Sunday 13 November 2011

Toys "R" Us also owns the following chains/businesses:
  • KB Toys - The KB Toys brand and related copyrights were sold to Toys "R" Us on September 4, 2009 for $2.1 million. Future plans are unknown.
  • FAO Schwarz - Upscale toy retailer, headquartered in New York City. The store and its Las Vegas[11] satellite were purchased by the company on May 28, 2009.
  • Kids "R" Us - Not operating independently since 2003, Kids "R" Us sold children's clothing. Kids "R" Us stores are co-branded with some Toys "R" Us stores, located inside most Toys "R" Us locations. Kids "R" Us is also the brand-name label of children's clothing found at the Geoffrey stores.
  • Babies "R" Us - Superstores specializing in clothing, furniture, toys and other accessories for babies
  • Scoops "R" Us - An ice-cream restaurant in the flagship Times Square store[12]
  • Bikes "R" Us - Bicycle store inside Toys "R" Us (UK only)
  • Teen Tronics Family Entertainment Centre – Multimedia store inside Toys "R" Us (UK only)
  • Geoffrey's Toys "R" Us/Geoffrey - Retailtainment stores named for Toys "R" Us' mascot Geoffrey the Giraffe, offering toys, juvenile merchandise, and children's apparel in one location. Includes a "Studio G" activity center. Mostly found in the American Midwest, but also in Texas, Mississippi and North Carolina. The first store under the "Geoffrey" banner opened in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, but closed because of poor sales. Two other Geoffrey's Toys "R" Us stores in Wisconsin still exist. Other locations include Louisville, Kentucky, San Antonio and Austin, Texas. Each location had a playground at the front of the store. These stores are in the process of reverting to Toys "R" Us stores, although the name remains.
  • Toys "R" Us Toy Box (introduced in 2003) - This version of Toys "R" Us is found in Albertsons, GiantJewel-Osco supermarkets, and stores in Hong Kong, the Philippines and Singapore. and
  • Toys "R" Us KidsWorld - A toy superstore format introduced in 1996. Stores were built in Elizabeth, New Jersey, next to IKEA (which was remodeled into a Toys "R" US/Babies "R" Us Superstore) and Fairfax, Virginia (which was remodeled in 2006 to a standard Toys "R" Us).
  • Toys "R" Us/Kids "R" Us - co-branded stores in markets not served by the Geoffrey stores
  • Toys "R" Us Express - mini-store version of Toys "R" Us, found inside Asian stores (including Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Taiwan (Republic of China) and Wollongong, Australia) Also found in some malls in United States (Ashland Town Center, Kentucky; Great Lakes Crossing and Westland Mall, Michigan; Newburgh Mall, New York; Wenatchee Valley Mall, Washington) or a shopping plaza such as Granada Hills, California.
  • Imaginarium - Initially, Imaginarium was an independent chain of toy stores with a focus on learning toys, with most of its stores located in malls. Toys "R" Us bought the chain in 1999. Its mascots were Cosmo (a purple puppy) and Professor Fun. When most of the Toys "R" Us stores were remodeled, their redesigned layouts included an Imaginarium department. Imaginarium still exists as an independent store in Portugal.
  • Studio Alice - Found inside Toys "R" Us in Japan
  • eToys.com - e-commerce site acquired February 12, 2009 from bankrupt The Parent Company
  • BabyUniverse.com - another e-commerce site acquired February 12, 2009 from bankrupt The Parent Company
  • ePregnancy.com - parenting-resource website acquired February 12, 2009 from bankrupt The Parent Company

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