Damn I need a way to check mine but my work being idiots make it a bit difficult.

Man. I probably worked with a few of them a few years ago. For what it's worth, give them my best.

I swear bankruptcy was created by the devil himself.

Nah I didn't create it. :p

I think one of the bigger problems are online shops though. It's a bit saddening to see, but a lot of people would rather buy their stuff on Amazon than going to a toy store.
I think ToysRUs technically also has an online shop, but you know, most peopke buy their stuff on Amazon anyway, because it's more convenient to have everything in one place :/

Well shopping online doesn't require you to burn gas.

It's also much easier to find things online, No more driving to and calling up different stores in the hope that one will have that Green Power Ranger toy little Tommy wants for Christmas.

I am glad TRU is closing down. I used to work there. Worst experience ever. And despite their closure their prices on certain toys has gone up. Ridiculous!

Again... Kind of overstating the effect of Amazon and other online retailers.

IIRC, TRU still constituted 20% of all toy sales this past holiday season, on its own. Meaning, one out of every five toys sold came from TRU. That is not a small number.

Might be slightly different in the US, because you guys usually have longer ways to drive to a store (or multiple different stores in general) compared to us here in Europe. In general, many store owners lose their potential customers to online shopping here and a lot of smaller stores already had to close down in most cities. So that's where I was coming from with my argument.

Speaking of regional differences, I heard they were starting to close stores in the US, but nothing about the fate of TRU in other parts of the world. Does anyone know more about that?

You're not wrong, considering TRU tended to have a store only in more sizeable cities (the town I grew up in took five years from the time I moved there to the time TRU put in a store to have one in driving distance; the others were an hour away in either direction), but there's something to be said for brand name power. Going to TRU was an event for me when I was younger- I didn't go in without getting to come out with *something*.

I know Canda stores will be continuing operations more or less the usual, but UK stores are shuttering alongside US. No idea about the rest of Europe, though.