31.   But shoppers too often find themselves in a stupor as they slog through double-digit wish lists and an overwhelming selection at the toy stores.

32.   But some retailers say the future of toy stores may not depend on Internet sales.

33.   Clinton boomed big and pink-faced from his podium beneath the giant toy soldier, blocks and doll that decorate the entrance to the toy store.

34.   Confronted with failure, Sheldon Weiner ended things with a bang in the parking lot of a toy store on Camelback Road.

35.   Counters in toy stores were heaped with bears.

36.   Donald Johnston, who works at a toy store in Arlington, Va., said the allure of the game had spread to adults.

37.   Distinct from the mass market are specialty toy stores, which differentiate themselves by offering educational toys that appeal as much to parents as to children.

38.   Down the street a bit, Gaylene Wakeman was attending to business at a toy store, Once Upon a Time.

39.   Energizer has repeatedly disputed the way Nielsen measures market shares, saying Nielsen fails to factor in battery sales from such retail channels as toy stores and warehouse clubs.

40.   Eason hit the toy stores, determined to find an African-American action figure, to no avail.