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Maker Of Bratz And Little Tikes Seeks To Save Toys R Us

Toy mogul Isaac Larian, head of MGA Entertainment, has launched a $1 billion GoFundMe campaign to save the bankrupt toy chain. "I will make Toys R Us a fun place again," he tells NPR.
MGA Entertainment CEO Isaac Larian has launched a campaign to try to save Toys R Us through a GoFundMe campaign.

Toys R Us is going out of business, its website is shuttered, its gift cards will expire soon and some of its store locations are on the auction block.

But one businessman is determined to bring the bankrupt toy store franchise back to life.

"I will make Toys R Us a fun place again," toy mogul Isaac

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