Toys "R" Us

This article is intended for Toys "R" Us toy stores in the United States. For Toys "R" Us stores outside the United States, see Toys "R" Us (International).

This page only shows primary logo variants. For other related logos and images, see: Other

			1969–1972
1948–1965	1965–1967	1967–1969	1969–1972	1972–1976
1976–1980	1980–1985	1985–1998	1998–2007	2007–present

Children's Discount Supermarts

1948–1965

Toys "R" Us (pronounced as "Toys Are Us") was founded in April 1948 as Children's Discount Supermarts. It was founded by a Washington, DC man named Charles Lazarus (born 1923 and died 2018).

1965–1967

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In 1965, Toys "R" Us created "Geoffrey the Giraffe", as an official mascot. The "Я" character, found in many fonts, is of Cyrillic origin and normally indicates the "yah" sound in certain Eurasian languages. The "Я" character is also found in the other words, which are the "CHILDЯEN's" and "SUPEЯMARTS" text.

Toys "R" Us!

1967–1969

Children's Discount Supermarts changed its name to Toys "R" Us! in 1967.

1969–1972

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1972–1976

Starting in 1972, the logo's typeface became a bit smoother. Before 1976, the logo contained 8 characters: the T, the O, the Y, the first S, the backwards R, the U, the second S and the exclamation point "!".

Toys "R" Us

1976–1980

Print version (1976-1998)

In 1976, the name was stylized as Toys "R" Us and the exclamation point was dropped from the logo. This time it contained 7 characters: the T, the O, the Y, the first S, the backwards R, the U and the second S.

1980–1985

In 1980, the logo's color scheme was finalized with the T in red, the O in yellow, the Y in blue, the first S in pink, the backwards R in green, the U in orange and the second S in blue.

1985–1998

In 1985, the logo's color scheme was finalized once again with the T in red, the O in orange, the Y in green, the first S in pink, the backwards R in yellow, the U in green and the second S in red. Some locations would continue to use this logo until the store's closure on June 29, 2018.

1998–2007

Print version

On September 1, 1998, the 1985 logo was modified to add a yellow star outline surrounding the backwards R but within one year, the logo was modified again so the star was surrounded by blue. This logo continued to be used at some locations until it went bankrupt on June 29, 2018.

2007–present

Print version

The logo once again changed on September 22, 2007. With alternating sized characters, the first S's color scheme was finalized to a red version. There's also a slight change to the T, the O and the two S's. The star was added into the backwards R and it was made larger. Its color scheme was finalized again from yellow to blue and these speech marks were dropped from the backwards R.

On June 29, 2018, due to bankruptcy, all stores had been closed in the United States. On January 20, 2019, parent company Tru Kids Brands was formed to be the new owner for Toys "R" Us and Babies "R" Us.

In June 2019, it was reported that "at least two" Toys "R" Us stores will be open for the 2019 Christmas season. These stores will be in Houston, Texas and Paramus, New Jersey.