Toys "R" Us is opening 120 new standalone stores across the U.S. in time for the holiday season, growing from 40 locations to 160. The expansion comes nearly a decade after the retailer filed for bankruptcy.



Charles Lazarus opened a small furniture shop in Washington, D.C. in April 1948, but the business quickly pivoted to become the world's most recognizable toy destination.
Toys "R" Us is opening 120 new standalone stores across the U.S. in time for the holiday season, growing from 40 locations to 160. The expansion comes nearly a decade after the retailer filed for bankruptcy.
Adults buying toys in greater numbers is the reason Toys R Us plans to open 120 new locations across the United States. This marks the company's largest expansion in nearly a decade since its bankruptcy filing.