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K·B Toys (also known as Kay Bee Toys) [1] was an American chain of mall-based retail toy stores. The company was founded in 1922 as Kaufman Brothers, a wholesale candy store. The company opened a wholesale toy store in 1946, and ended its candy wholesales two years later to emphasize its toy products.
KB Toys, formerly Kay-Bee Toys and before that Kay Bee Toy and Hobby, was the second-largest retailer of toys behind Toys `R’ Us and the largest mall retailer of toys in the United States.
In September of 1946, the Kaufman Brothers opened their own toy store. After two short years, they decided to close the candy store and focus exclusively on the toy market. The decision to close the candy store was not made because the business was doing poorly.
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