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TRUCKS LOADED WITH THE YEAR'S HOTTEST TOYS CONTINUE TO ARRIVE AT TOYS "R" US STORES NATIONWIDE
With Seven Shopping Days Left 'Til Christmas, Customers Have a Better Chance of Finding the "Must Have" Toys and More at The World's Greatest Toy Store
WAYNE, NJ (December 18, 2006) - Toys "R" Us, Inc. announced today that the company's 587 U.S. toy stores will continue to receive deliveries of the season's hottest toys through Christmas Eve, including a shipment of more than 65,000 T.M.X. Elmos arriving on store shelves this morning.
"As THE toy authority, Toys "R" Us worked aggressively throughout the year to ensure that the season's best sellers and 'hard-to-find' toys continue arriving in stores nationwide during the critical week leading up to Christmas," said Ron Boire, President, Toys "R" Us, U.S. "And with seven days remaining in the holiday shopping season, customers will find that Toys "R" Us has the best selection and stock of all of the toys on kids' wish lists this year."
Here is a sampling of some of the numerous toy shipments expected to hit Toys "R" Us stores this week:
| CARS™ Character Car Assortment | 350,000 + units |
| “T.M.X.”™ Elmo | 65,000+ units |
| GameBoy® Advance | 40,000 + units |
| Kid-Tough™ Digital Camera | 30,000+ units |
| Xbox 360™ | 30,000+ units |
| PollyWorld™ Dress & Drive™ Lounge | 13,000 + units |
| PlayStation® 3 | 6,000+ units |
| Wii™ (plus, stock on controllers, games and more) | Thousands of units |
To accommodate holiday shoppers, Toys "R" Us stores across the country will offer expanded hours, opening at 8 am and remaining open until midnight through Friday, December 22, and opening at 7 am through midnight on Saturday, December 23. Stores will close at 6 pm on Christmas Eve.
About Toys "R" Us, Inc.
Toys "R" Us is the world's leading specialty toy retailer. Currently it sells merchandise through more than 1,500 stores, including 587 stores in the U.S. and 669 international toy stores, including licensed and franchise stores as well as through its Internet site at www.toysrus.com. Babies "R" Us is the largest baby product specialty store chain in the world and a leader in the juvenile industry, and sells merchandise through 248 stores in the U.S. as well as on the Internet at www.babiesrus.com.
For more information please contact:
Kathleen Waugh
Phone: 973-617-5888
646-366-8823
Email: waughk@toysrus.com
Bob Friedland
Phone: 646-366-8862
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