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UPDATE: EToys.co.uk packs up its toy chest

Yet another US e-tailer is packing up and going home. EToys announced Wednesday it will shut down its UK subsidiary after 19 January... Read more

3 January, 2001 by Matthew Broersma

Update: EToys makes shock announcement to partners

Troubled retail site eToys issued an email Friday stating it would terminate its business relationship with... Read more

22 December, 2000 by Steve Homer

eToys gets off the mat

eToys investors finally got something to smile about today when Salomon Smith Barney... Read more

17 February, 2000 by Larry Barrett

The Day Ahead: eToys collapse

EToys is trading at a 52-week low and is more than $3... Read more

28 January, 2000 by Larry Dignan

A Year Ago: EToys gets off the mat

Smiling faces as eToys receives outperform recommendation eToys investors finally got something to smile about today... Read more

17 February, 2001 by Larry Barrett

No fun 'n' games here - eToys axes its remaining staff

Struggling toy e-tailer eToys on Monday issued layoff notices to its remaining 293 employees as it... Read more

6 February, 2001 by Greg Sandoval

EToys to creditors: We can't pay

Struggling online company eToys acknowledged Thursday that it has stopped paying some creditors, including a temporary... Read more

19 January, 2001 by Greg Sandoval

The Day Ahead: Beware the e-tailing trap

Commentary: If you've been watching shares of eToys in recent days, you may have had a few 1999 flashbacks. EToys... Read more

28 November, 2000 by Larry Dignan

The Day Ahead: Divine InterVentures' IPO needs help from above

...recognisable portfolio companies. Idealab, which has filed to go public, has hatched eToys, TicketMaster Online-CitySearch, Goto.com and NetZero to name a few. In... Read more

28 June, 2000 by Larry Dignan

The Day Ahead: Be wary of new dot-com profit paradigm shifts

Some Net companies are trying to push a profit paradigm shift -- mention the "p" word, cook up newfangled calculations and hope no one notices Read more

28 April, 2000 by Larry Dignan

The Day Ahead: Dump those tech shares, make a trader's day

Pssst. There are a lot of traders waiting for you to dump your tech shares in a panic today Read more

17 April, 2000 by Larry Dignan

The Day Ahead: Amid market volatility, common sense returns

...will be around in five years. Can you say that about CDNow, eToys and other e-tailers? 2. Don't borrow money to buy stocks... Read more

5 April, 2000 by Larry Dignan

Net retailing shakeout hits Boo.com

...earn from a public stock offering. Even such high-flying retailers as eToys are feeling the pinch. The company, which research firm Media Metrix said... Read more

27 January, 2000 by Margaret Kane

eToys pulls plug as Nasdaq pulls shares

US online toy retailer eToys has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after sales for its Christmas... Read more

27 February, 2001 by Chris Holbrook

eToys throws in towel

Besieged online retailer eToys has finally called it a day with an announcement yesterday that it... Read more

6 February, 2001 by Sally Watson

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