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I am a very social person who enjoys meeting new people. My mother has always joked that I could make friends with a wall if I had no one else to talk to. But the truth is that I love feeling a connection with people and learning about their lives. That is why I always look forward to visiting my …
Supporting the community and charitable organizations is integral to the mission of Learning Express Toys. During the holidays, especially, both local stores and the home office increase their toy donations—making children’s dreams come true! This year, Learning Express Toys of Dallas was delighted to participate in the Wish Booth that The Meredith Vieira Show set up in their city. Vieira …
Holiday shoppers, gleeful children, Santa, and Top Toys fill the aisles of Learning Express Toys this time of year. Four new stores are experiencing the delight of the season, with grand openings in November (Mandeville, LA; Lafayette, CA; Manhattan) and December (Holmdel, NJ). During their first evening of their grand opening, Mandeville owners Rhonda Folse Solomon and Jeanne Murry hosted …
Owning and operating a Learning Express Toys franchise provides an exceptional opportunity to work with family. While all of our store owners greatly enjoy the entrepreneurial aspects of running their own businesses, many also appreciate having family members as business partners. Within the organization, there are several parent-child teams who are exceptional at balancing their work and personal lives on …
Toys that help change lives Commitment to the community is integral to the mission of Learning Express Toys. Each year, LE Toys partners with several charities on both the national and individual store level. Franchise-wide, LE Toys worked with the MaxLove Project this year to help “SuperKids” thrive against cancer. Providing families fighting childhood cancers with accessible, practical, kid-friendly whole-body …
Learning Express Toys, the nation’s largest educational toy retailer, welcomed its newest franchise to Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina on August 22. Mayor of Mt. Pleasant, Linda Page, and Councilmen Chris O’Neal and Mark Smith greeted customers during the ribbon cutting ceremony. In conjunction with the Grand Opening, local owners Ken, Leah, and Kelly King partnered with Headbands of Hope! For …
Every year, Learning Express Toys hosts a franchise-wide Convention in a major US city. This year, the entire Learning Express Toys family, including store owners, store managers, home office employees, and vendors, gathered at La Quinta Resort and Spa in Palm Springs, CA. It was an eventful four days in which store owners placed orders for holiday products at the …
Every year, Learning Express Toys hosts the Learning Express Toys Franchise Convention in a major US city. This year, the entire Learning Express Toys family, including store owners, store managers, home office employees, and vendors, gathered at La Quinta Resort and Spa in Palm Springs, CA. It was an eventful four days in which store owners placed orders for holiday …
Annually, LE Toys franchisees gather at the end of June to order toys for the holidays. Along with announcing long-term charitable partnerships at the Convention, LE Toys also partners with local organizations in need of toys. The Convention location changes annually, and this year LE Toys was pleased to support the Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center (Rancho Mirage, CA), along with …
More than 50 customers waited for the doors to reopen of the Learning Express Toys of University Park earlier this month. Residents of the Braden River area, husband and wife team Chris and Pam Stolz say they “are excited to be active participants in the community.” Their Grand Opening weekend featured appearances by Elmo, Queen Elsa, and Princess Anna. “Our …
