Toy maker Mattel plans to slash 2,200 jobs
The closing of Toys R Us hurt sales at the toy company, which plans to reduce its white-collar workforce by nearly a fifth
The closing of Toys R Us hurt sales at the toy company, which plans to reduce its white-collar workforce by nearly a fifth
It was once a dreamland for kids and the nation's largest specialty toy chain, but as of Friday, Toys R Us has officially closed its doors. Dana Jacobson looks back at the rise and fall of one of America’s best-known retailers.
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All of the company's remaining Toys "R" Us stores will close for good Friday
It's official: Toys "R" Us will close the last of its U.S. stores this Friday. Millennials "R" going to miss you.
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Toys R Us announced plans to start closing down all of its U.S. stores. The iconic toy store will liquidate overnight after 70 years in business. The move puts around 30,000 employees out of a job. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the ripple effect this will create.
Toys "R" Us is expected to start court proceedings to liquidate as soon as Thursday, the retailer's CEO told employees. The company could possibly close all of its 850 stores in the U.S. and lay off up to 33,000 workers.
Move will cost some 33,000 people their jobs; iconic retailer succumbed to crushing debt load
As it moves nearer to closing all of its 850 U.S. stores, the hit to employees nationwide looks to be enormous
The big-box toy retailer has so far failed to find a buyer or reach a restructuring deal with its lenders
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