Editing Lego (section)

=== Retail stores ===
[[File:LEGOStoreFairviewMall10.JPG|thumb|A Lego store in Toronto, Canada]]
[[File:Lego Store, Leicester Square - geograph.org.uk - 5224356.jpg|thumb|right|The world's largest Lego store in [[Leicester Square]], London]]

The first Lego store to open anywhere in the world was in Sydney, Australia, in 1984. Located in the Birkenhead Point Outlet Centre it was not only the first dedicated Lego retail outlet, but it also had displays including many iconic Australian items such as the Holden FJ, Sydney Harbour Bridge, and the Sydney Opera House as well as buildings from Amsterdam, dinosaurs and an English Village. Known as The LEGO Centre, Birkenhead Point, the store closed in the early 1990s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.toltoys.com/2011/05/the-first-lego-store-birkenhead-point-sydney-lego-centre/ |title=The First LEGO Store: Birkenhead Point Sydney LEGO Centre |website=Toltoys Kid |location=Australia |date=30 May 2011 |access-date=16 October 2021 |archive-date=17 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917042056/https://www.toltoys.com/2011/05/the-first-lego-store-birkenhead-point-sydney-lego-centre/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

{{As of|March 2024}}, Lego operates 1031 retail shops, called Lego Stores, globally.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bricksprice |date=14 March 2024 |title=LEGO's Thriving Growth in 2023 |url=https://bricksprice.com/legos-thriving-growth-in-2023-surpassing-market-challenges-and-embracing-a-sustainable-future/ |access-date=14 March 2024 |website=BricksPrice |publisher=bricksprice.com}}</ref> The world's largest Lego store is located in [[Leicester Square]], London.<ref>{{cite news |title=Flagship Store London Leicester Square |url=https://www.lego.com/en-gb/service/help/lego_stores/lego_stores/flagship-store-london-leicester-square-kA009000001dcDjCAI?locale=en-gb&consent-modal=show&age-gate=grown_up |access-date=16 October 2023 |publisher=Lego.com}}</ref> The U.S. stores include the [[Downtown Disney]] shopping complexes at [[Disneyland Resort|Disneyland]] and [[Walt Disney World|Walt Disney World Resorts]] as well as in [[Mall of America]] in [[Bloomington, Minnesota|Bloomington]], Minnesota. The opening of each new store is celebrated with a weekend-long event in which a Master Model Builder creates, with the help of volunteers—a larger-than-life Lego statue, which is then displayed at the new store for several weeks.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lego Store Grand Openings |url=http://accesswinnipeg.com/2015/07/lego-store-grand-opening-celebration-help-build-an-8-foot-tall-yoda-model-on-july-24/ |website=Access Winnipeg |date=21 July 2015 |access-date=25 August 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724091408/http://accesswinnipeg.com/2015/07/lego-store-grand-opening-celebration-help-build-an-8-foot-tall-yoda-model-on-july-24/ |archive-date=24 July 2015}}</ref>