Toys "R" Us/Babies "R" Us/Kids "R" Us

[danfifepsu]

Will anything happen to Toys r us?

[Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill)]

Will anything happen to Toys r us?

Toys "R" Us will lay off employees at the corporate level, but nothing else will happen.

[danfifepsu]

Will anything happen to Toys r us?

Toys "R" Us will lay off employees at the corporate level, but nothing else will happen.

good and its the ONLY BRICK AND MOTOR Toy chain left. Why did Duluth one close in 2006? and also in statements a little while ago they said 98 percent of their stores are PROFITABLE!

[Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill)]

Will anything happen to Toys r us?

Toys "R" Us will lay off employees at the corporate level, but nothing else will happen.

good and its the ONLY BRICK AND MOTOR Toy chain left. Why did Duluth one close in 2006? and also in statements a little while ago they said 98 percent of their stores are PROFITABLE!

BRICK AND MOTOR? Don't you mean BRICK AND MORTAR?

A motor is found inside a car. Mortar is what holds bricks together. There's a BIG difference.

I do hope nothing bad happens to Toys "R" Us. Besides Toys "R" Us, the only other toy stores I can think of are local family-owned toy stores that don't carry video games like Nintendo Switch and Xbox One or such mainstream toys as Barbie dolls, Hot Wheels cars, or action figures based on comic book superheroes like Batman or science fiction movies like Star Wars. If Toys "R" Us fails to make money during the holiday season, they'll have to close some stores. I hope that does not happen. I hope they can balance out online and brick-and-mortar sales to survive, so they can compete with the likes of Walmart and Amazon.com.

[danfifepsu]

Will anything happen to Toys r us?

Toys "R" Us will lay off employees at the corporate level, but nothing else will happen.

good and its the ONLY BRICK AND MOTOR Toy chain left. Why did Duluth one close in 2006? and also in statements a little while ago they said 98 percent of their stores are PROFITABLE!

BRICK AND MOTOR? Don't you mean BRICK AND MORTAR?

A motor is found inside a car. Mortar is what holds bricks together. There's a BIG difference.

I do hope nothing bad happens to Toys "R" Us. Besides Toys "R" Us, the only other toy stores I can think of are local family-owned toy stores that don't carry video games like Nintendo Switch and Xbox One or such mainstream toys as Barbie dolls, Hot Wheels cars, or action figures based on comic book superheroes like Batman or science fiction movies like Star Wars. If Toys "R" Us fails to make money during the holiday season, they'll have to close some stores. I hope that does not happen. I hope they can balance out online and brick-and-mortar sales to survive, so they can compete with the likes of Walmart and Amazon.com.

how they do in holiday season varies and why close if 98 percent of their stores are profitable and which ones would close.

[retailisking]

http://www.retaildive.com/news/toys-r-us-lays-off-roughly-250-corporate-employees/436544/

[Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill)]

It makes me wonder if a buyout by the TJX Companies is enough to save them...

[retailisking]

It makes me wonder if a buyout by the TJX Companies is enough to save them...

They couldn't save Bob's Stores, and I doubt they'll try that sort of thing again.

[Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill)]

It makes me wonder if a buyout by the TJX Companies is enough to save them...

They couldn't save Bob's Stores, and I doubt they'll try that sort of thing again.

I guess they're going to have to save themselves at this point...

[danfifepsu]

What will happen:  http://www.wcvb.com/article/toys-r-us-exploring-bankruptcy-as-one-option-to-deal-with-400m-in-debt/12189536

[TheFugitive]

What will happen:  http://www.wcvb.com/article/toys-r-us-exploring-bankruptcy-as-one-option-to-deal-with-400m-in-debt/12189536

Same thing that happened to Ames.  They'll file Chapter 11, stumble along, closing stores, struggling to keep the shelves stocked.  A long, drawn-out Sears style death.

[danfifepsu]

What will happen:  http://www.wcvb.com/article/toys-r-us-exploring-bankruptcy-as-one-option-to-deal-with-400m-in-debt/12189536

Same thing that happened to Ames.  They'll file Chapter 11, stumble along, closing stores, struggling to keep the shelves stocked.  A long, drawn-out Sears style death.

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they cat as they are the only toy chain LEFT. and of stores they said 98 percent of them are profitable.

[TheFugitive]

Walmart has become the Category Killer in toys.
Sad to say a chain dedicated to a toy vertical may no longer be needed in the market.

You can make just about any store profitable by scaling back the payroll.
However, then you can't keep up on the maintenance and the restocking, and the
place eventually enters a death spiral where you can't keep it profitable.

Believe me, I lived this for many years.

[danfifepsu]

Walmart has become the Category Killer in toys.
Sad to say a chain dedicated to a toy vertical may no longer be needed in the market.

You can make just about any store profitable by scaling back the payroll.
However, then you can't keep up on the maintenance and the restocking, and the
place eventually enters a death spiral where you can't keep it profitable.

Believe me, I lived this for many years.

WELLLLL They need to put stuff in Amazon doesnt have. Also if they close stores I feel and hope I am right that ones that will close are in areas where you can get to another one within 10-15 min. I FEel like Swansea mass one WILL CLOSE, as its in a not major retail market with ones in WArwick RI, ATtleboro MA and Dartmouth MA 15 min away.

[Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill)]

I hope that Toys "R" Us survives the retail apocalypse. Life would be pretty boring without them and their fun stores. Toys "R" Us used to have competition back in the 1980s and 1990s with Child World, Children's Palace, Lionel Kiddie City, Circus World and Kay Bee Toys. They are now the last toy retailer of their kind. Toys "R" Us used to be really great back in the day, but somehow, online competition and other big box retailers have dimmed that magic.

[danfifepsu]

I hope that Toys "R" Us survives the retail apocalypse. Life would be pretty boring without them and their fun stores. Toys "R" Us used to have competition back in the 1980s and 1990s with Child World, Children's Palace, Lionel Kiddie City, Circus World and Kay Bee Toys. They are now the last toy retailer of their kind. Toys "R" Us used to be really great back in the day, but somehow, online competition and other big box retailers have dimmed that magic.

I feel Toys R us wll and as long as they add stuff Amazon doesnt have they are fine. Yes TOys r us is last of its kid, It wont regain the magic it had in the 1980s and first half of 1990s. Child world went out 25 yrs ago this time. What was Lionel Kiddie City? But if they close stores, will any Toys r us / Babies R us side by side ones go? They said 98 percent of their stores are profitable.  I feel ones that will go are in areas where they can get to another one oh 10 to 15 min away, an example one in Swansea mass is in a non active retail area where the mall is dying w not much else around it and there are others (Warwick RI, Dartmouth MA, ATtleboro Ma) that are 15 min from it in more active shopping area.

[Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill)]

I hope that most of the profitable stores stay, and the stores that have Babies "R" Us on one side can just downsize by scaling back the baby department.

[danfifepsu]

I hope that most of the profitable stores stay, and the stores that have Babies "R" Us on one side can just downsize by scaling back the baby department.

Well I wnder if I am right that what will close are ones in areas where oyu can get to another the same area, that one in Swansea mass is an example the mall its near has half stores gone w 1 anchor and almost no other retail and there are 3 others 15 min away that are in more active areas.

[Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill)]

The store in my area is doing well despite all the bad news.

[danfifepsu]

The store in my area is doing well despite all the bad news.

what store/ a store in Billings MT i went there 5 yrs ago and they said there is no babies r us in it as they dont make enough revenue for one, I mean what?

[Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill)]

The store in my area is doing well despite all the bad news.

what store

The Toys "R" Us store on West Mason Street in Green Bay, Wisconsin which opened October 1984.

[danfifepsu]

The store in my area is doing well despite all the bad news.

what store

The Toys "R" Us store on West Mason Street in Green Bay, Wisconsin which opened October 1984.

IT WONT CLOSE, its the only one around. I sense ones that will close wil be in areas where you can get to another one thats oh like 10 to 15 miles and what will close are in the weaker shopping areas in that area and will remain are the ones in the stronger shopping areas.  some have a toys r us / babies r us and a stand alone Babies r us 5 miles or less and I bet the stand alone one will close, ie gets rid of excess real estate.

[Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill)]

The store in my area is doing well despite all the bad news.

what store

The Toys "R" Us store on West Mason Street in Green Bay, Wisconsin which opened October 1984.

IT WONT CLOSE, its the only one around. I sense ones that will close wil be in areas where you can get to another one thats oh like 10 to 15 miles and what will close are in the weaker shopping areas in that area and will remain are the ones in the stronger shopping areas.  some have a toys r us / babies r us and a stand alone Babies r us 5 miles or less and I bet the stand alone one will close, ie gets rid of excess real estate.

The only other location in my area is the Appleton, Wisconsin location (near Fox River Mall), which was renovated to include a Babies "R" Us store.

[danfifepsu]

The store in my area is doing well despite all the bad news.

what store

The Toys "R" Us store on West Mason Street in Green Bay, Wisconsin which opened October 1984.

I Am worried Toys r us will go out entirely soon. They have the potential they need to refinance their stuff
IT WONT CLOSE, its the only one around. I sense ones that will close wil be in areas where you can get to another one thats oh like 10 to 15 miles and what will close are in the weaker shopping areas in that area and will remain are the ones in the stronger shopping areas.  some have a toys r us / babies r us and a stand alone Babies r us 5 miles or less and I bet the stand alone one will close, ie gets rid of excess real estate.

The only other location in my area is the Appleton, Wisconsin location (near Fox River Mall), which was renovated to include a Babies "R" Us store.

[retailisking]

The filing was likely expedited by reports of vendors withholding shipments
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-19/toys-r-us-files-for-bankruptcy-crushed-by-online-competition

[JJBers]

The filing was likely expedited by reports of vendors withholding shipments
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-19/toys-r-us-files-for-bankruptcy-crushed-by-online-competition

That sucks, I've never been to a Toys R Us because of the distance.

[Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill)]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JYUo9WKkao

[Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill)]

The reason that Toys "R" Us filed for Chapter 11 was because the retailer is up to Geoffrey's nose in debt thanks to the leveraged buyout by Bain Capital, KKR and Vornado. This is why leveraged buyouts should be illegal. Leveraged buyouts are the vampires of capitalism.

[giantsfan2016]

I wish it was posted online somewhere. KOOL Radio in Southern New England (Hartford, Springfield, and Westerly) this morning played an ad during their morning show that was a parody of a Toys R Us going out a business sale.

[Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill)]

I hope Toys "R" Us recovers...