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Toys R Us CEO Jerry Storch is proud his stores have collected and destroyed more than 300,000 children's products. There's a reason for the destruction and there's a reason for his boasting about it. Too often there are examples of companies that seem to disregard the safety of consumers -- even...

Some of the nation's biggest department stores, including Bloomingdale's, Nordstrom, Sears and Walmart have been selling lead-tainted jewelry, and others are offering contaminated toys, including the Hello Kitty brand, a health advocacy group reports. The Center for Environmental Health, a...

National Layaway Week has already come and gone (Oct 4- Oct 8 according to Kmart, which invented the event), a full seven weeks before Black Friday and 11 weeks before Christmas. But it's not too late to do your shopping now and have enough time to make the payments to get your items out of hock by...

A coalition of more than 20 institutional investors have published an open letter urging investors to shun Toys 'R' Us' upcoming initial public offering until the retail giant agrees to label and phase out the sale of toxic polyvinyl chloride (PVC) toys. The letter was signed by members of the...

Toys R Us is launching a national Product Safety Vigilance Program to help parents protect their children from unsafe products in conjunction with the company's third "Great Trade-In," which encourages parents to exchange recalled and potentially dangerous baby items for new ones. Over the past...

If you're having a problem with a business, Consumer Ally can help. Write us at HelpMe@WalletPop.com. Q. I have been contacting Babies"R"Us for a year and I've continuously gotten the run around. This angers me because as the mother of two little ones, I have spent thousands of dollars with them...

If the recession isn't over for your household, the following may come as welcome news: Toys R Us is expanding its layaway program to include warm weather items. The goods include bikes, ride-on toys, swing sets, trampolines, pools, water slides and basketball systems. The idea being you can have...

If you're a parent or expecting, Toys R Us is offering a chance to trade in old baby products and get a discount on new models. The three week "Great Trade-In" event starts Friday, January 29 and ends February 20, at both Toys R Us and Babies R Us stores. Just bring in your old, broken, dusty or...

Newsflash: There are only eight days to Christmas, which leaves you exactly seven days to get all that shopping done. Which means you've once again waited too long and you'll probably never find a Zhu Zhu Pet for little Zazu now. Bad mommy! But Toys R Us has a dose of Christmas cheer for you: The...

Just after Walmart announced a price cut on video games, aimed at stealing shoppers away from GameStop and other stores; Toys R Us has upped the ante with month-long discounts on video games, toys and more. The new deals are part of the Toys R Us "Biggest December Sale Ever," which includes...