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TOYS"R" US is one of the world's largest toy retailers. It sells its merchandise through more than 1,500 outlets, with 685 toy·stores in the US, a further 605 toy stores overseas and 216 BABI ES "51" US stores. How the company started In 1954 Charles Lazarus began a business for children only and he set up his first baby furniture store in Washington, DC. Lazarus opened his first toy supermarket in 1957 and <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">in <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1978 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">TOYS" 51" US became a public company. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Recent events <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2001 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">TOYS" 51" US opened its Times Square flagship store in New York City. Although it has recently lost its number one position in the US to Walmart, it has significantly expanded its video merchandising in its US stores and has evolved into an ll-billion-dollar business. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What it is doing now <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">TOYS"R" US is currently trying to regain its number one position from Walmart. Lazarus is now focusing on a new venture, BABIES <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"W' <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">US, and is working hard to make it the number one baby product specialist chain store in <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">the world.