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Thread: Toys R Us May Close Some US Stores
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Old 12-19-2017, 07:59 AM   #6
VashTS
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Sad news...but this is retail. The sad part is, most likely middle America will suffer I feel. Usually the coastal cities are safe but people will lose jobs.

Action figure collecting has gotten really expensive as someone mentioned above. In less than a decade, the price has almost tripled for legends.

Sales have declined and it is logical to say that, "kids aren't into toys." I was hoping for some Christmas "miracle," but alas, TRU look to be in some trouble for the foreseeable future. There is a lack of attachment as their are no real Saturday cartoons or Disney afternoon for kids to come home to. That build was so important in involving children to collect.

Adult wise, the "NEW" Star Wars toys sell terribly. I feel as the movies abandoned their true fan base, it will only get worse. Star Wars itself has become really too watered down as now many products are available at these discount retailers that don't sell in the big chains.

I have been in some struggling stores, and still the experience is much better than sitting home or an enclosed space and shopping online. IT does not help the fact that the population replacement is in dire straits in the west. That's probably a real underlying issue and might be a root cause.

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