Toys "R" Us is seeking to raise $800 million in stock through an initial public offering, hoping to clear some debt from its balance sheet, the company said in a securities filing Friday.
Toys "R" Us has acquired upscale rival FAO Schwarz, the oldest toy retailer in the United States, the company said Thursday.
"I really loved Sarah Lawrence and NYU," says the 17-year-old actress
Katie Holmes has arrived in New York to talk up her new film Mad Money. But before the actress hit the talk show circuit, she made sure to spend some quality time with her family.
Sales are booming this year at FAO Schwarz, despite the fact that most of its toys are made in China, a country that's come under scrutiny for product safety.
For kids lucky enough to be on the right side of the wealth gap, there's no reason to settle for a Barbie this holiday season.
Ah, it's a heady life for us gazillionares...
As American tweens (ages 8 to 15) make more and more spending decisions, a new retail chain called Five Below has a slogan they might like: "Whatever you've got will buy a lot." Provided, of course...
There was fanfare and fans. And the way the lines looked, you'd think something was being given out for free. But you'll be hard pressed to find anything free, or cheap for that matter, at FAO Schwarz.
For kids used to living well and playing well, getting off-the-shelf toys for Christmas is so not cool.
For kids used to living well and playing well, getting off-the-shelf toys for Christmas is so not cool.
For kids whose parents are loaded, baseball mitts or big wheel cars are just so gross.
A superhero with spider-like abilities, a child wizard and a fearsome green ogre may be just what the doctor ordered to lift the toy industry out of the doldrums.
CNNMoney: Bankruptcy in storeupdated: Wed Jan 14 2004 08:45:00
It wasn't a happy holiday for toy retailer KB Toys and clothing disounter Factory 2-U -- both filed for bankruptcy this week, and some analysts warn that more retail chains could follow suit.
Is the toy store doomed? With FAO heading back to bankruptcy and Toys "R" Us reeling from its $38 million third-quarter loss and the announcement of more store closures, many are starting to wonder...
Stand outside Bendel's at 56th Street and Fifth Avenue in New York City early in the morning on four red-letter days a year, and you'll see the hopeful--or the desperate. Hundreds of designers from...
We think it's possible this management team could restore the company to a point where they could be making $4 a share down the road," said one highly regarded fund manager recently about an oft-to...
Six years ago I set out to fulfill a simple dream: to change the world for girls. It seemed achievable for a 29-year-old, third-generation Texan with an entrepreneurial legacy. My father had starte...
These are tough times in toy land. Furby fever aside, toy retailers are whining that there aren't enough hot products on the market anymore. Kids are outgrowing simple mass-market toys like plastic...
Fortune: Power playupdated: Mon Nov 23 1987 00:01:00
) ''For me it was a great experience to put on a ringmaster's outfit.'' This from Jonathan Tisch, 33, the president of Loews Hotels. Along with FAO Schwarz President Peter Harris, 43, he hosted a k...
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