Toys R Us debating whether or not it will close all of its US store locations

Holy S*** this is troubling as all hell. Granted the decision isn't final yet, but it's still really concerning for TRU. One concern of mine is that TRU might be the only option for TF collecting for certain people. I also can't help but wonder what's going to happen to certain exclusives i.e. Studio Series Thundercracker. Are we going to get an alternative outlet for purchasing it, or are we just not going to see it as a result of this?

how does liquidating stores and inventory help lenders? Aren't the locations leased? Are the stores locations owned? Selling real estate would bring in money. Thanks for any answers.

SHIT

Well that's just Prime

Kind of stupid of Hasbro to give a store in financial trouble and now could be closing a lot of exclusives. Maybe this might be a lesson and finally stop store exclusives

Logsters65 wrote:If anyone has any news or theories on what might happen to the Canadian stores please let me know, I really hope they don't close down because it's my main supplier for transformers

Its main supplier for any toy there selection is bigger than walmart they even sell some Japanese stuff dbz naruto and other anime stuff

If/when they go from the U.S. I won't miss the prices, but I will miss the experience. There is something so fun about walking into that place as a collector and seeing all that their can be to collect strewn about you. When you go in with your kids, there is a very Lion King type moment in my head when that door opens and my kids walk in with me (at least when my son was younger, now he's too cool for toys at 17, but at 9 my daughter still fits the bill) and you just want to say "All that the light hits could be yours".
It's so fun to see kids eyes afire with awe, want, desire of the toys as you walk around, even if all your doing is picking up someone else's birthday gift. I'm laughing to myself remembering my wife admonishing me as well as the kids "We are only here to get a birthday gift, don't go giving me puppy eyes and asking me for anything, that goes double for you Mr. Walsh" So yeah, if it goes, I'll miss it for a couple of reasons, but nothing that won't live in my memories, until senility sets in at least.

I'm more sad about the experience as well. The one in Clearwater and Citrus Park aren't very good at stocking up Transformers. What I will miss the most that is more recent; taking me three year old son to the section they started up during the holiday season where kids can play with various toys. His excitement about it and playing with him there outside of the house was fun. Guess it's more trips to Barnes and Noble (he LOVES the Thomas the Train set up)....unlike Toys R Us lately, they actually HAVE trains to play on the tracks. As for Transformers, I've been finding more at Think Geek and even Patrick AFB at the Exchange they have Trypticon for 112.00 bucks. Haven't really been collecting anyway ever since I sold my entire collection to Big Red Head Comics.

Judging by their previous decision making choices, poorly handled/run liquidation is probably what they'll go with. If only they could dump the upper/middle management dead-weight and only keep the people who are willing to do what's necessary to keep the company going.

I may have to shift to buying mostly online since I can count the number of different Transformers my local Wal-marts usually have in stock on one hand, and my local Targets are usually very slow to stock/restock, when the Transformers section isn't overtaken by 'IP of the month' toy overflows.

I feel very conflicted over this because it's been such a staple of my existence for as long as I've been alive though I always felt they charged too much on the markup on the products they stocked. I am saddened by this though.