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  2. Toys "R" Us - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 September 2024. American international toy, clothing and baby product retailer For the Canadian expansion, see Toys "R" Us Canada. Toys "R" Us Logo used since September 22, 2007 Company type Subsidiary Industry Retail Founded April 1948 ; 76 years ago (1948-04) Washington, D.C. (original) August 2021 ...

  3. Toys "R" Us Canada - Wikipedia

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    In January 2024, the chain announced that it would revive the HMV brand in Canada (which Putman had acquired via Sunrise in 2019) [6] as a store-within-a-store concept at Toys "R" Us Canada locations, stocking music, home video, and memorabilia such as books and clothing. The departments began to launch at selected locations in the Greater ...

  4. BowMac sign - Wikipedia

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    Technical details. Size. 29m. The BowMac sign, known as "Toys "R" BowMac" and "Toymac", is a neon sign in Vancouver, British Columbia, with a metal screen depicting the Toys "R" Us logo covering a significant portion of the original sign. It stands at 1154-1176 West Broadway, a Toys "R" Us store. It was designated by the City of Vancouver as a ...

  5. Doug Putman - Wikipedia

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    Doug Putman. Retailer in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Belgium. Douglas Robert Putman (born 25 March 1984) is a billionaire Canadian businessman, predominately trading in the retail sector across North America and Europe. Through his firm, Putman Investments, he owns numerous retail chains involving music ...

  6. HMV Canada - Wikipedia

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    HMV (1986–2017) Toys "R" Us Canada (2024–present) Website. hmv.ca. HMV Canada is a music and entertainment retailer, operated by Sunrise Records. Since February 2024, it has been a concession in select Toys "R" Us locations. [1][2] Previously, from 1986 to 2017, HMV Canada was a chain of standalone retail stores, with its head office ...

  7. Category:Toy retailers of Canada - Wikipedia

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    Tops 'N' Toys; Toys "R" Us Canada; W. Walmart Canada This page was last edited on 14 April 2020, at 00:59 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...

  8. Discover Card - Wikipedia

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    Sears began to face difficulties in the late 1980s in light of these developments, and with strong competition both from Walmart and from so-called category killers such as Toys "R" Us. Discover's introduction was costly; Sears's Discover credit card operations accounted for a loss of $22 million in the fourth quarter of 1986, and a loss of $25 ...

  9. Fairfax Financial - Wikipedia

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    Fairfax sold Toys R Us Canada to businessman Doug Putman in 2021. Fairfax Latin America Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fairfax. Based in Miami, Florida, it offers a wide range of general insurance products, including property, automobile and various specialty lines, through its subsidiaries located in Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Uruguay.