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December 10, 2012
Toys "R" Us optimistic about holidays

A 4.1% third quarter same store sales decline and $105 million loss hasn’t diminished holiday spirits at Toys "R" Us.

October 18, 2012
Toys'R'Us extends layaway through December

Toys"R"Us has extended its free layaway program through Dec. 16. The program, announced in September, was originally slated to end on Oct. 31.

October 3, 2012
Sears, Kmart offer ship-to-home for online layaway purchases

Sears Holdings is now offering its Kmart and Sears customers the option of ship-to-home delivery for items purchased through online layaway.

October 3, 2012
Survey: A third of consumers will consider layaway for holiday shopping

A survey of 2,339 shoppers by CouponCabin.com found that 34% are at least somewhat likely to purchase items on layaway this holiday season.

September 17, 2012
Fred's launches no fee layaway program for holiday gift purchases

Fred's on Friday launched a holiday layaway plan featuring no fees and a down payment of only $1.

September 14, 2012
Walmart flexes holiday muscle, counters TRU initiative

Walmart unveiled its top toy list Friday morning and couldn’t resist taking a shot at Toys "R" Us which launched a toy reservation program earlier in the week.

September 12, 2012
Toys'R'Us seeks holiday dominance with 'hot toy' reservation

Get them in early and often seems to be the motto for Toys”R”Us this year, as the toy retailer is hoping new initiatives will encourage customers shop for holiday toys well before December.

September 7, 2012
Kmart joins trend of cutting layaway fees

The trend of doing away with layaway fees continues, this time with Kmart announcing that it has removed its layaway service fee both in stores and online through Nov. 17.

September 4, 2012
Toys "R" Us and Walmart battle for layaway dollars

Toys "R" Us enhanced its layaway program by dropping some fees and Walmart quickly responded.

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