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Charles Philip Lazarus (October 4, 1923 – March 22, 2018) was an American entrepreneur, executive, and pioneer within the retail toy industry. Lazarus founded the Toys "R" Us retail chain, which evolved from a children's furniture store he originally opened in Washington, D.C. in 1948.
Mar 22, 2018 · Charles Lazarus began selling toys in 1957 in large supermarket-style shops after he returned from World War II military service. His death comes after the company announced it would close all US...
Mar 22, 2018 · Charles Lazarus, who founded Toys "R" Us 70 years ago, died Thursday, a week after the company announced it will be forced to shut down its U.S. operations. Lazarus, 94, no longer held a...
Mar 22, 2018 · Charles Lazarus, who combined supermarket-style service with touches of whimsy in creating Toys “R” Us Inc., a retail success that fought high debt and fierce competition and finally succumbed just last week, he died. He was 94.
Mar 22, 2018 · The creator of the toy mecca passed away on the same day that liquidation sales started for the bankrupt company. Lazarus built Toys R Us from a single store in 1957 to a national chain, but faced fierce competition from Walmart and online retailers.
Mar 22, 2018 · NEW YORK (AP) — Charles P. Lazarus, the World War II veteran who founded Toys R Us six decades ago and transformed it into an iconic piece of Americana, died Thursday at age 94, a week after...
Mar 27, 2018 · Charles Lazarus: Toys R Us founder whose warehouse-sized outlets revolutionised retail. The ascent of his retail empire worked in tandem with the rise of television and the...
