The email read “Due to the circumstances, we can no longer accept cash or Debit Cards. Credit cards only.”
The message also read that the sales are now between 70 and 90 percent off with limited exclusions.
All sales are final.
Only 2 Days Left! #Toysrusclosingsale #toysrus #babiesrus #alwaysatrukid pic.twitter.com/uRi6FGambC
— ToysRUs (@ToysRUs) June 27, 2018
The toy retailer, which started liquidating in March, said that all Toys R Us and Babies R Us locations will close by Friday, June 29, according to posts on the company’s social media pages.
Just 9 Days Left to shop at ToysRUs #toyrusclosingsale pic.twitter.com/8ZOsUxZ9QV
— ToysRUs (@ToysRUs) June 20, 2018
Locations that are still open are offering discounts of 60 to 90 percent. (Deals vary, and inventory is limited.) Many stores are also selling the fixtures, NJ.com reported.
Final Days! Now Save 50-70% OFF Storewide!!! Amazing Deals!! Time to fill up a cart!! #toysrusclosingsale #toysrus #babiesrus #alwaysatrukid limited exclusions. pic.twitter.com/vIdPRmom1G
— ToysRUs (@ToysRUs) June 12, 2018
There had been hope that some of the 735 stores in the U.S. could remain open after Isaac Larian, MGA Entertainment CEO and the creator of Bratz dolls, offered $675 million to buy some of the U.S. locations, in addition to $215 million for some Canadian stores, but Toys R Us said no, claiming the offer "was well below the liquidation value of the assets he was seeking," NJ.com reported.
It's not just North American shoppers who are losing the toy store. It was announced this week that the Toys R Us Australian locations will close. There were 44 stores that some had hoped were going to survive, but now are expected to close over the next few weeks, ABC in Australia reported.
Credit: Spencer Platt
Credit: Spencer Platt
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