FAO Schwarz
American toy brand and store
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| 2024 | A new FAO Schwarz location opened in Paris at Galeries Lafayette Haussmann department store. |
| 2021 | Featured in the TV series 'Hawkeye', with a climactic scene at the 30 Rockefeller Plaza location, including a shot of a character on the dance-on piano. |
| November 2021 | A FAO Schwarz store opened in Milan, Italy. |
| 2019 | Parodied in The Simpsons episode 'Crystal Blue-Haired Persuasion' with a healing crystal shop named 'FAO Quartz'. |
| 2019 | A FAO Schwarz shop opened in Arnotts department store in Ireland, replacing its original toy shop. |
| 2019 | ThreeSixty Group expanded FAO Schwarz by opening new locations in Chicago, Beijing, London, and Dublin. |
| March 2019 | A FAO Schwarz store opened at Midway International Airport in Chicago. |
| December 2018 | A second FAO Schwarz store opened at LaGuardia Airport in New York. |
| November 16 2018 | FAO Schwarz opened a new store at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in Rockefeller Center, featuring live toy demonstrations and carrying rare toys like BRIO. |
| October 2018 | FAO Schwarz launched pop-up stores in 90 Hudson's Bay Company stores across Canada for the Christmas holiday season. |
| August 2018 | ThreeSixty Group announced plans to open two new FAO Schwarz stores in New York City. |
| October 2016 | ThreeSixty Group, Inc. acquired FAO Schwarz from Toys 'R' Us, Inc., marking a significant change in the company's ownership. |
| 2015 | FAO Schwarz closed its historic Fifth Avenue location permanently. |
| May 2011 | Featured in 'The Smurfs' movie, with scenes shot over five nights in May. |
| 2010 | Indirectly referenced in 'Toy Story 3' by Lots-o-Huggin' Bear. |
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