Toys R Us Expected to Make a Comeback for the Holidays

| Daniela Forte

Children everywhere can rejoice, as Toys R Us plans to make a comeback with stores in time for the holiday season. A year after shuttering operations in the U.S., Toys R Us will return with half a dozen stores and an ecommerce site. Here is a look at the plans the the recently-defunct-and-now-back toy company has for the holidays.

Can Toys R Us Make Another Comeback?

| Daniela Forte

Several former Toys R Us executives are planning to launch a new company called Tru Kids as comeback for the toy retailer that filed for bankruptcy in late 2017. Some of its lenders had taken control of its brand names and other intellectual property and Tru Kids now manages those brands.

Amazon May Launch a Holiday Toy Catalog

| Daniela Forte

With the demise of Toys R Us, Amazon is looking to fill the gap by launching a toy catalog this holiday season, mailing it to millions of U.S. households and distributing it at Whole Foods Markets. See how else Amazon is embracing more traditional retail approaches.

Toys R Us to Close All U.S. Stores

| Daniela Forte

Toys R Us announced it is closing or selling all of its more than 800 stores across the U.S. CNBC reported that the company is working out a plan to save at least 200 stores from going dark if it can find a buyer. Here is what caused the demise of yet another big-box retailer.

Toys ‘R’ Us to Close Nearly 180 Stores Across the U.S.

| Daniela Forte

Toys ‘R’ Us announced it is closing nearly 180 stores across the U.S., accounting for one-fifth of its retail footprint, in the wake of filing for bankruptcy protection in late 2017. See what CEO and chairman Dave Brandon had to say about the future of the company.

Toys ‘R Us Sells FAO Schwarz to ThreeSixty Group

| MCM Staff

ThreeSixty Group, a leading provider of branded consumer products to major retailers, has acquired FAO Schwarz from Toys ‘R Us. Terms were not disclosed. See what plans it has for the iconic toy company’s assets.