Nostalgic retail brand Toys R Us is expanding its presence in Fairfax County by opening two new standalone stores, one in Fair Oaks Mall and the other in Springfield Town Center.
The Fair Oaks Mall location (11750 Route 50, #J226) will open at an unspecified date soon, while the Springfield store (6677 Springfield Mall, Space 22049) opened Sept. 23.
The new Toys R Us stores don’t have the same massive retail footprint as the business did during its heyday in the 1980s and ’90s, as seen in the location in Fair Lakes that closed nearly a decade ago, but they are part of a major nationwide expansion for the brand, which is opening 120 stores across the country in time for the holiday season…