© 2018 Bloomberg Finance LPHasbro’s better than expected first-quarter results proved it doesn’t need Toys 'R' Us to win in the toy business. But even if they don’t need Toys 'R' Us, Hasbro and other toy makers still want Toys 'R' Us to get back in the game. “You look around the world, and you see the toy business is better when you have a freestanding toy chain,” Silver said. The revival effort is being led by Richard Barry, the former chief merchant for Toys 'R' Us. And as more toy makers show they are winning in a post-Toys 'R' Us world, the industry players could decide they don’t need Toys 'R' Us as much as they thought they did.

Source: Forbes April 24, 2019 12:11 UTC