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CEO of Bratz dolls maker leads bid to salvage hundreds of U.S. Toys R Us stores slated for closure

LOS ANGELES - California toy mogul Isaac Larian is leading an effort to save more than half of the 735 domestic Toys R Us Inc. stores that would close under the bankrupt retailer's plan to liquidate.

Larian is majority owner and chief executive of MGA Entertainment Inc., a privately held toy maker based in Van Nuys whose lineup includes Bratz dolls and Little Tikes products, for which Toys R Us is a major customer.

Larian, with a

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