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Administrators have confirmed that no buyer has come forward to salvage the retail chain
Read More »Toys R Us makes redundancies, all shops expected to close in the next six weeks
Toys R Us enters administration, Moorfields Advisory appointed administrators
All stores are to continue trading until further notice
Read More »3,200 jobs at risk as UK chain Toys R Us is put up for sale
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Read More »Amiibo exclusives listed by North American retailers
On the heels of yesterday’s new amiibo reveals by Nintendo, North American retailers have listed which will be exclusive offerings. Target is now taking pre-orders for its exclusive, Jigglypuff, while pre-orders for the Toys R Us-exclusive Greninja start tomorrow. GameStop had started taking pre-orders for its exclusive Ness amiibo, but …
Read More »Xbox One makes Toys R Us Fabulous 15 list but PS4 misses out
The US arm of Toys R Us has this year introduced a ‘Fabulous 15′ festive shopping list, but only one next-gen console made the cut. Kotaku reports that while a total of 36 products are included in the Toys R Us Hot Holiday Toys list, only 15 are selected for …
Read More »Toys R Us pledges to adopt gender neutral toy labelling
Toys R Us is looking to work closely with the Let Toys Be Toys consumer campaign group, agreeing to become more inclusive in its marketing of toys to girls and boys. The news follows a meeting last week between TRU’s UK board members and Let Toys Be Toys, with the …
Read More »Toys R Us insists its PS4 and Xbox One release dates are accurate
Spoiler: They’re not. Retailer Toys R Us recently went live with supposed release dates for both Sony’s PS4 and Microsoft’s Xbox One. It reckons Sony’s machine will arrive in the UK on Friday December 13th while Microsoft’s console will be with us on Tuesday November 29th. Now, this is of …
Read More »Online shopping is bad for the environment, Toys R Us boss tells consumers
The boss of Toys R Us in the US has told consumers that they should be mindful of the possible environmental impact of online shopping. It’s very ungreen,” Toys R Us chief executive Jerry Storch told the Financial Times. [People are] just so enraptured with how cool it is that …
Read More »Transformers Prime: The Game is a Toys R Us exclusive
The Wii and DS versions of Activision’s Transformers Prime: The Video Game will be available exclusively through Toys R Us in the UK. A Wii U version is also scheduled to be part of the Wii U’s launch line-up when that arrives on November 30th. It’s fairly common practise for …
Read More »Nintendo 3DS XL is out tomorrow: Where’s cheapest?
With a 90 per cent bigger screen, more grown-up design and refined controls, 3DS XL is an attractive new device. But who has the best deal? GAME has a trade-in deal running, where you can hand over your old 3DS and buy the new machine for just 79.99 – that’s …
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