Category: Toys

Overstock.com, Inc. discontinues sales of self-balancing electric scooters “hover board” due to growing safety concerns

Posted on December 14, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

Concern for Customer Safety Prompts Removal of Products From Website SALT LAKE CITY, 2015-12-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — Due

Toys“R”Us, Inc. Q3 2015 Lenders and Note Investors Conference Call has been scheduled for 1:00 pm ET on Friday, December 18, 2015

Posted on December 7, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

WAYNE, NJ, 2015-12-7 — /EPR Retail News/ — Toys“R”Us, Inc. is pleased to announce that its third quarter 2015 Lenders and Note

Toys“R”Us® kicks off Cyber Week with eight days of incredible savings at Toysrus.com

Posted on November 27, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

With Thousands of Deals throughout the Week, a $19 Free Shipping Minimum and More, Gift-Givers Can Check Off Their Holiday

Barbie back on top of National Retail Federation’s Top Toys list for 2015 holiday season

Posted on November 25, 2015November 25, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

Star Wars Toys Also Land in Top 10 for Both Boys and Girls WASHINGTON, 2015-11-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — After

The Werrington Young Persons Support Group launches its annual Kidz2Kidz toy appeal with Co-op food stores in Staffordshire Moorlands

Posted on November 25, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

MANCHESTER, England, 2015-11-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Werrington Young Persons Support Group aims to support hundreds more families this

Price Chopper and Market 32’s Check Out Hunger campaign and Holiday Toy Drive kicked off and will run until December 12

Posted on November 23, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

Schenectady, NY, 2015-11-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Price Chopper and Market 32’s Check Out Hunger, a campaign that raises dollars

800 Best Buy stores to open at 12:01 a.m. EST on Tue, Nov. 17 to put Star Wars: Battlefront in fans’ hands

Posted on November 17, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

Minneapolis, MN, 2015-11-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — Best Buy already has everything Star Wars fans want, like the Sphero BB-8

Breaking new ground: Carrefour features 500 augmented reality toys in its first ever catalogue in Belgium

Posted on November 12, 2015November 12, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

BELGIUM, 2015-11-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Carrefour is breaking new ground: for the first time, it is featuring augmented

Macy’s will add Marbles: The Brain Store to its Holiday Arcade

Posted on November 6, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

Gifting shops in select locations offer customers an eclectic assortment of one-of-a-kind games and activities for the whole family NEW

Amazon: special delivery windows for Prime members wanting to get Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops III on the game’s release night – Friday, November 6

Posted on November 6, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

SEATTLE, 2015-11-6 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced its Prime Now service will offer special delivery windows for

PBS KIDS, Whole Foods Market to offer new line of sustainable, safe and educational toys

Posted on November 5, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

PlanToys® to be sold in all Whole Foods Market stores; proceeds will benefit PBS KIDS AUSTIN, Texas, 2015-11-5 — /EPR Retail

800+ Best Buy stores to open early at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time Friday, Nov. 6

Posted on November 5, 2015November 5, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

Minneapolis, MN, 2015-11-5 — /EPR Retail News/ — One of the biggest games of the year comes out Thursday night.

IKEA Soft Toys for Education Campaign returns to provide quality education to children living in poverty

Posted on November 2, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

Soft Toy for Education Campaign returns to help children get a better life through education Conshohocken, PA, 2015-11-02 — /EPR Retail

Babies“R”Us® to help parents celebrate little ones’ first holiday season with a series of festive events at Babies“R”Us stores

Posted on October 29, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

In-Store Events Feature Craft Activity, Storytime, Giveaways, Gift Ideas and More, Adding to the Magic of Little Ones’ First Holiday;

Toys“R”Us: The Great Big Toys“R”Us Book of Awesome to arrive in homes this week featuring an all-new, special interactive edition

Posted on October 29, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

For the First Time Ever, Augmented Reality Brings the Year’s Hottest Toys to Life Within Kids’ Beloved Holiday Catalog WAYNE,

Debenhams Top Toys for Xmas 2015

Posted on October 28, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

LONDON, 2015-10-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — Parents will recognise the toys that are top of their kids’ Christmas lists

Macy’s to showcase PEANUTS® collectible plush and exclusive themed merchandise this holiday

Posted on October 28, 2015October 28, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

This holiday season, Macy’s celebrates PEANUTS as the retailer partners with the iconic entertainment brand in celebration of its 65th

IKEA launches LATTJO – a new play collection due out in IKEA stores this November

Posted on October 23, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

IKEA Collaborates with DreamWorks Animation to Bring LATTJO characters to Life in Series of Animated Shorts CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., 2015-10-23 — /EPR

Toys“R”Us® rolls out its 2015 holiday marketing campaign on TV, digital and print

Posted on October 22, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

Dual Approach Features Clever TV Spots That Capture What Really Goes on When the Toy Store is Closed, While Ads

Amazon.com unveils its 2015 Holiday Toy List

Posted on October 16, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

Choose from more than a thousand gifts for kids, hand-picked by Amazon toy experts Enjoy daily deals on Holiday Toy

Argos / Barnardo’s research: 3.8 million grown-ups in UK still snuggle up to their favourite childhood toy at night

Posted on October 15, 2015October 15, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

Milton Keynes, UK, 2015-10-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — 3.8 million grown-ups still snuggle up to their favourite childhood toy

Toys“R”Us® launches its annual nationwide fundraising campaign to benefit the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation

Posted on October 14, 2015October 14, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

Shaquille O’Neal, Affectionately Known as Shaq-A-Claus, Enlists Customers to Support Toys for Tots and #PlayItForward Wayne, NJ, 2015-10-14 — /EPR Retail

Toys“R”Us® unveiled four trends anticipated to impact toy-buying decisions this holiday season

Posted on October 1, 2015October 1, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

The World’s Greatest Toy Store™ Identifies Trends Expected to Influence Holiday Toy Purchases Including, “Age of the Dinosaurs,” “Full STEAM

Tim Grace appointed Executive VP Global Chief Talent Officer Toys“R”Us

Posted on September 16, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

WAYNE, NJ, 2015-9-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — Toys“R”Us, Inc. announced that it has named Tim Grace as Executive Vice President, Global

BILLA Mitarbeiter und Kunden spenden Spielzeug an Kinderkrebsstation der Uniklinik Graz

Posted on September 16, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

Wiener Neudorf / Graz, 2015-9-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — Im Zuge der österreichweiten BILLA Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative wurde in insgesamt neun BILLA Filialen

Kmart revealed its Fab 15 list of the hottest toys for the 2015 holiday season

Posted on September 16, 2015September 16, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., 2015-9-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — Kmart today revealed its Fab 15 list of the hottest toys for

Toys“R”Us revealed its highly anticipated 2015 Holiday Hot Toy List comprised of 36 new playthings

Posted on September 11, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

The World’s Greatest Toy Store™ Names a Clever Little Parakeet, the Biggest Tiny Toy Boutique, a Rockin’ Return and an

Toys“R”Us lowers free shipping minimum required for online orders at Toysrus.com and Babiesrus.com from $49 to $19