Toys R Us is actually back this time (last time, they opened 2 stores that sold NO TOYS just displayed them – yea, good luck with that business model … or one where a 4-year old is either going to cry or punch you … never mind a 37-year old …). Under new ownership, Toys […]

The evolution of the WM logo …

Amazon Deal – Buy $100 of iTunes Gift Cards, Get 20%/$20 Dollars Off A nice deal just for yourself also – good for movies, music, games, ebooks & apps. You get a 20% discount 0n everything you buy even things on sale – for instance, there are a lot of movies for $5 this week […]

ThreeSixty Brands, which bought the FAO Schwarz brand from Toys “R” Us plans to open a NYC flagship store by November at 30 Rockefeller Center. Send us a pic if you are there to check it out.

The WSJ is reporting that the private parties holding the TRU brand might be thinking about reviving the retail business … It’s hard to say if hey will open retail stores or just concentrate online but at least they’re thinking about it. It obviously won’t happen this year but it’ll be nice to see them […]

Nice, I bought a Coke by tapping my phone and scanning my noggin!

As previously announced, Party City announced a Toy City pop up toy store  for the holidays. Soft opening as early as today … Party City’s Halloween City might be combining with a Toy City pop up store … so check it out and let us know what you think – send pics! Westside Centre 6275 University Dr. […]

While we won’t have TRU around this holiday-Christmas season – Amazon & Party City has plans to cover the Giraffe Sized Hole. PARTY CITY POP UP STORES … “Party City plans to operate 50 pop-up toy stores from September through the holiday-shopping season, possibly in former locations of the defunct chain, executives said in an interview. […]

Amazon Prime Day starts today at noon PST/3 PM EST … but there’s an extra coupon : But FIRST go to Whole Foods by spending $10 or more there. From July 11 through July 17, Amazon Prime members will receive $10 Amazon credit to use on Amazon Prime Day when they spend $10 or more […]

Not surprising … “Private equity bosses took $200m out of Toys R Us and crashed the company, lifetime employees got $0 in severance …” You can read the rest at BoigBoing.net.