Toys R Us Returns To Rhode Island In New, Smaller Form

BOSTON, MA — Geoffrey the Giraffe is back in Rhode Island.

The iconic Toys R Us brand officially relaunched this week with hundreds of small toy shops in Macy's department stores across the U.S. — including two in Rhode Island.

The Toys R Us return comes after a tumultuous few years for the toy chain. The company declared bankruptcy in 2017 and 2018 and then closed all its stores across the world. New York-based WHP Global purchased a controlling stake in the brand in 2021 with plans to bring it back.

In July, Toys R Us announced that it would begin opening smaller shops in Macy's, with a total of 451 planned nationwide. The largest shops will be around 10,000 square-feet and located in bigger Macy's stores in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

The smaller Toys R Us stores are now open at two Macy's stores in the Ocean State. Here's where you can find them:

• Providence Place
• Warwick

The Macy's-Toys R Us partnership is being launched with a week of events at each store highlighting different famous toy brands like Pokémon, Barbie and Play-Doh.