Why neighbourhood toy stores boom while Toys R Us goes bust

One is all about letting kids play, explore and have fun, while the other just grew into a giant warehouse

Sat, Sep 30, 2017 - 5:50 AM

Children see Child's Play as a cool hangout to explore.

PHOTO: WP

ELLA Wiesenfelder has been going to Barstons Child's Play her whole life, so naturally it's where she wanted to be on the afternoon of her eighth birthday.

She had already picked out a Lego spaceship and a magic kit with 150 tricks for herself and was now helping her six-year-old sister,...

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