Despite the end coming some time ago, news
stories continue to surface about TRU,
not lest the recent spate of articles - in the major press - on the sale of six
former Toy 'R' Us sites for £30.5m
squids, one of the purchasers being Cardiff City Council? Plymouth Council has
bought another (and funnily enough Plymouth is one I've been to!), I guess they
are looking at conversion to sports facilities or maybe those multi-store craft/antiques
markets?
Three have gone to an unnamed retail chain,
so will remain shops of some type while the sixth is to be converted into
housing it seems?
Gone Under - Down Under
Back in June it was announced that the 44 Australian
stores were all to close through July, the whole group including the US
parentage is going to be wound-up in the fullness of time, with a few US stores
continuing as clearance depots.
As I've said before, not something I'll
actually morn, they created the industry-model which destroyed them.
Still Trading!
However there was a good news story (for
those who persistently and without reason, cling to a vague 'faith in
humanity'); in Cheltenham one autistic lad was so bereft at the closure of his
local store, and unable to fully comprehend it (it was his favorite store from
infanthood) having fixed-it in his mind, as a constant in his life (as
autistic's can), that his mother wrote to TRU
explaining the worrying predicament.
Gloucester store invited him down, showed
him the 'dead' Toysaurus, gave him a tour so he could finalise its demise -
mentally - and presented him with logo boards (including Lego!), point-of sale display boards, an opening-times entrance
sign, a large Geoffrey Giraffe and etcetera; allowing him to re-create a permanent
TRU in his bedroom - which he has now done!
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