The Toys r US will be no more after this week. Sad new for the kiddos of the world.
No more Toys r US
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You can get a stick and a rock in any ditch. Now those were toys! (We were poor growing up...).
César Hernández-Meraz
Wants to be Nick, ends up as Larry
I never visited any Toys r Us (there are none here).
But even so, I was saddened when I read about this some time ago (I did not realize they were still open, so it is time to be saddened again).
I like toys in general, so I hope this does not mean that kids are getting less toys in recent years (I have not learned about the specific reason why TrU is closing).
I wish kids can appreciate toys, comic books and novels and have access to them.
But even so, I was saddened when I read about this some time ago (I did not realize they were still open, so it is time to be saddened again).
I like toys in general, so I hope this does not mean that kids are getting less toys in recent years (I have not learned about the specific reason why TrU is closing).
I wish kids can appreciate toys, comic books and novels and have access to them.
My hubby and kiddo just stopped by our local one for one last visit. Kinda sad, they said. Plus the only things left are crappy stuff no one wanted in the first place!
When my boys were little, we lived at Toys R Us. We still have a few small toy/hobby stores, and I'm sure their business is going to boom!
Knew it was coming, but dreading it. Not sure if the ones in Canada are closing just yet. A granddaughter and no toy store.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHH !!!!!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHH !!!!!
Not hard to see the handwriting on the wall. Amazon b Us is taking over the retail market. Methinks big brick and mortar retail operations may soon be a thing of the past.
César Hernández-Meraz
Wants to be Nick, ends up as Larry
I like both options. Amazon is great, but there is something special about walking into a store full of the actual products.
I think we still need the stores but there needs to be fewer of them and more spread out. Back in the 90s stores started building everywhere and they loved building right across the street from the competition. Even before Amazon started up, the big stores were starting to struggle because there were so many of them. Best Buy and Brands Mart would build right next door to Circuit City and so on. We really never needed 3 big electronics stores within 3 miles of each other. Now, add Amazon to the mix and it's really a big problem. The problem now is that all of these excess stores are struggling and they can't afford to stock anything anymore. So, it's only making the problem worse that there isn't as much inventory in a store as there once was.
Here is my idea for a big store like Best Buy. Significantly reduce the number of stores but make them bigger and very well stocked. Then deliver online orders from from the stores. Instead of next day shipping or two day shipping, they could offer same day delivery. Do all the shipping and delivery from the fewer stores.
I read a while back that we had something like 5 times more retail space per capita that the next closest country.
Our toys are us has been gone for a few months now. it is sad as unique toys could be gotten there.
I have a part-time job in a big home improvement retail operation. Two years ago executive management did the right thing… they picked sides in the brick and mortar versus the online battle. Wishy-washy doesn't work. They directed us to give the highest priority to the customer experience. Their thinking was people coming into the store wanted the personal experience and wanted to touch and feel the product... and a pleasant personal experience is what keeps the customer coming back. Since then the executive committee has lost focus. They are expanding their online presence and putting the priority of resources into focusing on online business. We are now expected to put order fulfillment and stocking shelves above all else, even though they claim customer service is paramount to everything else. But their actions do not support their words. We are down over 25% in personnel from last year and sales are up. That loss in people translates into a void in operations somewhere. And we have been steadily losing the best people. I am often the only person in my department, which is one of the top three departments in sales this season. You can't have someone filling online orders, stocking shelves, finding product scattered throughout the building, and still meet the inter-personal needs of customers. I have heard an increasing level of frustration from customers that they can’t find anyone to help them. It is frustrating to see a good decision made bad by poor implementation. If they want to focus on more online business, then gear up for it. You can't expect even less associates to handle double duty without someone suffering. Unfortunately the most suffering turns out to be the customers who come in looking for the personal treatment and find a lack of people to provide it. Executive management right now is actually driving walk-in customers away to a competitor who doesn't focus on online business.
Some of the big companies have online sites that compete with their stores. I've noticed that with Staples. The online and the stores don't work as one, they are like different companies. I can't figure out why they would do that. It seems like the online and the stores should all be on the same team.
On a side note-Walmart's website is much more sane than shopping in person. Plus, they have other retail sites within their site.
I've noticed that also. You can't get good service if you made the purchase online. So I do 90% of my staples business online... Don't have to take time and gas to get annoyed.
We didn't have a Toys r Us here but we used to shop at the one in Rapid City, SD when we were there.
The department store I worked at for almost 9 years, Herberger's, will all be closed by August something. Not good for the shopping where I grew up. It was higher end merchandise. Sounded to me like it was a very similar situation to when the Hastings stores were closing. They hoped to keep the stores that were operating soundly financially open, but ended up being completely liquidated.
Kind of sad. We will be home later this month, I am not sure if I want to walk through the store one last time or not. Will be my last chance to do so.
The department store I worked at for almost 9 years, Herberger's, will all be closed by August something. Not good for the shopping where I grew up. It was higher end merchandise. Sounded to me like it was a very similar situation to when the Hastings stores were closing. They hoped to keep the stores that were operating soundly financially open, but ended up being completely liquidated.
Kind of sad. We will be home later this month, I am not sure if I want to walk through the store one last time or not. Will be my last chance to do so.
...Toys Were Us......I bought more crap there than we ever did for the kids....
