Over the past few months, we’ve heard of Toys R Us’s slow decline due to its Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. More recently, they’ve announced the closure of approximately 182 stores across the U.S. as a means of reinventing their brand. USA Today has put together a list of all the stores that will be closing over the next few months. Going out of business sales will begin in February and end in April, giving us plenty of time to do any catching up on exclusives and get some deals before our local toy sources vanish. In addition to Toys R Us stores closing, there will be a number of Babies R Us locations joining them, so be sure to double check which is which.
We’ve mirrored the full list of stores expected to close below. Take the jump to see if you will have to start shopping online or make trips to different stores.
ALABAMA
Tuscaloosa 2600 McFarland Blvd. East AL
Birmingham 335 Summit Boulevard, AL
ARIZONA
Yuma 801 W. 32nd Street AZ
Paradise Valley 12801 North Tatum Blvd. AZ
Scottsdale 9139 Indian Bend Rd. AZ
Tucson 4619 N. Oracle Rd AZ
Scottsdale 7000 E. Mayo Blvd AZ
Mesa US 60 and Signal Butte Rd AZ
ARKANSAS
Little Rock 2616 S. Shackleford Rd AR
Fort Smith 5609-E Rogers Ave AR
CALIFORNIA
Indio 42500 Jackson St. CA
Simi Valley 1189 Simi Town Ctr Way CA
Santa Clarita 26573 Carl Boyer Dr. CA
Covina 960 Lakes Drive CA
Puente Hills 1600 S. Azusa Ave. CA
Brea 2575 E. Imperial Highway CA
Westminster 530 Westminster Mall CA
Torrance 20120 Hawthorne Blvd. CA
Riverside 2550 Canyon Springs Pkwy S. CA
Yuba City 700 “A” Onstott Rd. CA
Folsom 2785 E. Bidwell St. CA
Pinole 1330 Fitzgerald CA
Pittsburg 4505 Century Blvd. CA
San Rafael 600 Francisco Blvd. CA
Brentwood 5461 Lone Tree Way CA
Fairfield 1400 Gateway Blvd CA
Emeryville 3938 Horton CA
E. San Jose 2179 Monterey Hwy CA
San Jose / Almade865 Blossom Hill Road CA
Fresno 3520 W. Shaw Ave. CA
Union City 31250 Court House Drive CA
Stockton 10640 Trinity Pkwy CA
Santa Ana 3900 Bristol Street CA
Corona 3665 Grand Oaks CA
Mission Bay 1240 W. Morena Blvd. CA
Mira Mesa 8181 Mira Mesa Blvd. CA
Vista 1990 University Drive CA
COLORADO
Aurora 1150 S. Ironton CO
CONNECTICUT
North Haven 376 North Universal Drive CT
Waterbury 275 Union St. CT
Newington 3491 Berlin Turnpike CT
Manchester 169 Hale Road CT
DELAWARE
Dover 1061 N. Dupont Highway DE
FLORIDA
Tallahassee 1625 Apalachee Pkwy. FL
St. Petersburg 1900 Tyrone Blvd. FL
Tampa 3908 West Hillsborough Avenue FL
Orange Park 6001 Argyle Forest Blvd FL
Altamonte Spring 708 West State Rd 436 FL
Boca Raton 21697 State Road # 7 FL
Port St. Lucie 10732 SW Village Pkwy FL
Royal Palm Beach450 South SR 7 FL
Kissimmee 2601 W.Osceola Parkway FL
Coral Springs 6001 West Sample Road FL
Kissimmee 3214 N John Young Pkwy. FL
GEORGIA
Albany 2601 Dawson Rd. GA
Smyrna 2955 Cobb Parkway GA
Alpharetta 6380 No. Point Parkway GA
Dunwoody 1155 Mt. Vernon Hwy GA
Douglasville 6875 Douglas Boulevard GA
Conyers 8160 Mall Parkway GA
Newnan 221 Newnan Crossing Bypass GA
Fayetteville 132 Pavilion Parkway GA
INDIANA
Indianapolis 3928 E 82nd Street IN
Greenwood 8800 US 31 South IN
IOWA
S. Des Moines 1211 E. Army Post Rd. IA
Des Moines 8801 University Ave IA
ILLINOIS
Highland Park 1610 Deerfield Rd. IL
Schaumburg 16 East Golf Road IL
Vernon Hills 295 Center Drive IL
Matteson 5001 Lincoln Highway IL
Bricktown 6420 W. Fullerton IL
Burbank 7750 South Cicero Avenue IL
Niles 5660 Touhy Avenue IL
KANSAS
Wichita 4646 W. Kellogg KS
Overland Park 8500 W 135th ST KS
KENTUCKY
St. Mathews 4900 Shelbyville Rd KY
Simpsonville 1155 Buck Creek Rd. KY
Lexington 1965 Star Shoot Parkway KY
LOUISIANA
Slidell 137 Northshore Blvd. LA
MICHIGAN
Muskegon 5363 Harvey Street MI
Traverse City 2620 Crossing Circle MI
Lansing 5900 W. Saginaw Highway MI
Grand Rapids 4923 28th Street South East MI
Ann Arbor 3725 Carpenter Road MI
Ann Arbor 3725 Washtenaw MI
MINNESOTA
Minnetonka 14100 Wayzata Blvd. MN
Blaine 170 89th Ave. MN
Woodbury 8236 Tamarack Village MN
Richfield 900 West 78th Street South MN
MISSISSIPPI
Meridian 1003 Bonita Lakes Circle
Bass Pro Dr. MS
MISSOURI
Columbia 1901 Bernadette MO
Cape Girardeau 201 Silver Springs Rd. MO
Bridgeton 5590 St. Louis Mills Blvd MO
Chesterfield 220 THF Blvd MO
NEBRASKA
Omaha 3505 S. 140th Plaza NE
NEVADA
Las Vegas 2150 North Rainbow Blvd. NV
Spring Valley 7020 Arroyo Crossing Parkway NV
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque 45 Hotel Circle NM
NORTH CAROLINA
Asheville 801 Fairview Road NC
Durham 7001 Fayetteville Road NC
Durham 3300 Westgate Drive NC
MAINE
Bangor 6 Bangor Mall Blvd. ME
Portland 200 Running Hill Road ME
MARYLAND
Clinton 8401 Mike Shapiro Drive MD
MASSACHUSETTS
Dedham 302 Providence MA
Millbury 70 Worcester Providence Tpk/Rt 146 MA
Holyoke 50 Holyoke Street MA
Bellingham 217 Hartford Ave. MA
Northborough 6110 Shops Way MA
Framingham Shoppers World Plaza,1 Worcester Ro MA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Nashua 29 Gusabel Avenue NH
NEW JERSEY
Phillipsburg 1280 Rt. 22 & St. James Ave. NJ
Eatontown 137 Route 35 NJ
Bridgewater 100 Promenade Blvd. NJ
Union 2700 Route 22 East. NJ
North Brunswick 909 US Hwy 1 South. NJ
Burlington Rt. 541 & Cadillac Road NJ
Cherry Hill 2135 Route 38 NJ
Wayne 7 Wayne Hills Mall NJ
Paramus 545 Route 17 South NJ
East Hanover 98 Route 10 West. NJ
Elizabeth-KidsWo 900 Center Drive NJ
Mt. Olive 50 International Drive South. NJ
NEW YORK
College Point 139-19 20th Ave NY
Union Square 24-30 Union Square E NY
Sayville 5181 Sunrise Hwy NY
Massapequa 5214 Sunrise Hwy NY
Henrietta 2335 Marketplace Drive NY
Amherst 1569 Niagara Falls Blvd NY
Kingston 401 Frank Sottile Boulevard NY
Glens Falls 708 Upper Glen St. NY
Latham 221 Wade Road Extension NY
Yonkers 2700 Central Park Ave NY
Middle Village 66 Metropolitan Ave. NY
Westbury 1350 Corporate Drive. NY
Commack 108 Veterans Memorial Highway NY
Williamsport 461 Lycoming Mall Cir
Greece 1530 Ridge Rd. West NY
OHIO
Western Hills 6251 Glenway Ave. OH
Dayton 2661 Miamisburg-Centerville Rd. OH
Mentor 7841 Mentor Ave OH
Dublin 3610 West Dublin-Granville Rd. OH
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma City 1119 SE 66th St. OK
Norman 560 Ed Noble Pkwy. OK
PENNSYLVANIA
Horsham 100 Welsh Road PA
Erie 6680 Peach St. PA
Monroeville 3700 William Penn Highway PA
Exton 104 Bartlett Ave. PA
Ross Park Mall 2003 Cheryl Dr. PA
Washington 301 Oakspring Road PA
Beaver Valley Route 18/Valley View Dr. PA
RHODE ISLAND
Warwick 300 Quaker Lane
SOUTH CAROLINA
Columbia 254 Harbison Boulevard SC
SOUTH DAKOTA
Rapid City 450 E. Disk Drive SD
TENNESSEE
Memphis 7676 Polo Ground Blvd. TN
Nashville 5731 Nolensville Rd TN
TEXAS
West El Paso 801 Mesa Hills Dr. TX
Katy 9730 Katy Freeway TX
Allen 170 E. Stacy Road TX
Irving 7730 N. MacArthur Blvd TX
Lewisville 420 E. Round Grove Rd TX
Dallas Galleria 13710 Dallas Parkway TX
Hurst 1309 W. Pipeline Rd TX
Hulen 5800 Overton Ridge Blvd TX
UTAH
Ogden 4042 Riverdale Rd. UT
Midvale 1122 Fort Union Boulevard UT
VIRGINIA
Potomac Mills 14173 Crossing Place VA
Newport News 12153 Jefferson Ave. VA
WASHINGTON
Silverdale 3567 N.W. Randall Way WA
Everett 1325A S.E. Everett Mall Parkway WA
Spokane 6104 N. Division Street WA
WISCONSIN
Brookfield 18550 W. Bluemound Rd. WI
Madison 2161 Zeier Road WI
Venixion
TrU is closing: Oh no! The last dedicated toy store is dying. Share pictures, memories and your last purchases, boo hoo!
Announces its return: How dare those bastards do such a thing? Dead is better! Dead. Is. Better!
This thread in a nutshell.
stad
It'll be quite a while, if ever, before it gets to that level.
Lazerwave
With toysrus coming back under a new name, I guess it's back to business mapping out the stores on vacation.
artimus prime
I couldn't agree more. I use true heroes vehicles with my transformers…. especially the live action transformers. Their prices have skyrocketed.
Tekkaman Blade
Don't remember it was quite that much but after the sale it shot up to 5 or 6 billion in Dept.
But your right I was confusing it to when the original owner/manager stepped down in the mid 90's. The company was in much better shape then, but 5 or 6 years later Wal-mart was out selling them. So they tried to go bigger like opening up that Toys R us in times square. Toys r us was doing fine, what was hurting them was Kids R us and Babies R us which many were closed and I believe all Kids R us were. Those were created after the original owner left. That was how they got in dept. But no where near as much as they would after the buyout. Then they started buying out other Toy companies Etoys.com and Toys.com, and toy retailers KB Toys and FAO Schwarz. Yes that's why those went away, they wanted to be the only toy store. And the dept kept growing.
stad
TRU was over $1B in debt when it was bought in the leveraged buyout.
Afterburner
Keep in mind it was the debtors that ultimately forced this whole situation, so yes it's still basically the same owners here. The American employee is not treated on the same level as the shareholder and until that changes, you will see situations like this more often and it will get worse. If the government didn't just make it readily apparent over the last month, the people in power will get away with as much as you let them get away with. There is no line that will not be crossed. If you don't like it, you have to fight back. That's done with your wallet and at the ballot box. And it's never being afraid to speak the truth, whether people can handle it or not.
RKillian
The flat modern Geoffrey is sterile and lifeless, like it was designed by committee. It's the same when you look at how Mario was drawn back around the 2nd and 3rd games versus that awful plastic 3D version they've had since the GameCube.
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Shepard Prime
I'm just glad that I can still get the True Heroes stuff if that's their plan. Their figures may be bland but their vehicles and playsets are aces.
WishfulThinking
That's not the plan. The plan is to do "store-within-a-store" displays with True Heroes, Imaginarium and whatever other off-brand toys they own the IP on. My suspicion is that they hope to raise easy capital this way and then use that to potentially reboot the stores in the far future. But they'll need a LOT of that easy capital to make it work. I don't know how many parents are going to rush out and buy that off-brand stuff at potentially higher prices than before – but I guess you never know.
But yes, it feels a bit like "Weekend at Bernie's" with a toy store instead of a corpse.
009*
I wouldn't be surprised if they just opened up some new stores inside shopping malls. Sears is one foot in the grave and Younkers just shut down all its stores so there's so space available.
WishfulThinking
Well, slapping a sticker on product you already own and is probably just sitting in a factory somewhere while getting a "Midwest-based retailer" to agree to let you sell you wares through a special toy section isn't rocket science.
It's considerably easier than creating an infrastructure to ship toys to as-of-right-now non-existent warehouses to as-of-right-now non-existent big-box stores in 500+ medium to super-large market across the nation.
Seriously, this is about the laziest way of making a buck as they can find to do.
TFXProtector
Look at what they've pulled off so far. If I was a betting man, I'd put money down on 'em.
WishfulThinking
"Down the road", though. Not "tomorrow". Not "this year". Probably not even "next year". Maybe "not at all".
TFXProtector
Because they've clearly stated that their plan is to reopen physical stores down the road. Right now, it's Geoffrey's Toy Box LLC, but TRU itself will return and they'll own all of it aside from Canada. It's been in multiple news reports. When it's all said and done, they're trying to revive the brand without owing a dime. Which is crappy. And when they do finally reopen, there'll be no calls to the employees who got the shaft. I don't even know if they can pick up unemployment in some cases. (Each state and county handles it differently.)
WishfulThinking
I'm still trying to figure out where anyone is getting the idea that they're "opening" anything. This isn't even a pop-up store situation. This is the current TRU IP owners realizing they still own the rights to True Hero (and other TRU KO brands) and want to shove it into a already existing mall store with a sticker of Geoffrey's noggin slapped on it.
I mean, former employees can get mad at that I guess… I just don't understand why. It would be like Kroger shutting down and then getting upset as a former employee if I saw Big K being sold at Walmart.
AzT
Yes, Larian will still support and sell to TRU Canada, just not whatever the stateside version becomes. From
his Twitter feed and also
Toymaker who tried to keep Toys R Us alive says new version of company is dead to him
Might Hasbro get any Geoffrey's Toy Box questions during their upcoming earnings conference call, or has that ship completely sailed?
Hasbro to Webcast Third Quarter 2018 Earnings Conference Call | Hasbro, Inc.
G.B. Blackrock
That was my mistake. Yes, Charles Lazarus, founder of TRU, died roughly the same time as his store did.
I was temporarily confusing his name with Larian, the owner of the company that makes Bratz, who had put in an offer to save the US stores some time back, but whose offer was rejected by the debt owners as being too low. He's said something recently about refusing to support this new venture, ostensively on the grounds that it was unfair to the former employees of TRU.
all are dead
Didn't he just die?
Shepard Prime