Toys-R-us gave it the old college try..
Some stores that were closed reopened in November 2019 as part of a small U.S. comeback attempt by the iconic toy chain..
Today it being reported that the it’s over, Again.
The Toys R Us store at the Galleria mall in Houston shuttered on Jan. 15, while one at the Garden State Plaza in Paramus, New Jersey, closed on Tuesday, according Tru Kids, a new entity formed when it acquired Toys R Us’ intellectual property during its liquidation in 2018.
The Toys R Us website is still in operation.
“As a result of COVID, we made the strategic decision to pivot our store strategy to new locations and platforms that have better traffic,” Tru Kids said in an emailed statement Friday. “Consumer demand in the toy category and for Toys R Us remains strong and we will continue to invest in the channels where the customer wants to experience our brand.”
The two shuttered locations were about 6,500 square feet – about one-seventh of the size of the old Toys R U stores and emphasized hands-on experiences. Employees unwrapped toys, for instance, so that kids could try them out.
While we can say here in NORTHEAST PA, we were fans of KB Toys because that is just what we had, there will always be a special place in our heart for any
…Does Mitt ROMNEY agree!?
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And just for some nostalgia, here is what it was like to shop at a toy store in the early 1990s… those were the days..