[Exodus]

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Originally Posted by Gunathar

Toys R Us cares only for baby stuff, crayons and NERF guns. It never cared to adapt to the online market: the website, online inventory and prices are a sad joke (at least here in Canada). I am not at all surprised to learn the chain is going under.

I don't know the numbers, but collector-oriented companies like NECA won't disappear because of this situation. THEY will adapt. THEY will find a way to sell their products without the need of a brick store.

I live in a region where collector stuff is simply nonexistent anywhere else than online. No TRU or Walmart here carry enough NECA or Star Wars figures (or the like) that's worth the time and gas of a road trip. I read the toy news and reviews online, compare prices online, and shop online for my collector needs. So does the disappearance of Toys R Us from the landscape affect me as a toy customer?

Not at all.

Of course, I'm sad for all the employees who enjoy working for the big chain. But the market is as it is: Adapt or die. Toys R Us didn't adapt so...

Agree, the TRU near me started getting more collectible stuff which was pretty awesome...

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Originally Posted by tlasjr

It doesn't help that their prices are so much higher than anywhere else. Recent notable example, the Funko Stranger Things figures. 19.99 every where but try where they're 29.99.hard to compete when your prices are 50% above msrp.

I'll be sad to see them go. The last true toy store. Even worse that it sounds like bad Corporate strategy caused the demise.

Their prices may seem to be a bit higher then other stores but at least their rewards program made up for it and their BOGO sales were always nice...Who here hasn't taken advantage of both, I'm sure a lot of us have, heck I every month I get $20 bucks in TRU $ which is nice...You can't really say that about online stores having BOGO deals like them. Target has them but it's been rare lately now that they've had decent sales...