All Toys R Us articles – Page 2
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AnalysisAnalysis: Does the CVA need a restructure of its own?
It was an unprecedented step – and one that consequently sent tremors pulsing through the retail and property industries.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How did Smyths eat Toys R Us for breakfast?
Smyths Toys poured salt on Toys R Us’ wounds this week by snapping up 93 of its former rival’s stores in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
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NewsSmyths pushes into Europe as it buys Toys R Us stores
Smyths Toys has struck a deal to buy the Toys R Us business in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
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NewsToys R Us to close remaining UK stores this month
Toys R Us UK will pull down the shutters on its stores for the final time in less than a fortnight.
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OpinionLord Kirkham: Embrace change – and do it now
Today’s macro-economy, with all its uncertainties, is clearly doing no favours for retailers who rely on ‘the feel-good factor’ flourishing among their customers.
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NewsThe Entertainer toasts full-year profit and sales rise
The Entertainer grew profits and sales in its last full year, driven by a bumper performance online.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Are store closures the answer?
In a week when New Look’s CVA was voted through and Carpetright admitted it was considering one of its own, we debate whether store closures are the solution to retail’s problems.
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NewsNew Look CVA approved, 60 stores to close
New Look’s landlords have approved its Company Voluntary Arrangement, paving the way for the retailer to shutter 60 stores.
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NewsToys R Us plans to close down all US stores
Toys R Us has reportedly told its US employees that it will sell or shutter all of its 885 US stores, putting 33,000 jobs at risk.
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NewsToys R Us to close all stores as search for buyer fails
Administrators have failed to secure a buyer for Toys R Us and have informed staff that all of its 100 UK stores will close over the next six weeks.
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NewsGrimsey launches high street review amid retail turmoil
Bill Grimsey, the former boss of Wickes, Iceland, Booker and Focus DIY, is revisiting his Grimsey Review, first published in 2013.
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AnalysisInfographic: Sports Direct increases Debenhams stake
Words and numbers, March 9, 2018: Sports Direct on boosting its stake in Debenhams to 29.7%, plus tough times for Toys R Us, Carpetright and New Look
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AnalysisAnalysis: Will 2018 be the year of the CVA?
“2018 will be the year of the CVA.” It is a stark warning, but one that is being issued by numerous industry observers bracing themselves for further turbulence on the high street.
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VideoWatch: Sir Vince Cable on Brexit and administrations
Liberal Democrats leader Sir Vince Cable joins us in the Retail Week Live newsroom to discuss the impact of Brexit and the current insolvency process.
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OpinionOpinion: Toys R Us’ demise and Amazon’s Achilles’ heel
Maplin and Toys R Us raise questions once again about what kind of business we as consumers actually want and need in today’s world.
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OpinionToys R Us didn’t need to fail, failure to change killed it
Hard as it may be to imagine today, Toys R Us was once a revolutionary company.
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OpinionBankruptcy bug is starting to look like an epidemic
The phrase ‘dropping like flies’ has been often on my lips as we witness one retail collapse after another and watch others staggering into intensive care.
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NewsToys R Us launches closing down Sale following collapse
Toys R Us has launched a nationwide closing down Sale following its collapse into administration on Wednesday.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Is it 2008 revisited for retail?
As Toys R Us and Maplin both go into administration this week, the team discuss whether the past is repeating itself, and what steps retailers need to take to avoid it happening to them.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Lessons from Maplin and Toys R Us’ collapse
The air of inevitability about Toys R Us and Maplin’s collapse into administration can teach other retailers a great deal.