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RIP Toys R Us
« on: March 14, 2018, 09:49:05 AM »

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Toys R Us, the iconic U.S. retailer, is in the process of drafting the court motion for its liquidation plan, a source familiar with the situation told CNBC on Tuesday.

The retailer could file as soon as the end of Wednesday, making the motion official. It will then begin to wind down the storied toy retailer, after more than half a century in business
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A liquidation will most likely result in the closing of all of Toys R Us' 800 stores in the U.S.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/13/toys-r-us-is-preparing-to-file-its-liquidation-plan-with-the-court.html

This has been a long time coming, and TRU was scheduled to close 100+ stores in April, so it’s not a surprise. With online competitors, Target / Walmart, plus a flawed high-price business model, this isn’t a surprise, but as a child of the 80s, it sucks. Going to TRU as a kid was one half-step below Disney Land.  My kids were just starting to enjoy the experience.  Plus, TRU gets a lot of exclusives for brands like Imaginext.

On top of that, 10,000+ workers are going to lose their jobs.

Overall, it’s a bummer.


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So what is gonna happen to Geoffrey?

Right on about trips to Toys R Us being special back in the day.  I remember being downright giddy whenever my mom would take me to the one in Auburn. 


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Yeah this is really sad.  I don't remember the one time we went to Disney, but I still remember the feeling of going to and shopping at a Toys R Us in the 80's and early 90's.  And to a lesser degree, Kay Bee Toys. 

Online shopping obviously has its advantages, but being able to shop at Toys R Us was superior in showing you what else is available in the section you like, and in some cases even interact in person. 


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Toys R Us, the iconic U.S. retailer, is in the process of drafting the court motion for its liquidation plan, a source familiar with the situation told CNBC on Tuesday.

The retailer could file as soon as the end of Wednesday, making the motion official. It will then begin to wind down the storied toy retailer, after more than half a century in business
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A liquidation will most likely result in the closing of all of Toys R Us' 800 stores in the U.S.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/13/toys-r-us-is-preparing-to-file-its-liquidation-plan-with-the-court.html

This has been a long time coming, and TRU was scheduled to close 100+ stores in April, so it’s not a surprise. With online competitors, Target / Walmart, plus a flawed high-price business model, this isn’t a surprise, but as a child of the 80s, it sucks. Going to TRU as a kid was one half-step below Disney Land.  My kids were just starting to enjoy the experience.  Plus, TRU gets a lot of exclusives for brands like Imaginext.

On top of that, 10,000+ workers are going to lose their jobs.

Overall, it’s a bummer.

Very unfortunate, especially for the 10,000+ losing their jobs.

When I was a kid, living in central Maine, the only TRU was in Portland—"the big city"—and we got to go to TRU only once in a blue moon, and it was amazing.

Now that I'm in my 40s, I'm starting to experience things my parents experienced, like seeing things from childhood go by the wayside, and it's a little sad.
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Yeah this is really sad.  I don't remember the one time we went to Disney, but I still remember the feeling of going to and shopping at a Toys R Us in the 80's and early 90's.  And to a lesser degree, Kay Bee Toys. 

Online shopping obviously has its advantages, but being able to shop at Toys R Us was superior in showing you what else is available in the section you like, and in some cases even interact in person.

Kay Bee was my !@#$  :angel: :police: :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

All my childhood memories slowly going down the drain... Thanks Corporate America!
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i thought it was a long time coming, at least in my knowledge, most if not all Toys R Us has already been closed, and i thought they filed for bankruptcy a long long time ago, also kind of hard for them to keep up in the digital age where kids prefers ipads over physical toys, much more different than when we were kids

just me guessing

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RIP TRU.

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Saw it closed in the UK recently and figured it was a matter of time before it followed suit everywhere else. Sad. As has been said, kids these days are a lot different than in the 80s/90s. My youngest nephew, not even 2 years old yet, is already starting to grasp the functions on an iPad.
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Never really went to Toys'R'Us (and I grew up in the 80's), but the wife and I did a fair amount of shopping at Baby's'R'Us as they really did have a much larger selection on baby furniture, clothes, and accessories than any other store. 
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i thought it was a long time coming, at least in my knowledge, most if not all Toys R Us has already been closed, and i thought they filed for bankruptcy a long long time ago, also kind of hard for them to keep up in the digital age where kids prefers ipads over physical toys, much more different than when we were kids

just me guessing

The previous plan was to close about 20% of US stores, many of them standalone Babies R Us outlets.  They were then going through the bankruptcy process, hoping to restructure or to sell the brand. That plan seems to have failed, so they’re liquidating.


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I've been to ToysRUs several times lately due to people giving gift cards for our kid. Generally speaking, their prices are not consistent (higher) with Walmart and Amazon and I would almost always have to get a price match unless it's one of their handful of clearance items. This was fine back in the 90s when you had to drive around to shop around, but nowadays when I can see all prices of all stores with a few clicks, who is dumb enough to shop there? Their business model is outdated. In today's Amazon climate, a brick and mortar store needs to price their products either the same or better than Amazon to be able to compete (you get the "I want it now" crowd and the "I'd drive to save a buck" crowd). The Home Depot and Walmart are great examples of this. Their prices are generally better than Amazon, so if you have the motivation to get off your couch, it provides value. If I have to get in my car and drive down to ToysRUs AND pay more or price match Walmart, what's the point? Why not just go to Walmart or wait a couple days and get it delivered right to my door? Or you can be like BedBathAndBeyond and have an insane return policy (seriously.. how does this company afford to take 5 year old returns)? I'd gladly pay a bit more and know that I can return this thing essentially whenever I want.

I'm all for competition, but ToysRUs has been walking dead for a long time now. At least other, more useful businesses, can use their new real estate options to provide for customers.
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I'm assuming this liquidation is just Brick and Mortar and this brand will live on in name/web.
ok fine