Toys"R"Us, Inc. is the world's leading dedicated toy and baby products retailer with more than 1,500 freestanding destination toy and baby specialty stores worldwide. The company currently sells merchandise through nearly 600 Toys"R"Us stores and more than 260 Babies"R"Us stores in the United States, more than 690 international stores in 33 countries, which includes licensed and franchise stores, and through its Internet site at www.Toysrus.com.
Toys"R"Us, Inc. operated as a public company from 1978 until July 2005. At that time, an investment group consisting of affiliates of Bain Capital Partners LLC, Kohlberg Kravis, Roberts & Co. (KKR), and Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO) completed an acquisition of Toys"R"Us, Inc. for $6.6 billion. The acquisition encompassed all worldwide operations of Toys"R"Us, Inc., including the Toys"R"Us and Babies"R"Us businesses. With the completion of this transaction, each of the investors owns an equal stake in Toys"R"Us, Inc.
Toys"R"Us, Inc. currently operates the following divisions:
Toys"R"Us, U.S.
Toys"R"Us, International
Babies"R"Us
Toysrus.com
Toys"R"Us, U.S.
For 60 years, Toys"R"Us has been a favorite destination for kids and grown-ups alike with its impressive assortment of toys, games, sporting goods, electronics, software, baby products, children's apparel and juvenile furniture. With nearly 600 stores throughout the United States, Toys"R"Us offers an unparalleled selection of new toys, old favorites, Toys"R"Us exclusives and many other great values under one roof. With knowledgeable and toy-trained staff members always ready to help customers, Toys"R"Us is THE authority when it comes to finding the perfect toy.
For more than five years, Toys"R"Us Times Square, the company's international flagship store, has delighted customers from around the globe as one of New York City's top tourist destinations. Featuring a 60-foot Ferris Wheel, a 20-foot animatronic T-REX dinosaur and a life-sized Barbie dollhouse, the world's largest toy store showcases spectacular special attractions and an unrivaled toy shopping experience.
Toys"R"Us, International
With more than 670 Toys"R"Us stores and 20 Babies"R"Us stores in 33 countries outside of the United States, Toys"R"Us, Inc. is a company that has successfully translated its business abroad. Since joining the international scene in 1984 with stores in Canada and Singapore, Toys"R"Us, International has become a worldwide toy phenomenon, embodying a customer philosophy of quality, value and selection under one roof that resonates with parents around the globe.
As a testament to the company's expanding global presence, President George H. Bush traveled to Japan to christen the premiere Toys"R"Us store in that country. Today, Toys"R"Us celebrates more than 20 years as the international toy authority and hit an exciting milestone in 2006 when the company commemorated its fifteenth year in Japan. The company currently operates more than 160 stores in that country.
Babies"R"Us
Babies"R"Us is the nation's premier baby products retailer and specialty store chain and a leader in the juvenile industry. Since opening its first store in Westbury, NY in early 1996, the company has since grown to more than 260 locations nationwide. Babies"R"Us features a wide selection of products for newborns and infants, including cribs and furniture, car seats, strollers, formula, diapers, bedding, clothing for preemies through size 48 months, toys and plenty of unique gift ideas. Babies"R"Us also offers a convenient online and in-store baby registry that eliminates guesswork and geographic barriers from gift-buying so friends and relatives can easily go to any store location or www.Babiesrus.com to select, buy and send the right gift directly to the expectant parents.
Toysrus.com
Founded in 1998, Toysrus.com is the leading online specialty store for toys, video games and merchandise for babies providing moms, dads and other toy-buying adults access to the world's largest toy store at their fingertips. In addition, www.Babiesrus.com, offers a wide selection of baby products and supplies and an online baby registry.
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