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company_name = Toys Я Us | | company_name = Toys Я Us | | ||
company_logo = [[File: Toys Я Us logo.png|300px]]| | company_logo = [[File: Toys Я Us logo.png|300px]]| | ||
company_type = | company_type = Private| | ||
foundation | foundation = April 1948 (Children's Supermart)<br />June 1957 (Toys Я Us)| | ||
location = Parsippany–Troy Hills, New Jersey, U.S.| | |||
key_people = [[Charles Lazarus]]| | key_people = [[Charles Lazarus]], founder| | ||
num_employees = | num_employees = Not disclosed| | ||
industry = | industry = Toys | | ||
products = | products = Toys | | ||
homepage = http://www.toysrus.com/| | homepage = http://www.toysrus.com/| | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Toys Я Us''' is a | '''Toys "R" Us''', styled as '''Toys Я Us''', is a retail chain . | ||
==Children's Supermart== | ==Children's Supermart== | ||
'''Children's Supermart''' was founded by Charles Lazarus in April 1948. | '''Children's Supermart''' was founded by Charles Lazarus in April [[1948]]. | ||
==Toys | ==Toys "R" Us== | ||
The company was renamed '''Toys "R" Us, Inc.''' in June 1957. | The company was renamed '''Toys "R" Us, Inc.''' in June [[1957]]. | ||
==Bankruptcy and Tru Kids== | ==Bankruptcy and Tru Kids== | ||
On September 18, 2017 Toys "R" Us, Inc. filed for | On September 18, [[2017]] Toys "R" Us, Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States and received permission to liquidate its stores on March 15, [[2018]]. | ||
The company emerged from bankruptcy on January 20, 2019, as Tru Kids, Inc. | The company emerged from bankruptcy on January 20, [[2019]], as '''Tru Kids, Inc.''' | ||
==Video games exclusive to Toy | The rights to manage Toys Я Us stores in several regions were acquired by outside companies. The companies included Fairfax in Canada, Green Swan in Portugal and Spain, plus Top Toy in Scandinavia | ||
==Video games exclusive to Toy Я Us== | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%" | {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%" | ||
!| Title | !| Title | ||
!| Developer | !| Developer | ||
!| | !| System | ||
!| | !| Release | ||
!| Notes | !| Notes | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Air Hockey-e]]'' | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Air Hockey-e]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo]] | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo R&D1]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]] [[Nintendo e-Reader|e-Reader]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2002 | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2002 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Distributed for free from Toys Я Us stores in North America in 2002. | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Distributed for free from Toys Я Us stores in North America in 2002 | |||
|} | |} | ||
[[Category: Chain stores]] | [[Category: Chain stores]] | ||
[[Category: Companies and organizations]] | |||
[[Category: Companies and organizations based in Canada]] | [[Category: Companies and organizations based in Canada]] | ||
[[Category: Companies and organizations based in Denmark]] | [[Category: Companies and organizations based in Denmark]] | ||
[[Category: Companies and organizations based in Portugal]] | [[Category: Companies and organizations based in Portugal]] | ||
[[Category: Companies and organizations based in the United States of America]] | [[Category: Companies and organizations based in the United States of America]] | ||
[[Category: Companies and organizations formed in 1957]] | |||
[[Category: Video game publishers]] | |||
Revision as of 07:25, 25 October 2023
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| Toys Я Us | |
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | April 1948 (Children's Supermart) June 1957 (Toys Я Us) |
| Headquarters | Parsippany–Troy Hills, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Key people | Charles Lazarus, founder |
| Industry | Toys |
| Products | Toys |
| Number of people | Not disclosed |
| Website | http://www.toysrus.com/ |
Toys "R" Us, styled as Toys Я Us, is a retail chain .
Children's Supermart
Children's Supermart was founded by Charles Lazarus in April 1948.
Toys "R" Us
The company was renamed Toys "R" Us, Inc. in June 1957.
Bankruptcy and Tru Kids
On September 18, 2017 Toys "R" Us, Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States and received permission to liquidate its stores on March 15, 2018.
The company emerged from bankruptcy on January 20, 2019, as Tru Kids, Inc.
The rights to manage Toys Я Us stores in several regions were acquired by outside companies. The companies included Fairfax in Canada, Green Swan in Portugal and Spain, plus Top Toy in Scandinavia
Video games exclusive to Toy Я Us
| Title | Developer | System | Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Hockey-e | Nintendo R&D1 | GBA e-Reader | 2002 | Distributed for free from Toys Я Us stores in North America in 2002. |
