News on Babies "R" Us

Strollers recalled for fingertip amputation hazard

2010-02-24T07:52:15Z

<div id="subtitle">1 million Maclaren strollers recalled due to risk of fingertip amputation</div><div><p>About a million Maclaren strollers sold by Target and Babies "R" Us were recalled Monday, after 12 reports of children having their fingertips amputated by a hinge mechanism.</p>&l...

Toys R Us amps up for holidays with more stores

2010-02-25T07:28:09Z

<div id="subtitle">Toys R Us will open 350 'Holiday Express' pop-up shops in malls and Babies R Us stores</div><div><p>Toys R Us plans to open nearly 350 pop-up stores in malls and inside Babies R Us stores by early October to drive sales during the crucial holiday season.</p>&am...

Free Baby Product Samples - How Having A New Baby Can Lead You To Free Stuff For Babies! Let Me Tell You How To Get Them

2010-02-26T00:47:27Z

Having children are a blessing, when it come time to raise them, it can become quite expensive for a new parent. Additionally, when it come time to shop for baby stuff, that's when it get really expensive! Though there's nothing more rewarding to a new parent when shopping for baby items, especially if you hold in your hand a free gift card worth $50 or more to a name brand baby store like "Babies R Us". There are a numbe...

Judge OKs Price-Fixing Suit Against Babies "R" Us

2010-02-26T07:12:19Z

<div id="subtitle">Class action charges company squashed cost-cutting by competitors</div><div><p> In a 50-page opinion, a federal judge has certified a class action consumer suit that charges Babies "R" Us and several high-end manufacturers illegally conspired to fix prices by squeezing out Internet competitors who had been undercutting the retail giant.</p&...

Taggies Sleep 'n Play Infant Garments Expands Recall

2010-03-03T07:14:08Z

<div><p> Rashti &amp; Rashti is expanding an earlier recall of its Taggies Sleep'n Play Infant Garments. The snaps on the garments can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. </p><p>The earlier recall, in July 2008, involved two Taggies Sleep ‘n Play style infant garments: the Butterfly Applique' and the Fun Dog Print. Subsequent to the recall, two additional Taggies Sleep ‘n Play styles, manufactured before July 1, 2...

Infantino Expands Rattle Recall

2010-03-03T07:14:20Z

<div><p> Infantino is recalling 131,000 Lion and Lamb Grabby rattles, in addition to 20,000 that were recalled in March 2008. </p><p>The tail-piece on the rattles can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. </p><p>Infantino has received 10 reports of the tail piece on the rattle detaching since March 2008. No injuries have been reported. </p><p>The recalled Infantino Lam...

Safety 1st SmartLight Stair Gates Recalled

2010-03-03T04:32:57Z

<div><p> Dorel is recalling about 100,000 Safety 1st SmartLight stair gates. The hinges that hold the stair gate in place can break, posing a fall hazard to children if the gate is placed at the top of the stairs. </p><p> </p><p>The recall involves the Safety 1st SmartLight Stair Gate with model number 42111, which is...

Infantino Recalls Infant Toys with Blue Metallic Fabric

2010-03-03T04:31:38Z

<div><p> Infantino is rcalling about 184,000 infant toys sold in the U.S. and Canada. The infant toys have blue metallic fabric that can detach from the toy, posing a choking hazard to young children. </p><p>The firm has received 45 reports of the metallic fabric detaching from the toys. No injuries have been reported. </p&g...

Simplicity Travel Tender Play Yards

2010-03-03T04:35:18Z

<div><p> About 25,000 Simplicity Travel Tender play yards are being recalled. One or more rails can collapse unexpectedly, posing a fall or entrapment hazard to young children. </p><p>Federal safety regulators say they are aware of at least five reports of one or more rails collapsing. No injuries have been reported. </p><p> </p><p>The recalled play yards are portable and were sold ...

PROMENADE COPS AFTER ASSAULT/FEATURES

2009-03-15T09:53:35Z

Casey Christie / The Californian.Teri Constantino, left, her daughter, Krista Colmenares, second from right, and her two children, Meena, left, and Mick, in the shopping cart, wrap up a shopping trip to Babies 'R' Us on Rosedale Highway, the day after a woman and her child were abducted at gunpoint fr...

Jardine Expands Recall of Cribs Sold at Babies 'R' Us

2009-03-24T22:23:15Z

<div><p> Jardine Enterprises is expanding an earlier recall of 320,000 cribs sold at Babies 'R' Us and other retailers. The wooden crib slats can break, creating a gap, which can pose an entrapment and strangulation hazard to infants and toddlers. The current recall includes another 56,450 cribs. </p><p>Safety regulators have received 19 additional incidents of crib slats breaking. In nine of these...