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TOYS R US
TOYS R US. Toys "R" Us, Inc. (stylized as Toys Я Us) was an American toy and juvenile-products retailer founded in 1948 and headquartered in Wayne, New Jersey. The company in 2014 operated more than 876 Toys "R" Us and Babies "R" Us stores in the United States, more than 725 international stores and over 200 licensed stores in 36 countries and jurisdictions.
One of the largest businesses every dedicated solely to the sale of toys, Toys R Us was located at 1300 Kennedy Road from 1993-2007.
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Source:
Meyer, Jim. "Dubuque and Its Toys," Telegraph Herald, Dec. 24, 2011