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Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• philycheeze@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Macys owns the name in the US and uses it to mark their toy section. It is super sparse and not at all exciting.

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  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Well, now I understand why Geoffrey didn’t want to grow up. Now he’s not a Toys R Us kid…he’s a corporate schill adult giraffe.

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    • bdonvr@thelemmy.club ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      astronaut-2 astronaut-1 !

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• MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  They did (in the US). Bain Capital bled them dry and then sold off the scraps. There have been a few attempts to revive the brand but to my knowledge nothing has stuck yet.

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  • vvv@programming.dev ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Macy’s now has a Toys Я Us branded toy department.

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• Dalraz@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Toy R Us Canada is still operational. Not sure if this is related to the canadian operation or not.

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  • Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yet another reason to move to Canada, would you look at that.

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    • Raiderkev@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      But then u gotta deal with socialized medicine n death panels

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      • K0W4LSK1@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Dont worry when Pierre Poulivre (PP head) gets elected shit will get americanized we are already halfway there with the dismantling of public healthcare and schooling. Actually even he doesnt get elected Trudeau is doing nothing to stop the provincial governments from dismantling the public system already

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      • adj16@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I was already convinced, you don’t have to keep selling me

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• pacmondo@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  In Canada it got bought out by another investment group and the national chain still exists in many big malls here.

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