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Wed Oct 10, 2018, 04:25 PM Oct 2018

Toys"R"Us return to be under the name Geoffrey's Toy Box

Source: Nintendo Wire

The latest update in the fall and rise of Toys“R”Us has been revealed, with the brand coming back with a new concept. Rather than work as their own large, independent stores, the company will be operating within existing stores. While none of those host locations were specified, a name that did come up was the new name for these shop within a shops: Geoffrey’s Toy Box.

The company is aiming to set these up come November, just in time for the holiday shopping season, bringing products and their dedicated toy focus back to consumers.

You can view the full press release below:

WAYNE, NJ – October 2, 2018 – Geoffrey, LLC, Toys “R” Us, Inc.’s intellectual property holding company subsidiary, announced today that it is moving forward with a plan for substantially all of its assets to be acquired by a group of investors led by Geoffrey, LLC’s existing secured lenders.

Read more: https://nintendowire.com/news/2018/10/10/toysrus-return-to-be-under-the-name-geoffreys-toy-box/



note that this plan affects global operations excluding canada.

toys 'r' us canada continues to operate and was not part of the bankruptcy.

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Toys"R"Us return to be under the name Geoffrey's Toy Box (Original Post) unblock Oct 2018 OP
Even thought I haven't shopped there in years, I am glad to hear this news. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2018 #1
That pleases me to read this... BigmanPigman Oct 2018 #2
mini-unblock texted me this news. unblock Oct 2018 #3
Maybe that is why I feel pleased over this news... BigmanPigman Oct 2018 #4
What's Mitt Romney's part in it? marble falls Oct 2018 #5

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,623 posts)
1. Even thought I haven't shopped there in years, I am glad to hear this news.
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 04:47 PM
Oct 2018

The name is iconic and well known to parents, children and relatives! It was a fun place to shop.

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3. mini-unblock texted me this news.
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 05:14 PM
Oct 2018

shortly after the bankruptcy, he came home from school one day with "i'm still a toys 'r' us kid" written on his arm....

BigmanPigman

(51,593 posts)
4. Maybe that is why I feel pleased over this news...
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 05:23 PM
Oct 2018

I was a teacher and taught First Grade for 15 years so being in that atmosphere must have had a permanent effect on me...I feel like a kid and love toys. I loved "sharing" (modern day Show and Tell), especially when they brought stuff in that I never had seen before.

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