New Toys R Us stores opening in the UK.
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| Toys R Us in Northampton, June 2021 |
While Toys R Us stores have been closed in the UK since 2018 the brand has lived on in one form or another in other parts of the world.
The new version of Toys R Us will be opening by Toys R Us ANZ who relaunched the business in Australia in 2019. They plan to rollout the brand with an online and physical retail presence in 2022 and 2023.
Toys R Us closed in the UK in April 2018. It's been very interesting to find that there are still remnants of the brand on some retail parks in the UK and we've visited a number of these closed, abandoned, derelict and demolished Toys R Us locations on our travels.
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| Toys R Us in Stockton-on-Tees, April 2021 |
Working at Toys R Us
My first job while at university in the year 2000 was as one of Geoffrey's helpers at the Luton store. I worked on the video game and electronics section.
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| Toys R Us in Basingstoke, May 2021 |
Visiting Toys R Us
With a keen interest in old and defunct brands we've visited a number of former Toys R Us sites over the last couple of years, the latest being in Norwich and Ipswich.
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| Toys R Us in Milton Keynes, June 2021 |
- Brighton Hill Retail Park in Basingstoke
- Central Retail Park in Manchester
- Cathedral Retail Park in Norwich
- Deepdale shopping centre in Preston
- Festival retail park in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent
- Gemini Retail Park in Warrington
- Interchange Retail Park at Copdock Mill, Ipswich
- St James Retail Park in Northampton
- Teesside Retail Park in Stockton-on-Tees
- The Leisure Plaza in Milton Keynes
- Western Esplanade in Southampton
- Wolverhampton Road in Oldbury
- Wyvern Retail Park in Derby
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| Toys R Us in Southampton, May 2021 |
The future of Toys R Us
It'll be interesting to see what the future holds for Toys R Us and how the relaunch in the UK will go.
As can be seen, some of the former locations are still vacant, while others have been let to new shops. Some former Toys R Us stores have been pulled down, with others converted to retailtainment centres featuring trampoline parks and minigolf courses.
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| It'll be interesting to shop at Toys R Us again in the future |
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