the program is only beingÃâà...
WDTN.com
April 22, 2018
DAYTON, Ohio(WDTN)- Ten Miami Valley special needs children can now have a little more fun and play just like any other child. They and their parents spent Saturday afternoon getting fitted for modified power toy cars at a Go Baby Go event. The effort is a joint effort between the University of Dayton andÃâà...
SW News Media
April 21, 2018
Vander Weit handles most of the nonprofit's administrative tasks while Williams serves as its Toy Expert. In addition to shopping with customers, she figures out what toys are coming in, where to store them, what they need, what to throw away and what to donate to other charities. She also helps volunteersÃâà...
WLS-TV
April 21, 2018
While all Toys R Us stores remain open, customers can no longer redeem loyalty rewards, Toys R Us credit card benefits or any form of coupons during the liquidation sale. The bankrupt toy retailer is also discontinuing price adjustments, and all purchases made as part of a liquidation sale are final.
Today.com
April 21, 2018
The video features Timberlake downsizing from his own guitar to Silas' toy one, which is decked out with characters from Disney Junior's "PJ Masks. ... His toys = my toys.” Though we didn't get to see Silas show off his own skills, Biel promises that the little tot really does take after dad. "(He's) kind of like aÃâà...
WPIX 11 New York
April 21, 2018
WOODBRIDGE NJ — 8-year-old Delilah Jane Farrell Lattanzio of Woodbridge, New Jersey is calling on all Toys R' Us kids to buy a cup of lemonade to save the iconic toy giant. The third grader spent Friday night building a pink stand for her sales campaign. She's selling a cold glass in front of her home onÃâà...
MyAJC (blog)
April 20, 2018
By Nedra Rhone. Gift cards expire as Toys R Us store liquidation sales continue ... If you haven't redeemed your Toys R Us gift cards, get to your nearest store asap. ... While the most popular toy items at stores have probably been sold, anyone who has not used up their gift cards is advised to do so.
Los Angeles Times
April 20, 2018
Larian, the owner of Van Nuys toy maker MGA Entertainment Inc., last week offered to buy the Canadian stores for $215 million along with a separate $675-million offer to buy 274 U.S. stores outside the bankruptcy process. However, his offer for the U.S. stores was rejected as too low and he said at theÃâà...
BBC News
April 20, 2018
Offshore vessels in the Atlantic are on the lookout for a toy ship launched by two brothers in Scotland last year - as its batteries are running low. Ollie Ferguson, eight, and Harry, five, from Turriff, first launched their Playmobil pirate ship called Adventure from Peterhead in May last year. It initially reachedÃâà...
Fstoppers
April 17, 2018
The little red toy car sat on a shelf, serving no purpose. It was inanimate, nothing more than the die-cast metal pieces of which it had been constructed. But it caught the eye of photographer Felix Alejandro Hernandez Rodriguez and an idea — a character — was born. Hernandez changed the car andÃâà...
CNNMoney
April 17, 2018
Toys "R" Us filed for bankruptcy last fall, and announced in March that it would shut or sell all its US stores after a failed turnaround bid. In March, Larian tried to raise $1 billion to save Toys "R" Us through a crowdfunding campaign. Larian's vision for Toys "R" Us included turning its stores into entertainmentÃâà...
WFMYNews2.com
April 17, 2018
It looks like billionaire toy manufacturer Isaac Larian won't get to realize his dream of saving Toys R Us. Attorneys and advisers for the bankrupt retailer have decided that Larian's bid of $890 million for 274 U.S. stores and the Canadian operations doesn't meet the minimum threshold to be a valid bid,Ãâà...
The FADER
April 17, 2018
New York-based creative agency the Compound has launched a new line of weed toys, created in collaboration by Compound curator Set Free, pop artist Ron English, and toymaker Chris Kong, founder of Made by Monsters. The "Ganja Grin" set is a play on Kong and Set Free's first toy, the Charlie Grin,Ãâà...
Hamilton Journal News
April 17, 2018
Toys “R” Us' lawyers and advisers have rejected a formal bid made by a toy tycoon to purchase 274 U.S. stores. Isaac Larian, the billionaire founder and CEO of MGA Entertainment, submitted a bid of $675 million to buy 274 Toys “R” Us in the U.S. He also bid another $215 million to buy 82 stores inÃâà...
waste360
April 17, 2018
Hasbro is launching a new toy and game recycling pilot program with TerraCycle, a global leader in product recycling, in the contiguous U.S. During the pilot program, consumers can collect and send their Hasbro toys and games to TerraCycle, which will recycle them into materials that can be used in theÃâà...
WLOS
April 17, 2018
The Evers sisters say bubbles are always popular this time of year, with toys like bubble guns and bubble machines being affordable options. Oversized toys serving as inflatable games aim to get the kids moving. Sarah Evers say that's a big push in the toy business right now. "Swings and rope ladders and things thatÃâà...
The Canberra Times
April 16, 2018
Thousands of Australian Toys R Us workers appear likely to have their jobs saved through a deal to merge the bankrupt retailer's local operations with its Asian business and sell them to a new owner. The toy giant's 45 local stores and about 2700 employees have been under a cloud for the past monthÃâà...
Khaleej Times
April 16, 2018
We know Shah Rukh Khan dotes on his three children - Suhana, Aryan, and the youngest AbRam. He can often be seen trying to make most of his time around them. His pictures on social media are a testimony to his dedication as a father. Yesterday, to the surprise of all the shoppers at a popular toy storeÃâà...
Quartz
April 16, 2018
The authors, led by Alexia Metz, a doctoral student at the University of Toledo, concluded that, unsurprisingly, kids who played with four toys played longer with each toy. But kids who played with fewer toys also had “higher quality” play—that is, they played in a greater variety of ways with the limited numberÃâà...
Dayton Daily News
April 16, 2018
A toy tycoon has submitted a formal bid to purchase 274 U.S. Toys “R” Us stores. Isaac Larian, the billionaire founder and CEO of MGA Entertainment, submitted a bid of $675 million to buy 274 Toys “R” Us in the U.S. He also bid another $215 million to buy 82 stores in Canada. Larian's company producesÃâà...
WLNS
April 16, 2018
“Hasbro's toy recycling program is the first brand-sponsored national recycling program in the industry, and we are proud to partner with the passionate team at Hasbro to offer consumers a simple, sustainable solution for recycling their well-loved toys and games,” said Tom Szaky, CEO, TerraCycle.
Irish Mirror
April 12, 2018
A popular toy sold in Irish Tesco stores has been pulled from shelves over choking fears. An urgent recall notice for their ... In a statement, Tesco said: "Tesco Ireland is carrying out a voluntary recall of their Carousel 'Drive and Talk' Fire Engine, Police Car, and Ambulance toys. "1048 of these toys haveÃâà...
The Cheat Sheet
April 12, 2018
The Hollywood Reporter thinks toy sellers want to look at the long-range popularity of the toys before investing. That said, the brand did rank as the top seller of 2016, with nearly $760 million in sales, as well as in 2015. Experts point to brand fatigue for the downturn — kids can only see so many Star WarsÃâà...
News & Observer
April 12, 2018
Many artists and entrepreneurs have touted the virtues of dropping acid to unlock the creative process: Jefferson Airplane, the Doors, the Beatles, and the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. Even popular contemporary country act Kacey Musgraves said she had dropped acid for inspiration while composingÃâà...
WTVY, Dothan
April 12, 2018
And while they also support Grandview Elementary with their time and funding, they feel Toys For Tots will increase their community reach. "There's not as many volunteer opportunities for our membership so the Toys For Tots will provide the volunteer opportunities for our membership to actually put inÃâà...
Haaretz
April 12, 2018
She used the opportunity to announce that she'd jump into the square's fountain in a bikini next month if Israel's Netta Barzilai wins in Lisbon with her hit 'TOY'. Judging by the performances of all the other participants on Tuesday, she would do well to start shopping for a new shiny bathing suit. 1998 winnerÃâà...
TBO.com
April 12, 2018
Some toy experts say that stocking toys at supermarkets is a recipe to boost the industry as Toys R Us begins to close all 800 of its U.S. stores. Toymakers could see a bump in sales by targeting grocery stores — and their customers prone to impulse purchases with fidgety kids in tow. That's the argument ofÃâà...
TIME
April 12, 2018
Late capitalism is rich with opportunities to celebrate the end of the world as we know it. Consider the case of the abandoned West London Toys 'R' Us, which renegade citizens turned into the venue for a rave in late March. Toys 'R' Us, the once-dominant mecca of childhood materialism, filed in SeptemberÃâà...
NPR
April 10, 2018
Toys R Us is going out of business, its website is shuttered, its gift cards will expire soon, and some of its store locations are on the auction block. But one businessman is determined to bring the bankrupt toy store franchise back to life. "I will make Toys R Us a fun place again," toy mogul Isaac Larian tellsÃâà...
The Verge
April 10, 2018
In 1999, Danish toy company Lego made a huge announcement: it had signed a license with Lucasfilm Ltd. to produce a series of toys based on the Star Wars films, the first time in the company's history that it made such a deal. The move wasn't without major qualms within the company; for decades, it hadÃâà...
WAVY-TV
April 3, 2018
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) -- A job fair aimed at finding work for employees of closing retailers has been scheduled for April 18 at the Virginia Beach Convention Center. When Supervalu Inc., which owns Virginia Beach-based Farm Fresh, announced stores would be shuttering their doors, Andy AdamsÃâà...
WFMYNews2.com
April 3, 2018
Still got a gift card to Toys R Us? The toy chain may be shuttering, but your store credit doesn't have to. You should still be able to use your gift card at your local store for the next few weeks, if it's still open. The company announced on March 14 that it would be liquidating and closing or selling all its storesÃâà...
