[beergarden]

Good news for Amazon.

[lodi90]

Toys R Us was saddled with debt by Romney’s Bain Capital. It will be interesting to see if that link is made.

[Trillian]

They were way over-priced even twenty years ago. I can’t believe they lasted this long.

[Doogle]

.....and all the illegals working at a large distribution warehouse (toys)within 3 miles of my location....(yippee)

[ASOC]

Gee - and who arranged for all that debt that put the company out of business????

Private equity firms KKR & Co LP (KKR.N) and

**Bain Capital LP**,

together with real estate investment trust Vornado Realty Trust (VNO.N), took Toys “R” Us private in 2005. On Monday, they all supported the company filing for bankruptcy, according to the sources.

[toast]

Kids hardly play with anything other than video games.

[WayneS]

“Toys ‘R Us Bankrupt - Barbie and Cabbage Patch Kids Hit Hardest”

[DannyTN]

I always thought their selection was weak.

[Reno89519]

How is this bad news for Lego?! Did they run out of kids to sell to? Who shops at Toys-R-Us anyway? We buy plenty of Legos via Amazon! Too many.

[Not A Snowbird]

I hate going in there, it’s always a madhouse and I can’t ever find what I want. Easier to shop online.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Ironically enough, today is Barbie’s 58th. Birthday.

And unlike Nancy Pelosi, plastic boobs actually look GOOD on her!

[Governor Dinwiddie]

They can thank Planned Parenthood and all the other abortionists. Heck, I wouldn't even be surprised if Toys-R-Us had contributed to those outfits.
 

[shanover]

The Box store is dead. Maybe this could be good news for local (small)business but without a doubt a company like Amazon is the real winner. China will keep on ticking.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Toy R Us has been in trouble for quite a while. Over a decade ago I went in because I need some toys and games and I did not want to run all over the city looking for them.

They did not have even a quarter of my list in stock and were uninterested in trying to get a hold of the rest of it.

This was almost a thousand dollar order and they just could not be bothered.

I went to Wal*Mart and they were not only willing to order what was not in stock, they saved me money as well.

Customer service.

They did not have it.

[mykroar]

Legos are damn expensive, that’s part of their problem.

[deport]

This is an ongoing process from back in Sept. 2017 when with its bankruptcy
filing Toys R Us bought itself $3.1 billion in new financing that will allow
it to stock and operate all of its stores through the crucial holiday season. But
after the holidays are over, store closings are inevitable, bankruptcy experts say.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2017/09/19/toys-r-us-store-closings-expected-after-holiday-season/683762001/

[trebb]

Tried to do what Walmart does so well by grabbing a huge niche and running others into obscurity - only stayed with a shortsighted vision and became defunct - expansions with Babies "R" Us and Kids "R" Us didn't give enough product diversity for it to flourish....high prices on toys that weren't available elsewhere and some liberal politics probably didn't help.

Walked in one once about 25 years ago and spent 30 minutes or so walking the aisles before deciding to go the the Mall across the street to find something to buy...