The toy superstore (Toys "R" Us)

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Who

Charles Lazarus, an American Jewish retailer

When

1957

Where

Washington, D.C., United States

Charles Lazarus started with a baby-furniture shop and noticed customers coming back for toys. In 1957 he applied the supermarket to them: aisles, trolleys, everything in stock all year rather than at Christmas. The format he invented became how toys are sold worldwide.

Sources

Part of “The Gifts of the Jews” — verified Jewish contributions to the world, with sources.