Affected are stores in Miamisburg (which will have 37 jobs on closure), Beavercreek (42 jobs), and elsewhere across the state, the letter said.
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The Toys “R” Us store at 2859 Miamisburg-Centerville Road will close June 30, the same date set for the closure of the store at 2500 N. Fairfield Road in Beavercreek.
Other affected stores are in Columbus, Cincinnati, Lima, Toledo and beyond.
The end of the Toys “R” Us and Babies “R” Us chains in the U.S. has been in sight for months. Liquidation sales at some of the closing stores began back in early February.
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The nation’s largest toy store retailer received court approval to move forward with its plans to shutter some 180 stores across its Toys “R” Us and Babies “R” Us stores nationwide. But the company has plans to shutter all of its 740 U.S. locations.
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— Kara Driscoll (@KaraDDriscoll) April 2, 2018
The parent company voluntarily filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 in September 2017. Toys “R” Us Inc. was $5 billion in debt, as of April 2017
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