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==Economy== [[File:Willowbrook Mall - Wayne, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|left|Interior of Willowbrook Mall]] Wayne was home to the [[Toys "R" Us]] United States corporate headquarters,<ref>[http://www.toysrusinc.com/about-us/ About Toys "R" Us, Inc.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190114152134/https://www.toysrusinc.com/about-us |date=January 14, 2019 }}, [[Toys "R" Us]], Inc. Accessed August 22, 2014. "Headquartered in Wayne, NJ, Toys"R"Us, Inc. employs approximately 70,000 employees worldwide."</ref> before it filed for [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code|Chaper 11 bankruptcy]] in September 2017 and ceased to operate as an independent, publicly-traded firm. Brands associated with the former toy-retailer firm were acquired by [[Tru Kids]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/blakemorgan/2019/02/12/toys-r-us-is-making-a-comeback-as-tru-kids-with-a-modern-customer-approach/|title=Toys 'R' Us Is Making A Comeback As Tru Kids -- With A Modern Customer Approach|last=Morgan|first=Blake|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2019-02-13|archive-date=February 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214002542/https://www.forbes.com/sites/blakemorgan/2019/02/12/toys-r-us-is-making-a-comeback-as-tru-kids-with-a-modern-customer-approach/|url-status=live}}</ref> The former Toys "R" Us headquarters at One Geoffrey Way is now home to medical device manufacturer [[Getinge Group|Getinge]], housing their United States sales, service and training operations.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lindner|first=Linda|date=2020-05-27|title=Getinge US consolidates sales, service ops at former Toys R Us HQ in Wayne|url=https://njbiz.com/getinge-us-consolidates-sales-service-ops-former-toys-r-us-hq-wayne/|access-date=2022-01-21|website=NJBIZ|language=en-US|archive-date=January 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121063002/https://njbiz.com/getinge-us-consolidates-sales-service-ops-former-toys-r-us-hq-wayne/|url-status=live}}</ref> Wayne continues to host the headquarters of the [[Valley Bank]] (formerly Valley National Bank) corporate headquarters.<ref>[https://www.valleynationalbank.com/About/Company.aspx Company Information] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327221657/https://www.valleynationalbank.com/About/Company.aspx |date=March 27, 2014 }}, [[Valley National Bank]]. Accessed August 22, 2014. "Valley National Bancorp is a regional bank holding company headquartered in Wayne, New Jersey with $16 billion in assets."</ref> [[JVC]] has their US office in Wayne and employ approximately 19,040.<ref>http://www.jvc.com {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925122427/https://www.jvc.com/ |date=September 25, 2023 }} βΊ Company</ref> [[Willowbrook Mall (Wayne, New Jersey)|Willowbrook Mall]] is a two-level indoor shopping mall in the township, the fourth-largest mall in the state, featuring 200 retail establishments and a [[gross leasable area]] of {{convert|1514000|sqft}}.<ref>[http://www.mallsandoutlets.com/malls/willowbrook-mall-wayne-nj-mall/ Willowbrook Mall] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614151517/http://www.mallsandoutlets.com/malls/willowbrook-mall-wayne-nj-mall/ |date=June 14, 2015 }}, Malls and Outlets. Accessed June 12, 2015.</ref> The Willowbrook Mall went through a renovation in 2018β19 that added new flooring, lighting, seating and a few new restaurants. Sears was closed and a Sears Tire Center was demolished; a 12-screen state-of-the-art Cinemark movie theater was built in its place.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/bergen/2019/12/we-have-the-internet-and-american-dream-but-nj-malls-are-upping-their-game.html|title=These 8 N.J. malls are all upping their game. See the new plans.|last=NJ.com|first=Allison Pries {{!}} NJ Advance Media for|date=2019-12-29|website=nj|language=en|access-date=2020-04-14|archive-date=December 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229192947/https://www.nj.com/bergen/2019/12/we-have-the-internet-and-american-dream-but-nj-malls-are-upping-their-game.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Adjacent to it is the [[Wayne Towne Center]] regional shopping center, which features a movie theater under the AMC brand.
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