Toys Я Us
From WE Computers Museum
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| Toys Я Us | |
| Type | Brand of Tru Kids, Inc. (United States) Brand of Fairfax (Canada) Brand of Green Swan (Portugal and Spain) Brand of Top Toy (Scandinavia) |
|---|---|
| Founded | Irving Bromberg Co. 1930 Service Games 1934 Standard Games 1940 Rosen Enterprises 1954 Service Games of Japan 1955 Japan Entertainment Products & Japan Machinery Manufacturing June 3, 1960 Sega Enterprises 1965 |
| Headquarters | April 1948 (Children's Supermart) June 1957 (Toys Я Us) |
| Key people | Charles Lazarus |
| Industry | toys |
| Products | toys |
| Number of people | 64,000 |
| Website | http://www.toysrus.com/ |
Toys Я Us is a brand owned by Tru Kids, Inc. in the United States, Fairfax in Canada, Green Swan in Portugal and Spain, and Top Toy in Scandinavia.
Children's Supermart
Children's Supermart was founded by Charles Lazarus in April 1948.
Toys Я 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.
Video games exclusive to Toy R Us
| Title | Image | Developer | Released | Added to Museum | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Hockey-e | Nintendo | 2002 | September 18, 2002 January 20, 2018 |
Distributed for free from Toys Я Us stores in North America in 2002. The WEC Museum owns two of these cards. |
