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NEWS: Toys R Us Lenders Launch New Venture to Revive Brand

The head of Canadian TRU fought hard to keep the store up here from being sucked down the drain with the US and she won; A Canadian company now owns TRU Can and the store is free to continue in their own way of doing things. I've heard a lot of negative things about TRU ( too expensive, dirty) and I can only assume that this is the American experience because the stores I know are just fine, as far as toys, no different a shopping experience than a Wal-Mart or a Canadian Tire.

If anyone wishes to have the classic Toys R Us experience, and feel good about it, I suggest they book a ticket to Canada.

-Full size stores

-Full employment (Canada only declared bankruptcy because they were forced to by the creditor they shared with the States' division; TRU is behind only Wal-Mart in toy sales up here.)

- Now 100% independent of the US brand (and, ergo, no longer have to send a % of their income into that black hole) and looking to renovate & invest in their own stores.

The head of Canadian TRU fought hard to keep the store up here from being sucked down the drain with the US and she won; A Canadian company now owns TRU Can and the store is free to continue in their own way of doing things. I've heard a lot of negative things about TRU ( too expensive, dirty) and I can only assume that this is the American experience because the stores I know are just fine, as far as toys, no different a shopping experience than a Wal-Mart or a Canadian Tire.

I'm interested in what the reaction of toy companies is going to be to this Toy Box. TRU US: "Sooo, we kinda screwed you over beforehand...Can we order more toys?" I got a laugh out of the lighthearted shade thrown by the Canadian president when she was asked about her company's relationship with toy manufacturers and she smiled as she said "It's great; they're very supportive of the Canadian work. They're owed no money by us."

If the US company can prove a phoenix with Toy Box and jettison the garbage done prior, more power to them. And, God, do I hope that they FINALLY give their former employees the money those people deserve.