Toys R Us Australia Enters Voluntary Administration

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  1. PANTSMAN1973, Jun 21, 2018
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    Anyone know whats happening to Canadian stores? I'm from the UK and am visiting Vancouver in September. I am hoping to visit a ToysRus one more time!
     
  2. Digger, Jun 21, 2018
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    Never heard of it. I’m just confused since we haven’t had a toys r us for ever. Hearing this now doesn’t mean anything to me.
     
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  3. Digger, Jun 21, 2018
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    They said that toys r us Canada was going to stay.
     
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  4. CoktimusPrime, Jun 21, 2018
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    Do you mean Austria? :p 
     
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  5. Digger, Jun 21, 2018
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    No.
     
  6. ReximusPrimal07, Jun 21, 2018
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  7. Digger, Jun 21, 2018
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    I’ve never seen a toys r us in my life. The closest was seeing my mother recently with TRU bag and I was like woh!?
     
  8. ReximusPrimal07, Jun 21, 2018
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  9. Digger, Jun 21, 2018
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    Again, they don’t exist to me. They aren’t in my area.
     
  10. Goaliebot, Jun 21, 2018
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    Toys R Us Canada was bought by another company and is sticking around for the foreseeable future.
     
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  11. Rated X, Jun 21, 2018
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    Wow thats deep. Some if this rant is absolutely true. Some is a little far fetched obviously. But at the end of the day its all about getting in where you fit in. If landlords make so much money as you claim, maybe its time for you to invest in some real estate. At the very least you can rent out a room and make that $250 you need to set up at the convention, eh? If somebody tried to rent me a chair after I paid for a table, watch how quick ill find a small trash can and turn that s**t upside down to sit on.
     
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  12. G1Optimal, Jun 21, 2018
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    Oh i see
     
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  13. kaotika, Jun 21, 2018
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    even up to the last gasp they continue to gouge
     
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  14. PANTSMAN1973, Jun 21, 2018
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    Thanks for the info!
     
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  15. PANTSMAN1973, Jun 21, 2018
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    Thanks for confirming!
     
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  16. Worf, Jun 21, 2018
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    TRU Canada is fine, it's profitable and isolated from the goings on of its US brethren.

    US TRU was subject to corporate raiders and subject to a heavily leveraged loan buyout that basically killed its ability to make a profit (courtesy Mitt Romney's company). A good explanation is here -
    (Yes, it's long video, but it's good).
     
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  17. Sigmalock, Jun 21, 2018
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    Quite so. I visited my local TRU recently, and there was no obvious price changes - let alone reductions - taking place.
    Was kinda hoping there'd be a little 'firesale' action happening by now...
     
  18. AzT, Jun 22, 2018
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  19. RodimusSupreme, Jun 22, 2018
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    Oh wow, 30% off. That's just grea-ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ...

    Cheap, greedy corporate butts.
     
  20. Sigmalock, Jun 22, 2018
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    Note: that's "up to" 30% off i.e. the discount on many [most?] items could be less than that :rolleyes: 
     
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