CEO of Bratz dolls maker leads bid to salvage hundreds of U.S. Toys R Us stores slated for closure

California toy mogul Isaac Larian is leading an effort to save more than half of the 735 domestic Toys R Us Inc. stores that would close under the bankrupt retailer’s plan to liquidate.

Larian is majority owner and chief executive of MGA Entertainment Inc., a privately held toy maker based in Van...