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2DollarBurrito OP t1_j28nrls wrote

I went through the Lego section and was quite impressed.

I then visited the Hot Wheels aisle when a rogue Korean toddler charged me and slapped my leg for some reason. Fortunately, the child ran away immediately after.

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AeronMelon t1_j28oqri wrote

Also still very popular and profitable in Japan, along with Babies R Us.

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ryan2849 t1_j28vmud wrote

Believe it or not, they are making a small comeback here in the states. Typically, they will now open in a Macy's and not as an individual retail store. The 500 Macy's stores in the US will also have Toys R Us.

Gosh I miss them and remember when they closed. Glad to see them back!

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SweatyNomad t1_j28wvt6 wrote

Replying to ryan2849 (#1,181,028)

Is it the same business making a comeback, or a more complex story? Some of the world has Woolworths but they were standalone, often different kinds of business in different countries, Nokia came back via licensing the name.

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ryan2849 t1_j28ybb8 wrote

Replying to SweatyNomad (#1,181,338)

As far as I'm aware, they are different. Toys R Us was acquired by Tru Kids in 2019 after filing for bankruptcy. As a lot of stores shut down, not every one did. There were a few operational locations and even a few were newly opened (and failed because of COVID).

Then, they agreed to a partnership with Macy's to open in their brick and mortar locations as Macy's will do the fulfillment. Toys R Us is licensed property and not a merchant anymore.

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OhioBricker t1_j28yf70 wrote

Toys R Us was awesome for LEGO. Great selection, they price-matched Amazon, and you could pick out the exact box you wanted.

Folks on r/Lego complained nonstop about them, but only because they didn't take advantage of the price-matching.

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onesmallfairy t1_j29oy7h wrote

Replying to OhioBricker (#1,181,675)

My husband works 6 days a week, sometimes 70+ hours a week. He used to love going to Toys R Us on Sunday every once in a while to pick out a Lego like a little kid and build it during the day. It was really sad when the toys r us shut down in our city.

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LiyahG059 t1_j2aw8e6 wrote

do you live there or just visiting? id def pay you to find me a couple items from in there lol

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Creepy_Gas_8305 t1_j2buvso wrote

What do you mean? Toys r us is still open and doing well. I got my nephew a gift from there last week.

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throwamarlonwayans t1_j2ccsr0 wrote

I remember when this was where you would go on a Friday night if you wanted to get in some trouble. Me and my friend had some wild times in our mid 20’s.

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2DollarBurrito OP t1_j2cpir7 wrote

Replying to Creepy_Gas_8305 (#1,207,636)

In the US they almost completely shut down. They've made a comeback in the last few years with Macy's but are a shadow of what they used to be.

A quick Google search tells me they filed for bankruptcy in 2017 and closed their last two stand alone retail stores in 2021.

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