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VashTS · 02-22-2018, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by DarkToyLord

poor poor Toys R Us...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/comp...cid=spartandhp

even more stores getting the axe...

Sad. This means terrible things for toys and collectors and the industry as no one right now is replacing them.

A physical presence is necessary imo for the toy industry to be healthy. The future of all these physical stores going under is bad as it takes away workers and work from less skilled people, those who cannot afford education and those who make bad life choices.

The only way I can EVER see a reverse in what is happening is if America starts building factories again and stop importing 99% of everything from China. I see those states pushing that minimum wage up and all that will happen is robots will replace those lower skilled workers or most of them will simply lose jobs. Fast food is essentially a couple of years away from that standard.

TRU represents the future of America's physical stores. I go to Sears and it is fantastic. It has great clothing choices and it will also die soon and no one will notice.

Less action figures on shelves and toys is bad all around for the biz and consumers. The fact is, more competition, equals lower prices for legends. Eventually sooner or later as someone said, $25 dollars for legends will become standard and that will be a very sad thing.

Without competition, Amazon will have almost no reason to lower prices.

02-22-2018, 03:59 PM	#38748
VashTS Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 1,259	Quote: Originally Posted by DarkToyLord poor poor Toys R Us... https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/comp...cid=spartandhp even more stores getting the axe... Sad. This means terrible things for toys and collectors and the industry as no one right now is replacing them. A physical presence is necessary imo for the toy industry to be healthy. The future of all these physical stores going under is bad as it takes away workers and work from less skilled people, those who cannot afford education and those who make bad life choices. The only way I can EVER see a reverse in what is happening is if America starts building factories again and stop importing 99% of everything from China. I see those states pushing that minimum wage up and all that will happen is robots will replace those lower skilled workers or most of them will simply lose jobs. Fast food is essentially a couple of years away from that standard. TRU represents the future of America's physical stores. I go to Sears and it is fantastic. It has great clothing choices and it will also die soon and no one will notice. Less action figures on shelves and toys is bad all around for the biz and consumers. The fact is, more competition, equals lower prices for legends. Eventually sooner or later as someone said, $25 dollars for legends will become standard and that will be a very sad thing. Without competition, Amazon will have almost no reason to lower prices. Last edited by VashTS; 02-22-2018 at 04:04 PM..