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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  = Brand of Tru Kids, Inc. (United States)<br />Brand of Fairfax (Canada)<br />Brand of Green Swan (Portugal and Spain)<br />Brand of Top Toy (Scandinavia)|
   company_type  = Private|
   foundation    = '''Irving Bromberg Co.'''<br />1930<br />'''Service Games'''<br />1934<br />'''Standard Games'''<br />1940<br />'''Rosen Enterprises'''<br />1954<br />'''Service Games of Japan'''<br />1955<br />'''Japan Entertainment Products & Japan Machinery Manufacturing'''<br />June 3, 1960<br />'''Sega Enterprises'''<br />1965|
   foundation    = April 1948 (Children's Supermart)<br />June 1957 (Toys Я Us)|
  location      = 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  = 64,000 |
   num_employees  = Not disclosed|
   industry      = toys |
   industry      = Toys |
   products      = toys |
   products      = Toys |
   homepage      = http://www.toysrus.com/|
   homepage      = 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.
'''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 Я Us==
==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 chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States and received permission to liquidate its stores on March 15, 2018.
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 R Us==
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
!| Image
!| Developer
!| Developer
!| Released
!| System
!| Added to Museum
!| 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" | September 18, 2002<br />January 20, 2018
| 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.<br />The WEC Museum owns two of these cards.
|}
|}


[[Category: Companies and organizations formed in 1957]]
[[Category: Video game publishers]]
[[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

Toys Я Us logo.png
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.