Goodbye TRU?

[Transbot90210]

If TRU leaves it will leave a vacuum and a new toy store will eventually pop up. Walmart is not enough here in Canada.

[Darth Cylon]

http://business.financialpost.com/ne...for-chapter-11

[joshimus]

Originally Posted by tusko

They said on the radio an entity like Amazon may buy TRU.... interesting thought. I wonder if it'll just be an ownership change or an outright rebranding.

I have a few gift cards, should I go on a shopping spree?

Maybe then Amazon Toys R Us can continue to give us a shitty selection of toys for us Canadians.
Seriously? Who even bothers with Amazon for toys anymore?!

[Omegatron]

Another link to another story on this topic.

https://www.economist.com/news/busin...les-bankruptcy

[MapleMegatron]

Originally Posted by joshimus

Maybe then Amazon Toys R Us can continue to give us a shitty selection of toys for us Canadians.
Seriously? Who even bothers with Amazon for toys anymore?!

Outside of big ticket items and exclusive I dont think anyone does. They arent a reliable source for getting toys like with Walmart and TRU. For instance, this is what you get when writing "robots in disguise", you only need to look a few listings down to get a one step at $18 offered by third party.

https://www.amazon.ca/s/ref=nb_sb_no...ts+in+disguise

And the listing below that one is a Legion at 12 dolalrs ship and sold by them, forget it!
I dont even bother with them.

[pandaprime]

Originally Posted by MapleMegatron

Outside of big ticket items and exclusive I dont think anyone does. They arent a reliable source for getting toys like with Walmart and TRU. For instance, this is what you get when writing "robots in disguise", you only need to look a few listings down to get a one step at $18 offered by third party.

https://www.amazon.ca/s/ref=nb_sb_no...ts+in+disguise

And the listing below that one is a Legion at 12 dolalrs ship and sold by them, forget it!
I dont even bother with them.

True but if you make a few more button clicks to filter the category to just be toys and the seller to be just amazon.ca only its a little easier to read through.

[MapleMegatron]

Originally Posted by pandaprime

True but if you make a few more button clicks to filter the category to just be toys and the seller to be just amazon.ca only its a little easier to read through.

Thanks, I gave it a shot to see what they actually did have and the prices surprized me. I dont know why amazon sells higher than MSRP with them not having a storefront and all, but over 50$ for voyager Optimus Prime is kinda nuts

https://www.amazon.ca/Transformers-K...s=transformers

https://www.amazon.ca/Transformers-G...s=transformers

https://www.amazon.ca/Transformers-G...s=transformers

[Protoman]

I talk about this in great lengths here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CojXM-IAp6Q

[chaingunsofdoom]

So from the article yesterday:

... the Canadian unit has been sending surplus cash from its operations to support its U.S. parent’s cash flow needs, making $101 million in unsecured inter-company loans to the troubled U.S. division since 2016.

Just like I figured when the news was first announced... the Canadian operations have been doing well for years. And like Blockbuster video years ago, once again the US company is dragging down the Canadian business.

[theoneyouknowleast]

Another Article on why TRU wont die

https://www.thespec.com/news-story/7...-t-let-it-die/