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21. I get the point about how shitty these toy stores look inside

Tue Sep 19, 2017, 02:35 PM

Sep 2017

but, as a parent, I gotta tell you, there are few things I like less than toy shopping ... If anything would get my online business, it would be buying toys.

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Toys R US Files for Bankruptcy, Crushed by Online Competition [View all] Purveyor Sep 2017 OP

Sad.... RhodeIslandOne Sep 2017 #1

Just a bit of karma as T'R'Us move into our small local market facilitated the demise of my old Purveyor Sep 2017 #2

It sounds to me that the same things killing ToysR'Us are the same things that killed your store. RhodeIslandOne Sep 2017 #3

No, its only killing those that either refuse or are to slow to adapt but those that do cstanleytech Sep 2017 #4

not slow to adapt. it was raped by Bain Capital. who do we know associatied with Bain? nt msongs Sep 2017 #5

Bain Capital! atreides1 Sep 2017 #8

The term "47 percent" comes to mind. spiderpig Sep 2017 #16

Our grandchildren were not that pleased to get T r U gift cards last Christmas. Hortensis Sep 2017 #26

This is NOT the frault of Amazon-- it is retaiiers being run by money guys, not retail guys... TreasonousBastard Sep 2017 #6

+1 dalton99a Sep 2017 #7

Exactly. Headline should read "...crushed by management financial games" JHB Sep 2017 #10

Thanks for this list! FakeNoose Sep 2017 #19

Keep in mind: these articles were written 26 years ago... JHB Sep 2017 #22

I agree. What many of these stores like kmart sears radio shack etc JI7 Sep 2017 #11

I get the point about how shitty these toy stores look inside Cosmocat Sep 2017 #21

that's why they need to make their stores appealing to make people(specifically kids) JI7 Sep 2017 #24

This has become a system where Private Equity gets paid while public investors are bagholders bucolic_frolic Sep 2017 #9

Funny,I'd rather buy local and just go get it than mess with online.... Bengus81 Sep 2017 #12

That's ironic, becasue Wikipedia says, "At its peak, Toys "R" Us was considered a classic example Nitram Sep 2017 #14

My Efforts To Avoid Online RobinA Sep 2017 #35

When I was ten years old, in 1962, my Mom took me to the new store and let me... Nitram Sep 2017 #13

Back in 02 and 04 when our kids were of "toys r us" age ileus Sep 2017 #15

never really liked toy r us dembotoz Sep 2017 #17

People are no longer supporting their small local retailers FakeNoose Sep 2017 #18

A shocking demise. KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2017 #25

Yes exactly sharedvalues Sep 2017 #27

What a farce is was... KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2017 #29

GOP billionaires care only about themselves. sharedvalues Sep 2017 #42

This is so true FakeNoose Sep 2017 #30

Sort of sad... KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2017 #31

I wasn't around in the 50s and 60s so I have no idea what retail was then crazycatlady Sep 2017 #32

Thanks for sharing that. KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2017 #34

I Worked RobinA Sep 2017 #36

And, I bet you took pride in being a "part of" that company. KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2017 #39

It is not just a question of saving a buck hack89 Sep 2017 #37

Depending on your point of view, that's the problem. KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2017 #38

The last paragraph in Purveyor's post is the most important jmowreader Sep 2017 #20

Toys R Us Just Got Too High Priced... JimGinPA Sep 2017 #23

My observations crazycatlady Sep 2017 #28

If I bought 20,000 hot wheels cars would that help? Blue_Tires Sep 2017 #33

Whenever I read "online competition"...something in me says "Bullshit!!!" Xolodno Sep 2017 #40

Obviously, everyone forgot who owns Toys R Us laserhaas Sep 2017 #41