To make shopping for gifts easier this Christmas season, Walmart Canada launched the Holiday Helper Workshop toy shop in Toronto alongside the annual Santa Claus Parade. Over the holiday season, a total of four pop-up shops will be showing up across Toronto, giving shoppers the chance to play, purchase and take advantage of free shipping on a variety of toys. In addition to appealing to kids and big kids at heart, the temporary downtown pop-up provides a way to shop at Walmart, since there are few Walmart locations in the downtown Toronto area.
On top of being able to test out some of this year's hottest toys, the outdoor pop-up serves Walmart's Great Value brand Hot Chocolate, candy cane cookies and gives everyone the chance to snap a pic with a festive holiday elf.
Pop-Up Toy Shops
Walmart's Holiday Helper Toy Shop Lets Shoppers Test Out the Top Toys
Trend Themes
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Industry Implications
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