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Last-minute Christmas gift ideas from innovative retailers
Contributor Nathan Bush has got your Christmas shopping all wrapped up.

How Toymate is taking up the mantle of Toys ‘R’ Us
The family-owned toy chain is creating new experiences for customers.

From the source: Ben Hare, Tinyme
The COO talks challenges and huge opportunities of customised kids' products.

Alceon opens first certified Lego store in Melbourne
Store opening at Westfield Doncaster draws five-hour-long queue.

Locations announced for new Lego stores in Queensland
Stores opening in Robina Town Centre and Chermside shopping centre.

Lego announces first Victorian store
The Westfield Doncaster store will be the brand's first in Victoria.

Halloween in Australia: “It’s becoming a really big event”
The Party People is opening a 3000sqm Halloween pop-up in Melbourne next month.

From the source: Sarah Donges, Box for Monkeys
Retail veteran on building a brand for "bored kids".

Inside the Australian relaunch of Toys ‘R’ Us
Toy juggernaut returning to the local market in a ‘big’ way.

Toys ‘R’ Us launches on eBay
New store adds more than 4000 items to the online marketplace.

Enter through the gift shop
The flash new MoMa store in Tokyo is the latest example of museum shops upping their game.

Toys ‘R’ Us returning to Australia with online focus and small-format stores
Collapsed toy retailer returns with a new direction.

Tru Kids Brands in talks to bring Toys ‘R’ Us back to Australia
New owner in talks with local partners to bring brand back to Australia.

Toy retailing to slow in 2019
Category to see revenue drop approximately 16 per cent, according to research by IBISWorld.

EBay flags toy offering ahead of first Toys ‘R’ Us-less Christmas
Retailers look to fill giraffe-sized hole in the market.

Analyst: Toys ‘R’ Us revival unlikely in Australia
Rumours suggest a revival of the brand is on the cards in the US.

Fung Retailing may be forced to sell Toys R Us stake
Lenders try to have a US court force Hong Kong’s Fung Group to sell its stake in the profitable Asian subsidiary.

Toys ‘R’ Us Australia is shutting down
Approximately 700 workers will be affected as Toys 'R' Us and Babies 'R' Us are wound down.

Toys R Us searches for buyers as competitors wait in the wings
Online players and discount department stores slated to benefit if no suitor is found.