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Toys ‘R’ Us Plans Bankruptcy Filing Amid Debt Struggle

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Re: Toys ‘R’ Us Plans Bankruptcy Filing Amid Debt Struggle

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Post by dforrestwilson »

Take the same building, reduce the space dedicated to toy sales, open up a series of indoor playgrounds and gymnasiums. Heck maybe carve out a daycare facility.

Maybe some sort of toy lab for kids to try before they buy.

Refocus the concept on being a real place for kids to grow and I think you'd see customers coming in the door again.

Re: Toys ‘R’ Us Plans Bankruptcy Filing Amid Debt Struggle

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Post by marsrover »

I remember being young and looking forward to every year near Christmas my mom and Grandma would take me to Toys 'R' Us and pick out my present.

Feels weird to hear they're going bankrupt. Understandable, though. Huge stores with random assortments of product (non-essential product, unlike toilet paper et al.) aren't cost effective or convenient in comparison to something like Amazon.

Re: Toys ‘R’ Us Plans Bankruptcy Filing Amid Debt Struggle

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Post by JamesCoyne »

dforrestwilson wrote: post #2

Take the same building, reduce the space dedicated to toy sales, open up a series of indoor playgrounds and gymnasiums. Heck maybe carve out a daycare facility. Maybe some sort of toy lab for kids to try before they buy. Refocus the concept on being a real place for kids to grow and I think you'd see customers coming in the door again.

Retailers like Toys R Us usually lease their stores.

Re: Toys ‘R’ Us Plans Bankruptcy Filing Amid Debt Struggle

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Post by smaili »

It really is unfortunate that stores I grew up with as a kid, ones like KB Toys, Montgomery Wards, Service Merchandise, Blockbuster, Kmart/Sears, and now even Toys"R"Us have gone by the wayside for one reason or another.

It both depresses me and blows my mind that future generations may not even be able to experience Brick and Mortar.

Re: Toys ‘R’ Us Plans Bankruptcy Filing Amid Debt Struggle

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Post by devmunchies »

dforrestwilson wrote: post #2

Take the same building, reduce the space dedicated to toy sales, open up a series of indoor playgrounds and gymnasiums. Heck maybe carve out a daycare facility. Maybe some sort of toy lab for kids to try before they buy. Refocus the concept on being a real place for kids to grow and I think you'd see customers coming in the door again.

A place to try before you buy on amazon.

Re: Toys ‘R’ Us Plans Bankruptcy Filing Amid Debt Struggle

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Post by JimboOmega »

dforrestwilson wrote: post #2

Take the same building, reduce the space dedicated to toy sales, open up a series of indoor playgrounds and gymnasiums. Heck maybe carve out a daycare facility. Maybe some sort of toy lab for kids to try before they buy. Refocus the concept on being a real place for kids to grow and I think you'd see customers coming in the door again.

It sounds like from reading relevant articles it's not so much business model as staggering debt loads from being taken private that is hurting the company. They have no money to do anything with right now.

Re: Toys ‘R’ Us Plans Bankruptcy Filing Amid Debt Struggle

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Post by heurist »

smaili wrote: post #7

It really is unfortunate that stores I grew up with as a kid, ones like KB Toys, Montgomery Wards, Service Merchandise, Blockbuster, Kmart/Sears, and now even Toys"R"Us have gone by the wayside for one reason or another. It both depresses me and blows my mind that future generations may not even be able to experience Brick and Mortar.

Do we really want our kids to enjoy fluorescent-lit warehouses full of cheap crap that will be thrown away a couple months after it's bought?
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