Tag: Toys R Us

Retail Asia27/02/2019
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For more than 21 years, U.S. based personalized experiential toy retail brand Build-A-Bear has been sharing hearts and bear hugs globally, and after a long wait, Tablez – the retail arm of LuLu Group International, has launched the first Build-A-Bear store in India, at Toys”R”Us, Phoenix Marketcity in Bangalore. Build-A-Bear is a global customized stuffed-animal retail entertainment brand […]

Retail Asia09/01/2019
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To meet an ever-increasing demand for an engaging retail environment, Tablez India announces the partnership with Build-A-Bear, a global experiential retailer. U.S.-based, customized stuffed-animal retail-entertainment brand Build-A-Bear aims to reach as many as 9 million households in the top 15 cities in India by 2025. Besides standalone stores, shop-in-shop formats of Build-A-Bear would be launched within Toys“R”Us as part of […]

Retail Asia14/11/2018
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Toys R Us Brunei has relaunched its Mabohai Shopping Complex store. The reopening, after extensive redesign and renovation works, attracted long queues of shoppers hoping to pick up special deals promoting the event. Along with the reopening, the store has expanded its product range by 70 per cent. Toys R Us (Singapore) group country director […]

Retail Asia08/11/2018
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Fung Retailing and Alibaba have formed a strategic partnership to launch more international lifestyle brands in Mainland China. The partnership will bring closer Alibaba’s 600-million user base and Fung Retailing’s 3000+ network of stores across Greater China, UK, France, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines. Its partly- or majority-owned businesses include Circle K […]

Retail Asia17/09/2018
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Fung Retailing’s battle with the administrators of bankrupt Toys R Us has ramped up, with the latter company filing an injunction request in US courts this week. The Hong Kong company is working to protect its first-right-of-refusal clause on acquiring shares in the Toys R Us Asia business, beyond its existing 15 per cent cornerstone […]

Retail Asia09/08/2018
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Lenders owed funds from the collapsed Toys R Us North American business are trying to have a US court force Hong Kong’s Fung Group to sell its stake in the profitable Asian subsidiary. According to a report by Bloomberg, for which Fung Retailing did not respond to a request for comment, senior lenders have made an […]

Retail Asia27/03/2018
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Toy company executive Isaac Larian says he and other investors have pledged $200 million in financing and hope to raise four times that amount in crowdfunding in order to bid for up to 400 of the Toys “R” Us stores being liquidated in bankruptcy. The unsolicited bid still faces many hurdles, including finding other deep-pocked […]

Retail Asia28/02/2018
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Toys “R” Us, the beleaguered chain under pressure from Amazon and bigger toy sellers, may close dozens more stores as it struggles to find a path out of bankruptcy and return to financial viability. The toy retailer has not recovered from a dismal holiday selling season, making the company’s difficult situation even worse. Now, it […]

Retail Asia23/02/2018
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As it continues its revival, US retail toy giant FAO Schwarz has set its sights on China. It plans to open stores in Beijing and Shanghai this year through a collaboration with China toy distributor Kidsland. Kidsland will also open 30 FAO Schwarz shops in 200 department stores across China over the next five years. […]

Retail Asia08/09/2017
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Toys R Us has appointed restructuring advisors as it struggles under a debt burden, suggesting it may be about to trim its store network. Neil Saunders says while the decision is not necessarily a sign of imminent bankruptcy, it is an indication the company is in “a very uncomfortable financial position”. “For a robust retailer, […]

Retail Asia19/04/2017
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Toys R Us is unifying its Japanese business with its ventures in Greater China and Southeast Asia. Under a new JV agreement with Hong Kong-based Fung Retailing, Toys R Us Japan, which has 160 stores, will be consolidated into Toys R Us Asia. The merged business will now be roughly 85 per cent owned by […]

Retail Asia09/11/2016
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Toys R Us Singapore plans two new stores, despite the current downturn in the retail market. Country manager Raymond Burt told Channel NewsAsia the first will open before Christmas and a second will follow in early 2017. The announcement came at the opening of the chain’s latest store at VivoCity, its ninth store in the […]

Retail Asia29/08/2016
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Entertainment One (eOne) has announced details of Peppa Pig’s rapidly growing popularity in China. Since launching on-air in Mainland China in 2015, eOne’s Peppa Pig has surpassed 5.4 billion views on its three on demand platforms, IQIY, Youku and Tudou. It is one of the most popular programs for pre-schoolers on state television broadcaster CCTV, […]


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