All Toys R Us articles – Page 6
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Toys R Us launches video streaming service
Toys R Us is linking with digital entertainment company Rovi to offer Toysrusmovies.com, a new digital service allowing customers to download and stream movies and TV shows aimed at families and children.The service will be priced at $2.99 (£1.87) for a 24-hour rental and $1.99 (£1.24) per episode for TV ...
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NewsFair Rates for Retail: Retailers urge rates freeze
Top retailers have called for a freeze on business rates and changes to how the charge is calculated as they face a likely increase of £200m next year.
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NewsFair Rates for Retail: Retail leaders lend their support
Some of the industry’s top names are backing Retail Week and the BRC’s Fair Rates for Retail campaign to lobby the Government to freeze business rates next year, following two years of punitive rates increases.
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OpinionComment: Hamleys deal opens the door to overseas growth
This week’s acquisition of Hamleys, which famously describes itself as the “finest toy shop in the world”, paves the way for the retailer to test that claim on a truly global scale.
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Toys R Us introduces Christmas season initiative
Toys R Us has introduced an initiative for the Christmas season to ensure shoppers do not miss out on in-demand toys.The Hot Toy Reservation programme is a complimentary service that enables customers to reserve any toys from the 50 items on the Toys R Us annual ‘hot toy’ list.The system ...
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NewsRetailers launch pop-ups in bid to maximise Christmas sales
Toys R Us opens first shopping centre shop as part of temporary stores strategy.
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Toys R Us opens first China store
Toys R Us has opened its first stores in Northern China at two locations in Beijing.The retailer is expanding aggressively in the region after buying a majority stake in its Greater China and Southeast Asia business from Li & Fung in October. Two more shops will open next month.The retailer ...
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NewsToys R Us trials selling products for mums
Toys R Us has teamed up with consumer goods specialist JML to sell products aimed at mothers.
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AnalysisTechnology: The rise of interactive retailing
Retailers are increasingly enhancing the in-store experience through interactive technologies. Liz Morrell looks at what it takes to create a seamless customer journey.
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Toys R Us reports net loss of $60m
Toys R Us reported a net loss of $60m (£39m) for the quarter ended April 28 compared with a loss of $67m (£43m) a year ago, despite a 0.9% drop in sales, thanks to margin improvements and cost controls. Net sales totalled $2.6bn (£1.7bn), hit by a decline of 5% ...
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NewsToys R Us seeks advisers for £400m debt restructure
Owners of specialist toy retailer Toys R Us are poised to appoint advisers to help restructure £400m of debt, it is understood.
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Toys R Us to launch transactional website in China
Toys R Us is to launch a transactional website in China. The retailer has signed an agreement with Fireswirl Technologies, which will provide online operations for its 60 stores in Greater China including its Taobao flagship store.At present, Toys R Us has a Chinese website providing product recommendations.
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OpinionGoogle Local Shopping
For many online shoppers, Google is the first port of call when thinking about making a purchase.
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Toys R Us introduces QR codes to showcase best-sellers
Toys R Us has introduced QR codes to billboards in the New York metro area to encourage mobile shopping. Commuters and travellers will be able to use their mobile phones to scan codes on posters located at airports and 40 transit stations, which showcase some of the retailer’s best-selling items.Toys ...
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NewsToys R Us suffers year-end profit slump
Specialist retailer Toys R Us suffered a profit plunge of 27.1% last year.
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NewsToys R Us gears up for Christmas
Toys R Us is gearing up for the crucial Christmas trading period with a new ad campaign and the opening of six new shops.
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AnalysisRoger McLaughlan
Previously a key man at Asda, can the new UK managing director of Toys R Us use his retailing nous to keep the increasing threat of supermarkets and online at bay, asks Tiffany Holland.
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AnalysisToys R Us focuses on key trends as Christmas looms
Toys R Us has revealed the four top trends that it expects to influence toy sales in the months leading up to Christmas.
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Toys R Us to open first store in Poland
Toys R Us is to open its first store in Poland next month – its first market entry for 10 years. The store will be in Warsaw’s Blue City shopping centre. Toys R Us has signed leases for four further stores in Poland, averaging 25,835 sq ft. Toys R Us ...
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Toys R Us reports net sales growth
Toy retailer Toys R Us has reported a 3% growth in net sales for the second quarter ended July 30, driven by store openings and favourable exchange rates at its overseas operations.However, like-for-like sales fell 2.2% in the US and international markets. The company widened its net loss to $34m ...