Could this be the new Toys 'R' Us?
<p>Those who are missing the recently departed US chain Toys 'R' Us which closed 44 stores across Australia when it went into administration earlier this year, could have their Christmas dreams fulfilled. Toy megastore Toymate is opening the doors of its latest and largest store just in time for the Christmas shopping to begin, reports the <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6258841/The-new-Australian-toy-superstore-set-replace-Toys-R-Us.html" target="_blank">Daily Mail</a>.</p>
<p>“We're focused on providing a magical shopping experience that not only encompasses an exceptional toy offering, but also offers a colourful world for children to lose themselves in, shop and play," Toymate founder and director Danny Bloom said in a statement.</p>
<p>Kids will feel like they’re in a toy candy store – parents and grandparents, perhaps not so much – when the Australian-owned Toymate launches its latest outlet in the 1800 square metre space left by Toys 'R' Us in Bankstown, in Sydney’s south-west, on Saturday.</p>
<p>It’ll be a fun fair-style opening with the company, which was founded in 2005, going all out with a giveaway worth $1000, free gift bags, face painting, trampolines, balloonists and a magician among other attractions, reports the <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/the-express/toymate-to-open-its-biggest-nsw-store-at-bankstown-at-former-toys-r-us-site/news-story/477a6d18f612b3cbc09df07d1ffd3355" target="_blank">Canterbury Bankstown Express</a>.</p>
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<p>And Toy ‘R’ Us fans will be rewarded for their loyalty with Toymate offering members gold member status which entitles them to a discount of five per cent on each purchase for life, exclusive deals and invitations to exclusive events. The company said it’s a move it hopes will “attempt to restore customers' faith in the toy retail industry”.</p>
<p>Bloom said that the new store is “one of our most exciting store openings yet".</p>
<p>“We can’t wait to give all of our customers the best experience they could imagine with the best prices and range.</p>
<p>“We are committed to delivering an entertaining shopping experience for customers, on top of providing top quality toys at competitive price points.”</p>
<p><a rel="noopener" href="https://toymate.com.au/stores/" target="_blank">Toymate </a>currently has 17 locations, including a new superstore on the Gold Coast, and plans to open a store in north-west Sydney’s Castle Hill in the space vacated by Toys 'R' Us, and another in Cannington in Western Australia in November.</p>
<p>Start your toy shopping engines!</p>
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