How Toys 'R' Us Went Bankrupt | WSJ
For decades, Toys "R" Us was not only one of the top toy retailers in the United States, it was one of the top retailers period. Until it suddenly wasn’t. Toys “R” filed for bankruptcy in 2017 and liquidated six months later. This is the story of how Toys "R" Us went bankrupt.
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For decades, Toys “R” Us was not only one of the top toy retailers in the United States, it was one of the top retailers period. Until it suddenly wasn’t. Toys “R” filed for bankruptcy in 2017 and liquidated six months later. This is the story of how Toys “R” Us went bankrupt.
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Toys “R” Us. I never Heard of that place
We still have it where we are and it’s all ways full lol
This is like developers scattering trash over their part of an estate to grab the rest – by the time you win, you've poisoned the earth you're monetising.
Solus? Soulless
The thumbnail looks like a dystopian timeline
I still have a Zuzu pet.
I also have one back when they did a weird where they added weapons to them and made the fight
Monster high dolllsssssssssss😭
Weeee wanttttt toyssss rrrrrrr u'ssssss againnnnnn 😭
I remembered that Toys R us was big, and it was so big that you could ride the skateboards they sold in the store for hours! I liked it.
I remember going to toys r us as a kid and really wanting to get things but my parents never bought my siblings and I things from their because if the crazy prices. The only time I've seen my parents buy something from them was when they bought a toy for my baby cousin. Low prices is a phrase that should never be put together with toys r us. Those toys were like $70 a doll.
So they used to have models in toys r us from what i see. Why no now
Just like how Toy R Us closed down a bunch of family toy stores when it started, Amazons is doing the same to it. Just a natural progression of businesses.
Easy answer: the rise of electronics
I remember my last trip to Toys r us
When the store near me was gonna close I bought like 10 xbox’s because they had like a 70% discount
Still going in japan
Kids now a days only want/play smartphones, toys are being replaced with technology. After you play with a toy you get bored, on a smartphone there are so many apps to download and play. Everyone has to grow up eventually ;(
You lot are going on about the video. But I'm over wondering why it started with the monokuma theme 😂😂
I still miss Toys R us
Remember going into a store in Cambridge UK before Christmas to get my kids some things. Walked out disappointed by a dismal collection of things. Didnt buy anything. Ended up getting everything online instead.
I remember when our store closed. They had a "everything must go" sale going on, but it was still so much. Only half the stuff there was on sale, and even then most of it was only 15 or 25% off. The shelves remained full.
3:07 is no one going to say how this guy looks like Voldemort
Why do giraffes!!!! !!!!!!!!!!?