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Generations Selects Powerdasher Cromar Spotted at Canadian Toys R Us!

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Noa

As a child Noa missed the premier of Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001) because they were on a camping trip they didn't want to be on and from then on has dedicated their life to trying to make up for missing out on that.
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They call him a Powerdasher because he already came out before anyone actually formally announced him.

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Toys ‘R’ Us to Return Christmas 2019

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Travis

Travis Robinson has been a member of the fan community since 2001 and a member of the Allspark staff since 2002. Originally a fan of Generation 1 he's been a fan of the franchise all the way to Prime. You might notice Travis posting as Wheelimus on the Allspark forums!
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Defunct toy superstore and home of our youthful memories Toys ‘R’ Us may have gone the way of the dodo roughly a year ago but it may not stay gone forever. Tru Kids Inc have plans to bring back a half dozen 10,000 square foot (so roughly a third of the size of a traditional TRU) stores and an e-commerce […]

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Sure, call it a comeback: Toys R Us to return with smaller-scale stores?

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Michael Estipona

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As reported by the New York Post, Toys R Us looks to be making a return to operations, albeit with smaller stores than those familiar with the brand might remember. The Post reports that there are plans for licensing firm Tru Kids Brands, formed last year after TRU’s 2017 bankruptcy filing, to open US stores at a size of 10,000 […]

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Bumblebee slot car set on Toysrus.ca!

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Michael Estipona

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In case you haven’t gotten enough of Bumblebee — and there are many of us who simply can’t — there’s some more black-and-yellow fun to be had. TRU Canada lists a 1:43 slot car racing set from Kidztech, retailing for $44.99 CND, for those with a need for plucky scout speed. The set features Bumblebee’s VW Beetle and classic Camaro […]

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Hasbro Releases 2018 Q4 Earning Reports

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Jo

Jo, aka "Broadside", had her first experience with Transformers watching Transformers: Cybertron on CITV, but only really got involved in the fandom through the IDW comics. When not posting on the Allspark, she can sometimes be found contributing to the Transformers and IDW Hasbro wikis... sometimes.
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Hasbro has released their quarterly and full-year financial reports for investors, with some bad news – the company took a bigger hit from the collapse of Toys ‘R’ Us than they anticipated, with almost all sectors of their business taking a significant sales hit.

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ToysRUs Twitter Teases Toy Store’s Return

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Jo

Jo, aka "Broadside", had her first experience with Transformers watching Transformers: Cybertron on CITV, but only really got involved in the fandom through the IDW comics. When not posting on the Allspark, she can sometimes be found contributing to the Transformers and IDW Hasbro wikis... sometimes.
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Following news that the owners of the Toys R Us brand had filed court documents to revive the famous toy store chain, the official ToysRUs Twitter account has teased its return with the hashtag #GeoffreysBack.

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Toys R Us May Be Coming Back Next Year!

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John Patrick

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Current lenders, that have control of the Toys R Us brand, filed court documents today to restart the brand. Read on for more details!  

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Cyberverse Thundercracker Debuts at Retail

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While not on active duty for S.H.I.E.L.D., LS can be found moonlighting for the Allspark.
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Earlier this month, the Hong Kong website for Toys “R” Us was updated with a listing for a Warrior Class figure of Thundercracker in the new Transformers: Cyberverse line. Now, Warrior Class Thundercracker is available at TRU brick and mortar in Singapore.

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The Toys “R” Us Rebranding That Never Was!

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Ian

By day, he's an avid Transformers fan and collector. By night, he's a masked avenger.
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As of June 2018, the toy retailer giant Toys “R” Us shut its doors for the last time. Now, in an interesting piece of “What If” news. The fastcompany website is reporting on the proposed Toys “R” Us rebranding and redesign plan that could have saved them, but sadly never came to be.

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Special Edition Blast Off Appears at Brick and Mortar

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While not on active duty for S.H.I.E.L.D., LS can be found moonlighting for the Allspark.
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Thanks to CY Chiu in the Facebook group Hobbymizer Hong Kong Discuss, we now have the first physical sighting of the new special edition Combiner Wars Blast Off figure (packaged with a transluscent Prime Master Megatronus).

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