All-new Milton Keynes LEGO Store Now Open
The LEGO® Store in Milton Keynes re-opens its doors today, after closing last month for a refresh. To celebrate the reopening of the new look store, there will be four days of celebrations, starting today. Spend £125 or more in-store and get a free LEGO Brand Store set, and each day of the reopening celebration, the first 100 LEGO fans to spend £15 or more will get a free LEGO goody bag. Plus you’ll be able to get a free Han...
Second Flagship LEGO Store Opens In China
The second flagship LEGO® Brand Retail Store has opened in China. Located in the People’s Square in the heart of Shanghai, this new LEGO retail experience. This includes experiences unique to the store, such has a brick-filled pathway, immersive portals, and store specific LEGO big builds. The store is also home to the LEGO Mosaic Maker Machine, which transforms your portrait into a unique LEGO picture. Plus the store will of...
European Toys R Us Business To Become Smyths Toys
It’s been well reported that Toys R Us has been in big trouble for a while now, with UK operations winding up as we speak. However Toys R Us is a multi-national brand, with each region operating as a separate entity to each other. For example the US stores will soon disappear, yet the Canadian stores will continue to trade. Up to now the European operations have remained untouched but it’s been announced that Irish toy...
Toys R Us UK Crashes Into Administration
The UK arm of toy retailer Toys R Us has entered into administration, putting around 3000 jobs at risk. The retailer has been struggling for a number of months now and had a poor Christmas trading and more recently was hit with a £15 million tax bill. Hopes of finding a buyer for company also fell through in the last few days. Although it’s poor performance had been partly blamed on online competition, the loss of a specialist...
Toys R Us Set To Close These UK Stores
Toys R Us are having the best of times and following major issues with the US side of the company, it now seems the UK arm will follow suit. Although Toys R Us UK aren’t in administration like there US counterparts, the company is taking preemptive steps to reduce their store footprint across the UK, which means some of their largest stores will be closing in the spring. In the last couple of years Toys R Us have been favouring...
2016 LEGO Santa Christmas Set Returns
Over the past couple of years previous LEGO exclusive seasonal sets have made a reappearance at general retail the following the year. The trend has seen various Easter, Halloween and Christmas sets appear in supermarkets and retailers such as John Lewis and Argos. This year is no different as another seasonal LEGO set has returned. 40206: Santa released in 2016 is now available from Argos. The 155 piece set costs £6.99 and can be...
LEGO Tops Amazon’s Best Selling Toys
Despite the recent issues experienced by the LEGO Group, they are still flying high when it comes to Amazon’s top selling toys. Of Amazon’s five top selling toy brands, LEGO sets are top of the pile, with a 10% share of the sales via the online retailers US arm. It’s noted that the LEGO Group’s continued push of innovation and market interaction has benefitted the toy industry on a whole. Great news for LEGO...
Toys R Us US/CA Files For Bankruptcy
It’s been brewing for a couple of days now but the America side of Toys R Us has finally files for bankruptcy protection. Although this doesn’t been stores will be closing their doors immediately, there is a possibility some store could be closed as the company tries to restructure in order to tackle debts of over $40 million. Currently this is only affecting the US and Canadian Toys R Us stores with UK stores run as a...
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