Posted on 02/24/2015 5:28:51 PM PST by Second Amendment First
The Toys R Us store in Ferguson, which was burglarized during last year’s unrest, will close at the end of March, the company confirmed Tuesday.
The store, open since 1989, will close “to prepare for the sale of the property,” said company spokeswoman Alyssa Peera.
The store was “not meeting the needs of the business,” Peera said. “That is separate from the events that took place,” she added, referring to the protests and looting.
“We have enjoyed serving the Ferguson community for many years. At this time, we do not have any plans for a new store in the Ferguson area,” she said.
The store is at 10895 West Florissant Avenue, near Interstate 270. Peera noted other Toys R Us stores, including locations in Chesterfield and Sunset Hills, remain in the St. Louis area.
The 46,000-square-foot Ferguson store employs 36 people. The company said it will place as many as possible at its other stores.
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Remember this one?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHId-r8Gb-8
Saw him perform at a small club in Indianapolis while I was stationed at Ft. Ben Harrison.
man this is really great ! Thanks
I saw the King-man play at Winterland in SF in ‘70
I think it was a pretty good show . I was not exactly all there ;^)
EBT cards can’t be used to buy toys and toys make poor trading commodities for drugs - good business decision.
“burglarized “? Or looted? Big difference.
WALL STREET JOURNAL Opinion
Why Eric Holder Won’t Let Go of Ferguson
The attorney general seems intent on taking one more jab at the police before leaving the Justice Department.
By
Jason L. Riley
Feb. 24, 2015 6:49 p.m. ET
423 COMMENTS
When all was said and done, the events that unfolded in Ferguson, Mo., last summer were not extraordinary but rather all too familiar. Eighteen-year-old Michael Brown, a black robbery suspect, resisted arrest, attacked a police officer and was shot dead. We’ve seen this movie many times before. But what might have prompted a helpful discussion about high crime rates in black communities has instead prompted a dishonest debate over police behavior.
Professional agitators in the civil-rights community push false narratives to stay relevant, but we should expect more from the Justice Department. Instead, we have Attorney General Eric Holder channeling Al Sharpton . Last week Mr. Holder said that he will soon announce the results of his Ferguson investigation. CNN, citing “sources,” reported that Darren Wilson, the police officer involved in the shooting, is unlikely to be charged but that Justice is preparing to sue the Ferguson police department “over a pattern of racially discriminatory tactics used by police officers, if the police department does not agree to make changes on its own.”
http://www.wsj.com/articles/jason-l-riley-why-eric-holder-wont-let-go-of-ferguson-1424821747
Thanks, I had missed that one.
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