Toys ‘R’ Us Plans Bankruptcy Filing Amid Debt Struggle

Post by acomjean » Tue, Sep 19, 2017, 1:51 AM UTC

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I'll also note that in the time since Dave left Dominoes, their stock has outperformed Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Apple, with slightly under 12x returns in the last 10 years. Since Dave left Michigan, the interim AD hired Jim Harbaugh, and the football program is now regularly in top 10 in the nation.

So now's the time to buy Toys R Us stock?

Post by anitil » Tue, Sep 19, 2017, 2:06 AM UTC

tootie wrote: post #121

dadrian wrote: post #104

The CEO of Toys 'R' Us as of 2015 is Dave Brandon. He was the former CEO of Dominoes Pizza. After he left Dominoes in 2009 is when they started the "We used to suck, we don't anymore, please come try us again!" advertising campaign. After Dominoes, Dave Brandon was the athletic director at the University of Michigan. During his time as AD, he managed to alienate the majority of the fan base, hire a coach who got wors…

I just sat through a meeting with a bunch of high-level execs at a huge corporation. The amount of shrugging and barely educated guessing that goes into million dollar decisions is pretty absurd. The main qualification seems to be the willingness to make decisions in the face of uncertainty.

Post by taf2 » Tue, Sep 19, 2017, 2:13 AM UTC

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I'm not surprised. They sell pure garbage. Every single time I go there to get a toy for my kid, I can't pick anything. I end up spending an hour walking around choosing the best of the worst and keep repeating to to myself something like: "Where does this shitty store get the money to pay the rent?"

Post by doz33 » Tue, Sep 19, 2017, 2:22 AM UTC

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It's high time people realize something about these positions. Being at the top of a gigantic mature hierarchy in a complex world is more a function of legacy than utility. John D Rockefeller or Thomas Edison were the single BRAIN that shaped and directed where their orgs went. Today's leaders in govt or in the private sector or more like a single neuron most of whose time is engaged in constant power struggles for s…

Leadership is a thing. It really matters. An effective leader can be a force multiplier for everyone in the organization that reports to them, directly or indirectly. An ineffective leader can literally bankrupt an organization.

Post by manyxcxi » Tue, Sep 19, 2017, 2:25 AM UTC

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I think the place brick and mortar seems to do well is where the store adds value over just selling merch. You go to Home Depot for expertise as much as for parts. You go to a local boardgame store for recommendations and events. You go to a toy store to get your hands on them and leverage staff expertise and curated inventory. The only big problem with this approach is showrooming. Toys r us or best buy carry bad pr…

There's a lot here I agree with, but... >You go to Home Depot for expertise as much as for parts Has not been my experience. Ace hardware is a little better, but not much. I suppose sometimes they get lucky and a knowledgeable retiree is willing to work for those wages.