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2. Hamleys - Wikipedia

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   Hamleys is the oldest and in 1994 was the largest toy shop in the world. [4] [5] It is named after William Hamley, who founded a toy shop called "Noah's Ark" at No. 231 High Holborn, London, in 1760. Ownership of the shop passed through the family, and by the time it was operated by Hamley's grandsons in 1837, the store had become famous ...

3. Toy store - Wikipedia

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   The famous toy store in New York City, FAO Schwarz, was founded under the name Schwarz Toy Bazaar. It was founded in 1862 by the German immigrant, Frederick August Otto Schwarz. [3] The former largest toy retailer in the United States, Toys "R" Us, started business in 1948 by Charles Lazarus, a veteran of World War II. [4]

4. FAO Schwarz - Wikipedia

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   1910 F.A.O Schwarz Advertisement. FAO Schwarz was founded in 1862 in Baltimore under the name "Toy Bazaar" by German immigrant Frederick August Otto Schwarz.. In 1870, Schwarz opened a New York City location known as the "Schwarz Toy Bazaar" at 765 Broadway, which moved to 42 E. 14th Street in Union Square in 1880 and operated at that location until April 28, 1897, when it took over two vacant ...

5. Chinese group sells Hamleys toy stores to India's Reliance ...

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   MUMBAI/HONG KONG, May 10 (Reuters) - Hamleys, the world's oldest toy retailer, is set to pass from Chinese to Indian control after Reliance Industries Ltd said it had agreed to buy the British ...

6. Hamleys sees 'imperfectionism' trend in toys this Christmas - AOL

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   The London toy shop, which was founded in 1760, unveiled its "12 toys of Christmas" list on Wednesday, which included a cheater's version of Monopoly. Hamleys sees 'imperfectionism' trend in toys ...

7. Why Asia's Richest Man is Buying the World's Oldest Toy Store

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8. Child World - Wikipedia

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   Child World was an American toy retailer founded in 1962. It grew to 182 sites and revenues of $830 million (~$1.62 billion in 2023) before failing in 1992. It was known for the distinctive stylized castle store exterior adopted after its 1975 purchase of the Children's Palace store chain.

9. Stuffed toy - Wikipedia

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   Stuffed toys of Paddington Bear, a character created by Michael Bond, were first produced by the family of Jeremy Clarkson in 1972, with the family eventually selling the rights to London-based Hamleys, the world's oldest toy store. [15]