NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT OF OMNIBUS HEARING SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 12, 2018 AT 2:00 P.M. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT all matters scheduled to be heard at the omnibus hearing set for March 12, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. (prevailing Eastern Time) are being adjourned to March 15, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. (prevailing Eastern Time) and that all matters set for the omnibus hearing on March 12, 2018 have been removed from the Court’s docket.
Many Canadians are concerned since unlike the experiences reported in the US, Toysrus in Canada has been a true haven for collectors. They would pick up any exclusive from retailers that were US specific (BBTS, Target, ect) and thanks to their pricing policy and discounts, it is currently the best place to buy Transformers in the country. So of course, Canadians are very worried with what will happen if the US parent company folds. Well, we have word from the VP of marketing of the subsidiary, Clint Gaudry:
Clint Gaudry wrote:Our business in Canada is operating as usual. We remain committed to providing customers with great service and the best assortment of merchandise in the toy and baby categories. We continue to serve our customers and honour all our customer policies and programs like Baby Registry, Gift Cards and R Club loyalty.
So that's good news for Toysrus Canada but this article from the Financial Post, which looks into the future of Toysrus Canada, and it seems there will definitely be a change regardless. For instance, if Toysrus Canada survives and continues on its own, not being part of a bigger corporation means prices are bound to go up to offset costs of no longer buying as big an order from suppliers.
Any prospective buyer of Toys “R” Us Canada would have to work with skittish vendors and a higher cost base. “Things would change without the U.S. business to support the Canadian unit, anything from marketing costs to merchandising costs,” without the economies of scale of a large bulk-buying parent Minakakis said.
