Toys R Us

• Lego Adapts to Human Behavior That's Wiping Out the Toy Shops

  For now, traditional toy stores still provide roughly a third of Lego’s sales.

• Mattel Soars as Barbie Strength, Cost Cuts Fuel Wall Street Beat

  Barbie hit billion-dollar mark with $1.09 billion in annual revenue, for the first time since 2014.

• Sears Prepares for Possible Liquidation as ESL Bid Fails

  If liquidated, it would mark the largest fatality yet in the retail apocalypse prompted by a shift to online shopping.

• Under Siege in the U.S., Toy Stores Find New Life in China

  Hong Kong-based Fung Retailing Ltd., to share control of the Toys “R” Us stores in China, Japan and Southeast Asia.

• Mattel Investors Drive Stock Down on Slashed Workforce, Earnings

  After Toys ‘R’ Us liquidation, Mattel decides to slash workforce by 22 percent. 

• Amazon Takes a Page From Toys ‘R’ Us With a Holiday Catalog

  Amazon.com Inc. is looking more and more like a traditional retailer.

• Barnes & Noble Fires Its CEO Without Severance Pay

  Barnes & Noble CEO fired without severance pay for violating company policy.

• State Pension Funds Question KKR on Role in Toys `R' Us Demise

  KKR, Bain Capital and Vornado Realty Trust took over Toys ‘R’ Us in a $7.5 billion leveraged buyout in 2005.

• Statue of Toys `R' Us Mascot, Orphaned by Bankruptcy, Finds Home

  Toys “R” Us struggled for years after a 2005 private equity buyout left it with a $5 billion debt load.

• Mattel's Barbie Brand Carries Quarter, Mutes Toys `R' Us Effect

  Mattel softened the effect of Toys “R” Us Inc.’s demise with the Barbie brand’s best growth on record.

• Toys `R' Us Gets Bids of Over $1 Billion for Asian Arm

  Toys “R” Us Inc. has received multiple bids of over $1 billion from prospective buyers of its Asian business.

• Charles Lazarus, Founder of Fading Toys ‘R’ Us, Dies at 94

  Charles Lazarus had transformed the toy industry from seasonal to year-round.

• Toys ‘R’ Us Champion Puts $100 Million Toward Long-Shot Bid

  The chief of the firm that created Bratz dolls is trying to save Toys ‘R’ Us.

• Some Toys `R' Us Stores May Be Worthless, Deutsche Bank Says

  Some Toys ‘R’ Us stores could turn out to be worthless to commercial mortgage-bond investors.

• Amazon Is Said to Consider Buying Some Toys ‘R’ Us Stores

  Amazon may expand its retail footprint by acquiring some locations from bankrupt Toys “R” Us.