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Toys 'R' Us to convert one New York site to Babies 'R' Us in 2005.
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Newsday (Melville, NY)
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December 28, 2004
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2004 Newsday. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Byline: Lauren Weber
Dec. 28--Toys "R" Us will close its Union Square store and convert the location into a Babies "R" Us by the end of next year, the company said yesterday.
The conversion may be a harbinger of future moves by the Wayne, N.J.-based company, which has said it expects to sell the Toys "R" Us division in order to focus on the more profitable and faster-growing segment of baby stores.
Toys "R" Us has "already said the low-performing stores are going to go," said Maria Weiskott, a toy industry expert and editor of Playthings magazine. "We expect there'll be more closings."
Susan McLaughlin, a Toys "R" Us spokeswoman, declined to say which stores ...
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652 words
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787 words
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525 words
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605 words
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301 words
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456 words
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671 words
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119 words
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September 5, 2004 ;
Benjamin Gedan, Globe Correspondent;
787 words
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KRT Photos;
August 24, 2005 ;
PAULINE LUBENS;
174 words
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