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In this Feb. 14, 2016, file photo, Jahmae Evans, 4, talks to Geoffrey the Giraffe at Toy Fair in New York. Geoffrey is the corporate symbol for Toys R Us. The company is liquidating all of its U.S. stores. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

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For decades, children ran down the sprawling aisles of Toys R Us in awe of the Barbies, the bikes and other toys laid out in front of them. Parents lined up for the latest Christmas fad, even if it meant standing in the rain. And, of course, there was that jingle that bored into your brain: "I don't wanna grow up, I'm a Toys R Us kid ..."

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO, AP Retail Writer March 15, 2018