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FAO Schwarz

August 25, 2023

FAO Schwarz is an American toy brand and store.[1] The company is known for its high-end toys, life-sized stuffed animals, interactive experiences, brand integrations, and games.[2]

FAO Schwarz
IndustryToys
Founded1862; 161 years ago (1862) (as Toy Bazaar)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
FounderFrederick August Otto Schwarz
HeadquartersRockefeller Center, New York City, New York, U.S.
Number of locations
6
Products
  • Toys
  • games
  • clothing
  • baby products
ParentIndependent (1862–1970)
W. R. Grace and Company (1970–1974)
Christiana Companies
(1985–1986)
Morse Partners (1986–1990)
Vendex KBB (1990–2001)
Right Start (2001–2004)
Toys "R" Us (2009–2016)
ThreeSixty Group
(2016–present)
Websitefaoschwarz.com

FAO Schwarz claims to be the oldest toy store in the United States, first opening its doors in 1862 in Baltimore before moving to New York City, where it has moved between several locations since 1870. The dance-on piano, made famous by the 1988 Tom Hanks film Big, brought national attention to the brand. FAO filed for bankruptcy twice in 2003 before temporarily shuttering the Fifth Avenue store in January 2004.[citation needed] In May 2009, Toys "R" Us Inc. acquired FAO Schwarz, but in 2015, it permanently closed the Fifth Avenue store. The brand was then acquired by ThreeSixty Group, who opened the new FAO Schwarz store at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in November 2018. In 2019 locations in Chicago, Beijing,[3] London[4] and Dublin[5] were opened.

The "FAO Schwarz" brandname and trademarks are owned by the FAO Schwarz Family Foundation and exclusively licensed to the ThreeSixty Group who own and operate the retail locations.

History Edit

Early history Edit

 
1910 F.A.O Schwarz Advertisement

FAO Schwarz was founded in 1862 in Baltimore under the name "Toy Bazaar" by German immigrant Frederick August Otto Schwarz.

In 1870, Schwarz opened a New York City location known as the "Schwarz Toy Bazaar" at 765 Broadway, which moved to 42 E. 14th Street in Union Square in 1880 and operated at that location until April 28, 1897, when it took over two vacant store locations at 39 and 41 W. 23rd Street. That year, The New York Times declared Schwarz as "the largest dealer in toys in this city."[6]

Beginning in November 1869, the Schwarz Toy Bazaar held an exhibition of toys that would be available for the Christmas season.[7] In 1896, Schwarz proclaimed the store as the "Original Santa Claus Headquarters" in New York.[8] The FAO Schwarz holiday catalog has been published annually since 1876.[9][10]

In 1931, the New York City location moved to 745 Fifth Avenue, where it operated for 55 years. In 1963, FAO Schwarz was purchased by Parent's Magazine Enterprises.[11] The terms of the deal read that it would license the name FAO Schwarz and continue using it for a maximum of five years before dropping the name, while still paying the Schwarz family a royalty on sales. However, the lease was renewed as the owners felt the name was too significant to lose. Part of the price of keeping the name was to keep the royalty agreement, and the Schwarz family set up a foundation to fund opportunities for young people to work in nonprofit with the income the royalties were making. Nine percent of the company remained in the hands of the Schwarz family. The company subsequently sold to W.R. Grace in 1970, and then to toy retailer Franz Carl Weber of Zurich, Switzerland, in 1974.[12]

 
Storefront at the General Motors Building

In 1985, Christiana Companies, a company based in San Diego, California, owned FAO Schwarz for one year. In 1986, Peter Harris, with the help of Philadelphian investment banker Peter Morse, bought the company under Morse Partners Ltd. and moved the toy store across 58th Street to the General Motors Building at 767 Fifth Avenue at 58th Street. FAO Schwarz was sold to Netherlands-based NV Koninklijke Bijenkorf Beheer (later renamed Royal Vendex/KBB NV) in 1990. Throughout the 1990s, new FAO Schwarz stores opened across the United States; by 2000, the company had 40 locations.

Right Start, FAO Inc. and bankruptcy Edit

In 2001, the Calabasas-based toy retailer Right Start, Inc. purchased 23 of the 40 stores, including the Fifth Avenue flagship store, from Royal Vendex for somewhere between $50 to $60 million.[13]

In 2002, Right Start Inc. changed its corporate name to FAO Inc. operating stores under The Right Start, Zany Brainy and FAO Schwarz names.[14] On December 17, the company projected they would find bankruptcy if its bank did not relax borrowing restrictions. On January 13, 2003, FAO Inc. filed for bankruptcy,[15] but emerged from it three months later in April. The company filed for bankruptcy a second time in December 2003.[16] All 13 remaining FAO Schwarz locations closed in January 2004 as a result of the bankruptcy, with the flagship Fifth Avenue store expected to reopen in July of that year but the others closing permanently.[17] The Fifth Avenue store reopened several months later than planned on Thanksgiving Day 2004, redesigned and renovated to accommodate a growing number of tourists,[18] and the Las Vegas location at The Forum Shops at Caesars ultimately remained open until 2010.[19]

D. E. Shaw & Co. Edit

In February 2004, investment firm D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P., acquired the FAO Schwarz stores in New York and Las Vegas, as well as FAO Schwarz's catalog and internet business.[20] The New York and Las Vegas stores were reopened on Thanksgiving Day 2004.[21] In November 2007, FAO Schwarz acquired premium children's clothing company Best & Co., which had plans to expand,[22] but the company ceased business in 2009.

Toys "R" Us, Inc. Edit

In May 2009, Toys "R" Us Inc. acquired FAO Schwarz.[23] In 2009, Toys "R" Us subsequently put temporary FAO Schwarz boutiques in its U.S. Toys "R" Us stores for the holidays, and in October 2010, the concept was expanded into permanent boutiques in Toys "R" Us stores. In addition, FAO Schwarz-branded infant and toddler items are available in all of its Babies "R" Us stores nationwide.[24] The company closed the Las Vegas location in January 2010,[25] followed by its previous flagship New York store.

 
FAO Schwarz door opening ceremony at 30 Rockefeller Plaza

ThreeSixty Group Edit

In October 2016, ThreeSixty Group, Inc. acquired FAO Schwarz from Toys ‘R’ Us, Inc.[26]

The FAO Schwarz brand is currently the property of the descendants of the founder through the FAO Schwarz Family Foundation[27] but is exclusively operated by ThreeSixty Group. In August 2018, ThreeSixty Group announced plans to open two new FAO Schwarz stores in New York. The one at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in Rockefeller Center opened on November 16, 2018. Public transit access is available at 47-50 Streets Rockefeller Center Station.[28][29] The second opened at LaGuardia Airport in December 2018.[30][28][31]

In October 2018, FAO Schwarz pop-up stores opened at 90 Hudson's Bay Company stores across Canada, just ahead of the Christmas holiday season, to remain open through the holidays.[32] In March 2019 a store opened at Chicago Midway Airport.[33]

In November 2021 a store opened in Milan.[34]

Brand Edit

FAO Schwarz is known for its large assortment of plush animals and the Piano Dance Mat, a smaller replica of The Walking Piano featured in the Tom Hanks film Big.[10] FAO Schwarz also features limited-quantity luxury items including a drivable, child-size automobile encrusted with over 40,000 crystals and valued at US$25,000.

In addition to its own line of products, FAO Schwarz carries brands including Steiff, the world's oldest[citation needed] German designer of stuffed animals; Melissa & Doug, a leading designer and manufacturer of educational toys; and Build-A-Bear Workshop, a make-your-own experience featuring a selection of exclusive FAO Schwarz stuffed animals and accessories, among other in-store retail partners.

When Kinectimals: Now with Bears! was released, the brand also released an exclusive teddy bear plush with a scan tag.

Edit

Through the years, the FAO Schwarz logo has had versions that included a teddy bear, toy blocks, a toy soldier, rocking horse and an animated clock tower.[35] In 2010, the FAO Schwarz logo was redesigned in colors of red and silver. The new logo emphasized the initials of company founder, Frederick August Otto Schwarz.[36] It also debuted a company mascot, Wit.[35] In 2017, FAO Schwarz hired design studio, Mattson Creative, to rebrand the FAO Schwarz logo and packaging. Mattson Creative also created the store's reopening tagline and hashtag, "Return to Wonder".

In popular culture Edit

 
The Walking Piano

The New York store was featured in the 1988 Tom Hanks film Big, in which Hanks and Robert Loggia danced "Heart & Soul" and "Chopsticks" on the store's large dance-on piano.[37]

The store's interior was the inspiration for the fictional "Duncan's Toy Chest" featured in the 1992 film Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.[38]

In 1995, the store was featured in Woody Allen's Mighty Aphrodite in the final scene where main characters Lenny and Linda have a chance encounter. It is also featured in Baby Boom (1987) and Big Business (1988), among others.[39]

In the 1999 remake of the musical film Annie, during the song "NYC", the characters Oliver Warbucks, Grace, and Annie join a crowd of people all admiring an impressive Christmas themed window display containing a sign that reads "F.A.O. Schwarz".

In the 2010 film Toy Story 3, when Buzz Lightyear is captured, Lots-o-Huggin' Bear unties him and indirectly references FAO Schwarz in a euphemism: "Oh F-A-O my Schwarz".

In 2011, the store was featured in The Smurfs during a chase scene.[40] Scenes from the movie were shot over five nights in May 2011.[41]

In the 2019 episode of The Simpsons, "Crystal Blue-Haired Persuasion", a healing crystal shop is named "FAO Quartz".

In the 2021 series Hawkeye, the climax of the battle between Kate Bishop and Wilson Fisk occurs in the 30 Rockefeller Plaza location. The actual name of the shop is obscured.

References Edit

  1. ^ . CNBC. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014.
  2. ^ . Archived from the original on October 26, 2012.
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  5. ^ "FAO Schwarz to open flagship store in Dublin".
  6. ^ "To Move Up-Town". The New York Times. April 28, 1897. p. 3.
  7. ^ "[Display Ad]". The New York Times. November 11, 1883. p. 15.
  8. ^ "[Display Ad]". The New York Times. November 26, 1896. p. 3.
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  10. ^ a b . FAO.com. Archived from the original on June 2, 2015.
  11. ^ "Toy Store's Philosophy Is Tender Loving Care". The New York Times. September 7, 1964.
  12. ^ Beller, Thomas (November 18, 2015). "Toys Were Us: The Tragic End of F.A.O. Schwarz". Town & Country.
  13. ^ "FAO Schwarz Sells Stores to Educational Toy Firm". The Washington Post. November 20, 2001.
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  16. ^ Hays, Constance L. (December 3, 2003). "FAO to File for Bankruptcy And Break Up Toy Empire". The New York Times. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
  17. ^ Day, Sherri (January 27, 2004). "F.A.O. Schwarz Closes, Disappointing Visitors". The New York Times. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
  18. ^ Guerrero, Susan (November 23, 2004). "F.A.O. Schwarz to Reopen; Timing Is No Coincidence". The New York Times.
  19. ^ Green, Steve (February 9, 2010). "FAO Schwarz lets Forum Shops lease expire, quietly leaves Las Vegas". Las Vegas Sun.
  20. ^ Kalinoski, Glenn J. (January 27, 2004). . dmnews.com. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
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  31. ^ "Stuck at the Airport". stuckattheairport.com. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  32. ^ . HBC.com (Press release). Toronto. October 9, 2018. Archived from the original on November 17, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  33. ^ "CHICAGO'S MIDWAY AIRPORT GETS A CLASSIC TOY STORE". stuckattheairport.com. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  34. ^ "Fao Schwartz in Milano". Lombardia Secrets. November 5, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
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  41. ^ (PDF). visualhollywood.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2012.

External links Edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to FAO Schwarz.
  • FAO Schwarz Website
  • History of FAO Schwarz from inception to 2001.
  • Article on Right Start's acquisition of FAO Schwarz.
  • Article on FAO Schwarz bankruptcy filings.
  • Another article on bankruptcy filing and store closures. September 18, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
  • Legendary Toy Store FAO Schwarz to Get New Home at Rockefeller Center: Reports.

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FAO Schwarz is an American toy brand and store 1 The company is known for its high end toys life sized stuffed animals interactive experiences brand integrations and games 2 FAO SchwarzIndustryToysFounded1862 161 years ago 1862 as Toy Bazaar Baltimore Maryland U S FounderFrederick August Otto SchwarzHeadquartersRockefeller Center New York City New York U S Number of locations6ProductsToysgamesclothingbaby productsParentIndependent 1862 1970 W R Grace and Company 1970 1974 Christiana Companies 1985 1986 Morse Partners 1986 1990 Vendex KBB 1990 2001 Right Start 2001 2004 Toys R Us 2009 2016 ThreeSixty Group 2016 present Websitefaoschwarz comFAO Schwarz claims to be the oldest toy store in the United States first opening its doors in 1862 in Baltimore before moving to New York City where it has moved between several locations since 1870 The dance on piano made famous by the 1988 Tom Hanks film Big brought national attention to the brand FAO filed for bankruptcy twice in 2003 before temporarily shuttering the Fifth Avenue store in January 2004 citation needed In May 2009 Toys R Us Inc acquired FAO Schwarz but in 2015 it permanently closed the Fifth Avenue store The brand was then acquired by ThreeSixty Group who opened the new FAO Schwarz store at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in November 2018 In 2019 locations in Chicago Beijing 3 London 4 and Dublin 5 were opened The FAO Schwarz brandname and trademarks are owned by the FAO Schwarz Family Foundation and exclusively licensed to the ThreeSixty Group who own and operate the retail locations Contents 1 History 1 1 Early history 1 2 Right Start FAO Inc and bankruptcy 1 3 D E Shaw amp Co 1 4 Toys R Us Inc 1 5 ThreeSixty Group 2 Brand 2 1 Logo 3 In popular culture 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditEarly history Edit 1910 F A O Schwarz AdvertisementFAO Schwarz was founded in 1862 in Baltimore under the name Toy Bazaar by German immigrant Frederick August Otto Schwarz In 1870 Schwarz opened a New York City location known as the Schwarz Toy Bazaar at 765 Broadway which moved to 42 E 14th Street in Union Square in 1880 and operated at that location until April 28 1897 when it took over two vacant store locations at 39 and 41 W 23rd Street That year The New York Times declared Schwarz as the largest dealer in toys in this city 6 Beginning in November 1869 the Schwarz Toy Bazaar held an exhibition of toys that would be available for the Christmas season 7 In 1896 Schwarz proclaimed the store as the Original Santa Claus Headquarters in New York 8 The FAO Schwarz holiday catalog has been published annually since 1876 9 10 In 1931 the New York City location moved to 745 Fifth Avenue where it operated for 55 years In 1963 FAO Schwarz was purchased by Parent s Magazine Enterprises 11 The terms of the deal read that it would license the name FAO Schwarz and continue using it for a maximum of five years before dropping the name while still paying the Schwarz family a royalty on sales However the lease was renewed as the owners felt the name was too significant to lose Part of the price of keeping the name was to keep the royalty agreement and the Schwarz family set up a foundation to fund opportunities for young people to work in nonprofit with the income the royalties were making Nine percent of the company remained in the hands of the Schwarz family The company subsequently sold to W R Grace in 1970 and then to toy retailer Franz Carl Weber of Zurich Switzerland in 1974 12 Storefront at the General Motors BuildingIn 1985 Christiana Companies a company based in San Diego California owned FAO Schwarz for one year In 1986 Peter Harris with the help of Philadelphian investment banker Peter Morse bought the company under Morse Partners Ltd and moved the toy store across 58th Street to the General Motors Building at 767 Fifth Avenue at 58th Street FAO Schwarz was sold to Netherlands based NV Koninklijke Bijenkorf Beheer later renamed Royal Vendex KBB NV in 1990 Throughout the 1990s new FAO Schwarz stores opened across the United States by 2000 the company had 40 locations Right Start FAO Inc and bankruptcy Edit In 2001 the Calabasas based toy retailer Right Start Inc purchased 23 of the 40 stores including the Fifth Avenue flagship store from Royal Vendex for somewhere between 50 to 60 million 13 In 2002 Right Start Inc changed its corporate name to FAO Inc operating stores under The Right Start Zany Brainy and FAO Schwarz names 14 On December 17 the company projected they would find bankruptcy if its bank did not relax borrowing restrictions On January 13 2003 FAO Inc filed for bankruptcy 15 but emerged from it three months later in April The company filed for bankruptcy a second time in December 2003 16 All 13 remaining FAO Schwarz locations closed in January 2004 as a result of the bankruptcy with the flagship Fifth Avenue store expected to reopen in July of that year but the others closing permanently 17 The Fifth Avenue store reopened several months later than planned on Thanksgiving Day 2004 redesigned and renovated to accommodate a growing number of tourists 18 and the Las Vegas location at The Forum Shops at Caesars ultimately remained open until 2010 19 D E Shaw amp Co Edit In February 2004 investment firm D E Shaw amp Co L P acquired the FAO Schwarz stores in New York and Las Vegas as well as FAO Schwarz s catalog and internet business 20 The New York and Las Vegas stores were reopened on Thanksgiving Day 2004 21 In November 2007 FAO Schwarz acquired premium children s clothing company Best amp Co which had plans to expand 22 but the company ceased business in 2009 Toys R Us Inc Edit In May 2009 Toys R Us Inc acquired FAO Schwarz 23 In 2009 Toys R Us subsequently put temporary FAO Schwarz boutiques in its U S Toys R Us stores for the holidays and in October 2010 the concept was expanded into permanent boutiques in Toys R Us stores In addition FAO Schwarz branded infant and toddler items are available in all of its Babies R Us stores nationwide 24 The company closed the Las Vegas location in January 2010 25 followed by its previous flagship New York store FAO Schwarz door opening ceremony at 30 Rockefeller PlazaThreeSixty Group Edit In October 2016 ThreeSixty Group Inc acquired FAO Schwarz from Toys R Us Inc 26 The FAO Schwarz brand is currently the property of the descendants of the founder through the FAO Schwarz Family Foundation 27 but is exclusively operated by ThreeSixty Group In August 2018 ThreeSixty Group announced plans to open two new FAO Schwarz stores in New York The one at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in Rockefeller Center opened on November 16 2018 Public transit access is available at 47 50 Streets Rockefeller Center Station 28 29 The second opened at LaGuardia Airport in December 2018 30 28 31 In October 2018 FAO Schwarz pop up stores opened at 90 Hudson s Bay Company stores across Canada just ahead of the Christmas holiday season to remain open through the holidays 32 In March 2019 a store opened at Chicago Midway Airport 33 In November 2021 a store opened in Milan 34 Brand EditFAO Schwarz is known for its large assortment of plush animals and the Piano Dance Mat a smaller replica of The Walking Piano featured in the Tom Hanks film Big 10 FAO Schwarz also features limited quantity luxury items including a drivable child size automobile encrusted with over 40 000 crystals and valued at US 25 000 In addition to its own line of products FAO Schwarz carries brands including Steiff the world s oldest citation needed German designer of stuffed animals Melissa amp Doug a leading designer and manufacturer of educational toys and Build A Bear Workshop a make your own experience featuring a selection of exclusive FAO Schwarz stuffed animals and accessories among other in store retail partners When Kinectimals Now with Bears was released the brand also released an exclusive teddy bear plush with a scan tag Logo Edit Through the years the FAO Schwarz logo has had versions that included a teddy bear toy blocks a toy soldier rocking horse and an animated clock tower 35 In 2010 the FAO Schwarz logo was redesigned in colors of red and silver The new logo emphasized the initials of company founder Frederick August Otto Schwarz 36 It also debuted a company mascot Wit 35 In 2017 FAO Schwarz hired design studio Mattson Creative to rebrand the FAO Schwarz logo and packaging Mattson Creative also created the store s reopening tagline and hashtag Return to Wonder In popular culture Edit The Walking PianoThe New York store was featured in the 1988 Tom Hanks film Big in which Hanks and Robert Loggia danced Heart amp Soul and Chopsticks on the store s large dance on piano 37 The store s interior was the inspiration for the fictional Duncan s Toy Chest featured in the 1992 film Home Alone 2 Lost in New York 38 In 1995 the store was featured in Woody Allen s Mighty Aphrodite in the final scene where main characters Lenny and Linda have a chance encounter It is also featured in Baby Boom 1987 and Big Business 1988 among others 39 In the 1999 remake of the musical film Annie during the song NYC the characters Oliver Warbucks Grace and Annie join a crowd of people all admiring an impressive Christmas themed window display containing a sign that reads F A O Schwarz In the 2010 film Toy Story 3 when Buzz Lightyear is captured Lots o Huggin Bear unties him and indirectly references FAO Schwarz in a euphemism Oh F A O my Schwarz In 2011 the store was featured in The Smurfs during a chase scene 40 Scenes from the movie were shot over five nights in May 2011 41 In the 2019 episode of The Simpsons Crystal Blue Haired Persuasion a healing crystal shop is named FAO Quartz In the 2021 series Hawkeye the climax of the battle between Kate Bishop and Wilson Fisk occurs in the 30 Rockefeller Plaza location The actual name of the shop is obscured References Edit FAO Schwarz 150 Years of Toys CNBC Archived from the original on January 16 2014 Toys R Us has big plans for luxe retailer FAO Schwarz Archived from the original on October 26 2012 Group SEEC Media 10 best things to do at the Beijing s FAO Schwarz www timeoutbeijing com Retrieved November 19 2019 permanent dead link FAO Schwarz Opens First European Flagship at Selfridges in London October 24 2019 FAO Schwarz to open flagship store in Dublin To Move Up Town The New York Times April 28 1897 p 3 Display Ad The New York Times November 11 1883 p 15 Display Ad The New York Times November 26 1896 p 3 Celebrating a Storied Heritage and Creating New Traditions to Delight Children Everywhere FAO Schwarz Announces its Extraordinary Offerings for Holiday 2009 FAO com Archived from the original on March 13 2013 a b Building on Its Storied History FAO Schwarz Embarks Upon the Next Evolution of Its Brand Designed To Create Enchanting Memories for a New Generation of Kids FAO com Archived from the original on June 2 2015 Toy Store s Philosophy Is Tender Loving Care The New York Times September 7 1964 Beller Thomas November 18 2015 Toys Were Us The Tragic End of F A O Schwarz Town amp Country FAO Schwarz Sells Stores to Educational Toy Firm The Washington Post November 20 2001 The Right Start buys FAO Schwarz retailtrafficmag com Archived from the original on June 13 2011 Retrieved November 2 2009 BUSINESS DIGEST FAO Seeks Bankruptcy Protection The New York Times January 13 2003 Retrieved May 2 2010 Hays Constance L December 3 2003 FAO to File for Bankruptcy And Break Up Toy Empire The New York Times Retrieved May 2 2010 Day Sherri January 27 2004 F A O Schwarz Closes Disappointing Visitors The New York Times Retrieved May 2 2010 Guerrero Susan November 23 2004 F A O Schwarz to Reopen Timing Is No Coincidence The New York Times Green Steve February 9 2010 FAO Schwarz lets Forum Shops lease expire quietly leaves Las Vegas Las Vegas Sun Kalinoski Glenn J January 27 2004 Turnaround Firm Buys FAO for 41M dmnews com Archived from the original on July 24 2012 Retrieved May 23 2012 Famous toy store to reopen USA Today November 23 2004 FAO Schwarz Buys Best amp Co multichannelmerchant com November 14 2007 Retrieved June 17 2019 Toys R Us Acquires FAO Schwarz Fifth Avenue Store Bloomberg com Bloomberg May 28 2009 Retrieved May 28 2009 FAO Schwarz delivers new branding to its stores and web site internetretailer com October 15 2010 Green Steve February 9 2010 FAO Schwarz lets Forum Shops lease expire quietly leaves Las Vegas Las Vegas Sun Retrieved March 18 2016 ThreeSixty Group Announces Acquisition of FAO Schwarz www businesswire com October 4 2016 Retrieved September 17 2022 Trademark Status amp Document Retrieval Serial Number 78759620 United States Patent and Trademark Office Retrieved December 21 2012 a b Green Dennis October 9 2018 The world s most iconic toy store is reopening after suddenly shutting down 3 years ago Business Insider Retrieved October 27 2018 Thomas Lauren November 16 2018 FAO Schwarz makes its return to New York Here s what its new store looks like inside CNBC com Retrieved November 17 2018 Passy Charles FAO Schwarz Is Set to Return And It Needs People to Dance on the Big Piano WSJ Retrieved September 7 2018 Stuck at the Airport stuckattheairport com Retrieved January 14 2020 Hudson s Bay to bring iconic toy brand FAO Schwarz to Canada HBC com Press release Toronto October 9 2018 Archived from the original on November 17 2018 Retrieved November 17 2018 CHICAGO S MIDWAY AIRPORT GETS A CLASSIC TOY STORE stuckattheairport com Retrieved January 14 2020 Fao Schwartz in Milano Lombardia Secrets November 5 2021 Retrieved September 17 2022 a b FAO Schwarz Evolving Rebranding giftsanddec com FAO Redesigns Brand with New Logo Packaging toybook com October 18 2010 FAO Schwarz Company Profile Information Business Description History Background Information on FAO Schwarz referenceforbusiness com The Frustrating Geographical Inaccuracy of Home Alone 2 Lost In New York Flavorwire November 28 2014 Retrieved May 26 2019 New York Tours visiting FAO Schwarz Explore New York City through its famous TV amp movie locations screentours com Archived from the original on February 9 2012 Retrieved April 4 2012 FAO Schwarz Gets Smurftastic Makeover Celebrating Appearance in Smurf Film giftsanddec com THE SMURFS Production Notes PDF visualhollywood com Archived from the original PDF on September 30 2011 Retrieved April 4 2012 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to FAO Schwarz FAO Schwarz Website History of FAO Schwarz from inception to 2001 Article on Right Start s acquisition of FAO Schwarz Article on FAO Schwarz bankruptcy filings Another article on bankruptcy filing and store closures Archived September 18 2005 at the Wayback Machine Legendary Toy Store FAO Schwarz to Get New Home at Rockefeller Center Reports 40 45 48 N 73 58 20 W 40 7634 N 73 9723 W 40 7634 73 9723 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title FAO Schwarz amp oldid 1170392701, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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