September 7, 2018 – Newsday – When Toys R Us and Babies R Us closed this summer, they created opportunities for kid-focused retailers on Long Island to take advantage of the chain’s large market share locally. Some toy stores, baby boutiques, children’s furniture retailers and kids’ clothing stores report their business is up, even in the face of a challenging retail environment that includes a declining birth rate that is cutting into spending for kids, as well as Amazon’s growing online retail dominance. Read the story in Newsday.