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Babiesrus9/9/2023 ![]() ![]() “For example, Toys”R”Us increased its books assortment in 2022 and now with our 10,000-square-foot book sections, we are Canada’s Big-on-Books Toy Store. ![]() “We create our product assortment based on what our customers demand,” said Nick Muriella, Vice President of Merchandising & Supply Chain, Toys”R”Us Canada. These sections will feature gifts from brands like Umbra, Pavillion and Giftcraft and have a selection of bestselling books and seasonal gifts. In addition to the new store openings, two existing Toys”R”Us stores in Burlington and Newmarket, Ontario, will open new 6,000-square-foot expanded books and gifting sections for adults this June. This expansion totals more than 300,000 square feet of retail space, and brings the total number of Toys”R”Us and Babies”R”Us locations across the country to 107. He also announced on Wednesday that all new rooms + spaces stores will have a 1,500 to 2,500-square-foot Toys”R”Us shop in shop. Recently, Putman announced he was launching a new Canadian home store brand called rooms + spaces in 21 retail locations formerly occupied by Bed Bath & Beyond and buybuyBABY storefronts with the stores to open in early summer. Doug Putman at Toys R Us Canada (Image: Danielle Donville) The Toys”R”Us stores will be 25,000 square feet while the Babies”R”Us locations will be 24,000 square feet. “Our first two dedicated Babies”R”Us stores will open in Edmonton in former buybuy Baby locations, filling a big gap left in the market when buybuy Baby closed.” Our new locations will have an elevated in-store experience with bigger retail shops from our vendor partners,” said Putman, of Putman Investments. “The acquisition of the majority of Canadian Bed Bath & Beyond locations gave us the opportunity to open Toys”R”Us stores in new neighbourhoods across the country. The mall showed signs of rebound and popularity during a visit we made in October 2022, beating expectations that the mall was slipping deeper into trouble.Canadian entrepreneur Doug Putman is opening nine new Toys”R”Us stores and the first two Babies”R”Us locations in Canada. “That’s their whole thing - to draw people with experiences,” said Craig Parcells, a broker in Parsippany with real estate services firm JLL, in an interview last year.Įxplosive, flammable, carcinogenic: NJ neighborhoods put at risk by the hazards next door The store is leaning into its experiential offerings, like photo ops, a stroller test track, and wishing tree “where friends and family members can share their well wishes for baby,” the Tuesday announcement reads.Ĭustomers can also expect a baby registry lounge, and a learning center for private events and educational workshops for parents and caregivers. “Our plan to open Babies R Us at American Dream in the coming months is a huge milestone in the return of Babies R Us to the USA., and it sets the stage for a national rollout of Babies R Us in the future.” “Our mission has been laser-focused on bringing them back to America,” said WHP Chairman and CEO Yehuda Shmidman. The chain was known for iconic toy brands for kids and their Geoffrey the Giraffe mascot, both now available at the American Dream store. ![]() Toys R Us, formerly headquartered in Wayne, filed for bankruptcy in 2018, closing all its stores. More: Here are all the restaurants that opened in North Jersey in 2022 ![]() “We are excited to add the first Babies R Us flagship to our robust retail and entertainment lineup and know that families with young children and expecting parents will be thrilled to have access to this incredible destination for all their baby related needs,” said American Dream CEO Don Ghermezian, in a statement.īrand management firm WHP Global owns Babies R Us and Toys R Us, having acquired parent company Tru Kids in 2021. It comes on the heels of Toys R Us reopening with a flagship store at the Meadowlands megamall in December 2021. Watch Video: Take a look inside the new Toys R Us at American Dream mallĪfter closing its last store in 2018, infant products retailer Babies R Us is reopening its first store in the U.S: a flagship store at American Dream this summer. ![]()
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