bilbofett Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Maybe they should give incentives to the people who run the website. Then maybe they could be more consistent with the minimates. I know there are a lot of other toys, but come on they have items EXCLUSIVE to the chain. Shouldn't those at least be in stock ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-18/bankrupt-toys-r-us-is-said-to-mull-closing-at-least-100-stores I fully expect my store to be among the 100+ to close. For years it hasn't been "eligible" to stock certain assortments of Minimates and it's probably got everything to do with poor overall sales performance. Which will suck because the next nearest TRU is 20 minutes away. They really need to get their online game together if they want to compete with Amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 There's a big shit-storm this side of the Atlantic today re: ToysRUs .....they need to get their employees pension fund 'safe' (which seems unlikely from what I'm reading) before their position remains tenable . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwoosheyman Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 TRU closure list. Not good for me, losing 2 out of 3, leaving only the one near my work. One I'm not surprised about but the other was completely done over only a year ago. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2018/01/24/see-if-your-toys-r-us-store-closure-list/1060761001/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyd Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Losing both in my town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffBohn Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Both of the Wisconsin closures are Babies R Us stores, so no major losses here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 Yup, my store is gone too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stack32 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Surprisingly neither of my local stores is on the list. I can't believe my area can support both of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 That can't be right. Both of mine are staying open, too. I thought for sure the one nearest me would close. Very surprising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NerdyTrev Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 All three of mine are out of here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENIME_art Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Losing the one near my work, which is Menagerie's, which means the next closest one is the one by my apartment, which is great except it hasn't always gotten everything, and if he starts coming down there, we're definitely going to have issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterMiracle Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Shockingly mine is not closing but they never stock any new Minimates so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Paco Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 I am very surprised my local store is not on the list. They seem to be only getting every other assortment of Marvel Minimates and usually never get a second shipment of them once they do get them. But I will consider myself lucky and maybe with the closure of stores in the Chicago Suburbs that maybe my store will get more minimates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onyx_6 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 3 hours ago, JeffBohn said: Both of the Wisconsin closures are Babies R Us stores, so no major losses here! Thanks for pointing that out, Jeff. The news article/alert I received had many inaccuracies. The first was the title which said the Madison TRU was closing and the second was a confusing wording which made me think it was the TRU in Brookfield closing, not the BRU. I knew it wasn't Madison, but the Brookfield one I finally had a positive experience in this past weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montrossx Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/24/heres-a-map-of-where-toys-r-us-stores-are-closing.html https://cases.primeclerk.com/toysrus/Home-DownloadPDF?id1=ODEzMTc4&id2=0 If you look at that PDF, it lists the stores and what type they are starting on page 72 (no idea what SBS is). Thought they were closing both stores in Des Moines, but looks like one is the Babies R Us next door instead. boyd, if you're still in this area it's hopefully good news... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gmonkey2k Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Well, looks like my chance of getting and TRU mates went from 40% to 0% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyd Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 1 hour ago, montrossx said: Thought they were closing both stores in Des Moines, but looks like one is the Babies R Us next door instead. boyd, if you're still in this area it's hopefully good news... Whoo-hoo! It's a small victory! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 1 hour ago, montrossx said: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/24/heres-a-map-of-where-toys-r-us-stores-are-closing.html https://cases.primeclerk.com/toysrus/Home-DownloadPDF?id1=ODEzMTc4&id2=0 If you look at that PDF, it lists the stores and what type they are starting on page 72 (no idea what SBS is). Thought they were closing both stores in Des Moines, but looks like one is the Babies R Us next door instead. boyd, if you're still in this area it's hopefully good news... SBS means side-by-side Toys R Us / Babies R Us combo stores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENIME_art Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 So, East 9236 Schaumburg 16 East Golf Road IL BRU Delaware Lease 3/31/2021 Does that mean just the Babies'R'Us portion of the store is closing? (And is that "expiration date" when it's closing, whether it's the BRU or the whole store?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trekker 42 Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Well my main one is gone, but I’ve got a couple not far in towns I can drive to. And they’re more reliable in their Minimate stock. Still. Gonna enjoy those clearance Legos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onyx_6 Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Good chance LEGO sets will be excluded from any discounts, just like they are now with 10% Thursday and rewards money. MacFarland and Mega Construx, on the other hand, would be included and are already better scaled to Minimates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Paco Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Lego sets rarely get discounted and they would likely ship the Lego stock to the closest store remaining open. (From my experiences.) Even when holiday themes sets of Legos have passed their holiday, they most likely remain at full price even in the Lego Stores. (from experience.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellpop Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Well, a couple that are within driving distance but which I never go to are closing, but my main one isn't. That one has actually been there for at least 30 years, so I'm glad it's not going anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanester Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 I am losing one of the two nearest me. There were three, but we lost one on the last go around, too. Now its just the one. The one that never has new Minimates, only new American Girl dolls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 We could add an American Girl forum if you think it would help, Shane. I haven't converted girls to my brand of plastic crack since the NaturallyCurly/GalacticHunter crossover. Good times... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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