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Starbucks announces the return of Bearista Bears

Starbucks announces the return of Bearista Bears   Seattle, 2016-Nov-29 — /EPR Retail News/ — Back in 1997, Starbucks quietly stocked a new gift item on its shelves. It was a small, plush bear the color of honey, dressed as a barista with a tiny green apron. This very first Bearista Bear created a sensation among Starbucks fans, with…

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Make someone’s Christmas magical with personalised letter from Santa

Elfie Begins the Annual Countdown to Christmas; Order Soon Before It’s Too Late! LONDON, 2016-Nov-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — The countdown to Christmas is once again speeding along at record pace, meaning now’s the time to get those perfect gifts prepped and readied. Over at Elfie, the world’s premier provider of enchanting Christmas messages directly from…

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Toys“R”Us® kicks off Cyber Week on Saturday, November 26

Retailer Kicks Off Cyber Week Earlier than Ever, Offering Week-Long Savings, Daily Surprise Offers Online and, for the First Time Ever, In-Store Deals on Cyber Monday WAYNE, NJ, 2016-Nov-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Shoppers can prepare for a hefty second helping of savings after the deals and discounts Toys“R”Us® is dishing out this Thanksgiving Weekend. The…

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Toys“R”Us® offers exclusive access to the hottest Thanksgiving Weekend deals to its Rewards“R”Us members from Sunday, November 20

Company’s Loyalty Members to Receive Early Access to More than 100 Deals Beginning Sunday, November 20 Before Hundreds of Additional Discounts are Released Online at 9 pm EST on Wednesday, November 23 WAYNE, NJ, 2016-Nov-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — Toys“R”Us® today (November 15, 2016) revealed that its most loyal customers – the 18-plus million Rewards“R”Us members…

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Price Chopper and Market 32 kick off 2016 Check Out Hunger campaign and Holiday Toy Drive

Schenectady, NY, 2016-Nov-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — Price Chopper and Market 32’s Check Out Hunger, a campaign that raises dollars and food donations for regional food banks and their affiliated kitchens and pantries and the annual Holiday Toy Drive kicked off this past weekend and will run for four weeks through Saturday, December 10. “Price Chopper…

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Toys“R”Us adds St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® to its charitable causes in this season of giving

WAYNE, NJ, 2016-Nov-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — The holiday season is all about showing thanks and embracing the spirit of giving. And with that, Toys“R”Us® is joining St. Jude in its Thanks and Giving® campaign through a financial commitment from the Toys"R"Us Children's Fund, a public charity affiliated with the company, to St. Jude Children's Research…

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Dollar General announces fundraising and toy drive for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Toys for Tots Foundation

Company furthers its mission of Serving Others through in-store collections for the St. Jude Thanks and Giving® campaign, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Foundation and local toy drives Goodlettsville, Tenn., 2016-Nov-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — Dollar General will continue its mission of Serving Others this holiday season with its ongoing commitment to support St.…

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Albert Heijn vraagt Nederland om mooi stuk speelgoed voor goed doel

Albert Heijn vraagt Nederland om mooi stuk speelgoed voor goed doel   Succesvolle Goedzak®actie krijgt vervolg in alle Albert Heijn winkels Zaandam, Netherlands, 2016-Nov-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — ‘O, kom maar eens kijken’ dicht het beroemde Sinterklaasliedje. Toch zijn cadeautjes met de feestdagen niet voor iedereen weggelegd. Met de Goedzak actie vraagt Albert Heijn of Nederland ook dit…

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Toys“R”Us® announces 30 hours of continuous shopping from 5pm on Thursday, November 24 through 11pm on Friday, November 25

Toy Retailer Kicks Off November with a Series of Services as the Destination for Gift-Givers to Check Off Kids’ Holiday Wish Lists WAYNE, NJ, 2016-Nov-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — Shoppers should get their walking shoes ready. Right on the heels of the company’s Great Big Toys“R”Us Book of Awesome catalog, which offers hundreds of deals…

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Toys“R”Us, Inc. announces the appointment of Amit Poddar to head its digital engineering team

Toys“R”Us, Inc. announces the appointment of Amit Poddar to head its digital engineering team   Company Accelerates Transformation of Its Online Business with this Key Hire WAYNE, NJ, 2016-Nov-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Toys“R”Us, Inc., the world’s leading dedicated toy and baby products retailer, today (November 4,2016) announced the addition of Amit Poddar, a highly seasoned e-commerce leader to…

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The Container Store rolls out annual giving program Holiday Hugs benefiting children’s hospitals nationwide

COPPELL, Texas, 2016-Nov-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Container Store (NYSE:TCS) announces the continuation of its annual, nationwide signature giving program, Holiday Hugs. The retailer is partnering with children’s hospitals across the country to collect and deliver new, unwrapped gifts to young patients who are spending the holidays away from home. Customers can participate in the…

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DreamLand and Belgian kids to surprise St. Nicholas with the biggest drawing of him ever

Halle, Belgium, 2016-Nov-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — Toy specialist DreamLand wants to get all of Belgium colouring to surprise St. Nicholas with the biggest drawing of him ever. In November, kids can select a drawing on dreamland.be/welkom and colour it in digitally. DreamLand will combine all of the drawings submitted to create a mosaic of…

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Meijer to donate up to $500,000 to children’s gift-giving programs throughout the Midwest

Meijer to donate up to $500,000 to children’s gift-giving programs throughout the Midwest   GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2016-Nov-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — Any toy purchased at Meijer now through Nov. 30 will help the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based retailer share the joy this holiday season. For the third consecutive year, Meijer is donating a portion of customer purchases made…

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Meijer launches Wish List, a digital version of the traditional holiday catalogue

Meijer launches Wish List, a digital version of the traditional holiday catalogue   GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2016-Nov-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — Meijer is jumping into the 2016 holiday season by teaming up with parents to give children a fun, interactive way to build – and share – their wish lists. The Grand Rapids, Mich.-based retailer recently launched Wish…

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Toys“R”Us® to bring “awesome” holiday moments to its stores nationwide this season

Stores Nationwide Kick Off November with The Great Big AWWWESOME Holiday Toy Fest, Professional Santa Photo Opportunity and More WAYNE, NJ, 2016-Nov-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — As the calendar turns to November and customers ready for the inherent holiday shopping to come, Toys“R”Us® today (November 1, 2016) unveiled plans to bring “awesome” holiday moments to its…

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PBS KIDS and Whole Foods Market launch new Aurora® plush animals and PlanToys® wooden toys

Arlington, VA and AUSTIN, Texas, 2016-Nov-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — PBS KIDS and Whole Foods Market’s (NASDAQ: WFM) multi-year partnership continues this holiday season with the launch of new Aurora® plush animals and PlanToys® wooden toys. Beginning today (November 1, 2016), the toy collections will be available at Whole Foods Market stores nationwide and online…

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Tesco to launch a price-checking initiative on hundreds of the UK’s most loved toys

CHESHUNT, England, 2016-Oct-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tesco is set to become the UK’s top destination for toys and games this Christmas as it looks to take the stress out of Christmas shopping for customers. The retailer will today (20 Oct 2016) launch a price-checking initiative on hundreds of the UK’s most loved toys, to…

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Tesco: The cute interactive toy Hatchimals to top kids’ wish lists this Christmas

CHESHUNT, England, 2016-Oct-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Parents take note! Tesco toy gurus predict that Hatchimals, a cute interactive toy, is set to top kids’ wish lists this Christmas. The supermarket’s toy experts have been combing through this year’s new releases and monitoring shopping trends, to produce what they believe will be the most popular…

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Amazon.com unveils its 2016 Holiday Toy List

SEATTLE, 2016-Oct-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon.com today (Oct. 13, 2016) unwrapped its 2016 Holiday Toy List (www.amazon.com/holidaytoylist), a hand-selected list of more than a thousand of the season’s most sought-after products for kids featuring the hottest toys, games for the entire family, electronics, popular books, learning toys and more. In addition to once again…

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Toys“R”Us® announces election of ten-year-old Ariana Gentry from Swansea, IL as President of Play

Wayne, NJ, 2016-Oct-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — While Hillary and Donald’s colorful campaign battles will continue to unfold over the coming weeks, Toys“R”Us® is thrilled to announce the results of its first-ever President of Play national election. Ten-year-old Ariana Gentry from Swansea, IL will be sworn into office today (October 10, 2016), kicking off…

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BRC: Toy category boosted online sales in September

London, 2016-Oct-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — HELEN DICKINSON OBE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, BRITISH RETAIL CONSORTIUM: “As with total sales, online saw an improvement on last month’s performance and fell back in line with the twelve-month average of above 10 per cent. Interestingly, for the first time online was a popular shopping destination for back- to school purchases,…

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IKEA invites children to help create its next soft toy collection with the launch of its Soft annual Toy Drawing Competition

CONSHOHOCKEN, PA, 2016-Oct-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — IKEA today (10/11/2016) announced the launch of its third annual Soft Toy Drawing Competition, inviting children ages 12 and under* to help create its next soft toy collection. Now through October 30, 2016, children can share drawings of their very own imaginary creatures, with the chance of…

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Build-A-Bear Workshop unveils line of Make-Your-Own plush based on DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls characters

ST. LOUIS, 2016-Oct-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE: BBW), an interactive destination for creating personalized furry friends, today (Oct. 6, 2016) unveiled a hair-raising line of Make-Your-Own plush based on the stars of DreamWorks Animation's Trolls, in U.S. theaters November 4. The collection includes huggable Trolls characters Poppy, Branch and Guy Diamond, in…

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Meijer’s top 10 list of this holiday season’s hottest toys

Meijer's top 10 list of this holiday season’s hottest toys   GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2016-Oct-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — This holiday season’s hottest toys aim to give each child a unique experience. Grand Rapids, Mich.-based retailer Meijer is giving customers an early glimpse at those toys that will soon be on wish lists across the Midwest. “This year’s…

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Kmart kicks off the holiday season with best toys, easy ways to save and inspiring opportunities to give back

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., 2016-Sep-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — It's time to get your holiday on! Today (Sept. 15, 2016), Kmart is rolling out the wrapping paper and showing members and shoppers what they can expect from the retailer this holiday season. Already the destination for epic gifts and ridiculously awesome savings, this year Kmart is…

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Toys“R”Us® now accepting applications for part-time holiday jobs at stores and distribution centers nationwide

WAYNE, NJ, 2016-Sep-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — ’Tis the season to be hiring. While Saint Nick has his elves at the North Pole to help him prep for the big day, Toys“R”Us®, the world’s leading dedicated toy retailer, is seeking some helpers of its own to ensure every kid’s holiday list is fulfilled. Today (September…

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New World celebrates spring with mini-collectables Little Garden seedling kits

New World celebrates spring with mini-collectables Little Garden seedling kits   Auckland, New Zealand, 2016-Sep-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — New World's Little Shop was an instant hit in New Zealand in 2013. Kids of all ages flocked to collect mini grocery items encouraging play, swapping, and classroom learning across the country. The promotion was so successful that New…

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Tesco revamps the glamorous Sindy doll

Tesco revamps the glamorous Sindy doll   CHESHUNT, England, 2016-Sep-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sindy, one of Britain’s most iconic toys, is making a comeback after being given a 21st century makeover by Tesco. The glamorous doll has been revamped exclusively by Tesco which has made her seven inches taller with a fresh new look. Sindy was, for many…

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Kohl’s enhances its in-store and online toy assortment this holiday season

MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis., 2016-Sep-09 — /EPR Retail News/ — Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS) announces an enhanced in-store and online toy assortment this holiday with even more of the hottest brands and products across the most popular toy categories of the season. This includes a retail partnership with American Girl, a premium brand loved by girls of all…

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Toys“R”Us 2016 Holiday Hot Toy List

WAYNE, NJ, 2016-Sep-09 — /EPR Retail News/ — Toys“R”Us® debuted today (September 8, 2016) its 2016 Holiday Hot Toy List, the company’s annual go-to holiday shopping resource for parents and gift-givers – straight from the toy experts. Comprised of 40 items categorized by age from Baby’s First Christmas to Big Kids, the Toys“R”Us team spent the…

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