All Toys R Us articles – Page 8

  • News

    Toys R Us to open pop-up stores in malls and shopping centres

    2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

    Toys R Us is to open pop-up stores in malls and shopping centres and inside its Babies R Us shops as it tries to revive Christmas sales this year.The speciality toy retailer plans to open nearly 350 such shops in the US and Puerto Rico by early October, giving it ...

  • News

    Toys R Us introduces video game trade-in programme

    2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

    Toys R Us has introduced a video game trade-in programme at its stores across the US.Gamers can exchange their used video game titles from almost any system, including classics like Intellivision or the newest platforms, for a Toys R Us gift card to the value of the trade-in. Gift cards ...

  • News

    Toys R Us has reported on its second quarter

    2009-09-11T00:00:00Z

    Toys R Us has reported on its second quarter ending August 1. Net earnings increased to $27m (£17m) compared with $13m (£8m) for the second quarter of last year.However, net sales were down, declining 7.4% to $2.57bn (£1.57bn). Like-for-like net sales decreased 7.2% and 3.9% for its domestic and international ...

  • News

    Court orders Amazon to pay Toys R Us £31m

    2009-06-19T00:00:00Z

    Amazon has been ordered by an American court to pay $51m (£31.2m) to Toys R Us after the e-tail giant terminated an exclusive distribution deal in 2004.The partnership was due to last until 2010, with the toy retailer agreed as Amazon’s sole supplier of toys, games and baby goods.The fine ...

  • News

    Toys R Us acquires the FAO Schwarz toy stores

    2009-06-05T00:00:00Z

    The world’s largest toy specialist Toys R Us has acquired the FAO Schwarz toy stores for an undisclosed sum.FAO Schwarz, which first opened in 1862, describes itself as the oldest toy retailer in the US. Toys R Us will operate all three FAO Schwarz stores – two in New York ...

  • News

    Economists optimistic end of recession is in sight

    2009-05-06T15:22:00Z

    Leading economists forecast that the end of the recession is in sight, and will be led by a recovery in the US and China, followed by Europe.

  • News

    Toys R Us profits climb

    2008-07-16T16:03:05Z

    Toys R Us Holdings, the holding company for the UK arm of the US-owned toy business, has revealed operating profit was up 9.3 per cent, from 29.97 million to 32.76 million, for the year to February 2.

  • News

    Toys R Us sues Amazon

    2004-05-28T12:09:00Z

    Toys R Us has filed a lawsuit against Amazon .com, alleging breach of the exclusivity arrangement that Toys R Us has to sell merchandise on Amazon’s Web site. Toys R Us struck the deal in 2000.