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Post by apollo55 on Jan 17, 2011 22:19:00 GMT -5
I went today and it was closed,What happend??  |
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Post by the nexus on Jan 17, 2011 22:20:17 GMT -5
it was only for the holidays,
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2011 22:24:05 GMT -5
it was only for the holidays, That's what I thought last year but the one here was open all year but it just closed last week. |
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Post by apollo55 on Jan 17, 2011 22:24:23 GMT -5
OoOoOoOhh, thanks buddy. |
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Post by muccguy88 on Jan 17, 2011 22:56:47 GMT -5
yeah im pretty sure those r seasonal. my local TRU Express still said "Foot Locker" all over the floors. also last week i saw a big TRU truck outside of it. i guess they were packing everything up cuz it wasnt there today
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Post by azraelms on Jan 17, 2011 23:13:35 GMT -5
They will be replaced by the Lex Express.  |
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Post by hbkrules on Jan 17, 2011 23:20:16 GMT -5
Mine always closes after christmas
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Post by "Original Broski" jonjon535353 on Jan 18, 2011 0:28:34 GMT -5
Maybe it was closed for MLK day?
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Post by Otto The Orange on Jan 18, 2011 0:51:24 GMT -5
The one here in Syracuse was supposed to be seasonal only last Christmas, but it stayed open all year. This year they actually closed, which I didn't mind because over the summer they only got in one series of elite, basic 2, and the rest was over flow of old Jakks crap that just collected dust.
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Post by skribbel24 on Jan 18, 2011 6:08:57 GMT -5
Yup those are seasonal for the holidays.
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Post by Symmetry on Jan 18, 2011 7:50:02 GMT -5
What exactly is a TRU Express?
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Post by becausethenight on Jan 18, 2011 8:36:57 GMT -5
What exactly is a TRU Express? Looks identical to KB toys. |
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Post by azraelms on Jan 18, 2011 10:05:12 GMT -5
TRU Express is a seasonal Toys-R-Us that goes into malls. Some end up staying permanently (Mall of America is one I know), while the bulk of them close after the holiday season. From what I understand, they do fairly decent business, and have really helped the overall TRU business out.
It was nice because in my town we do not have a Toys-R-Us at all - the closest one is 90 minutes away. As far as wrestling figures goes, mine is the only place in town that got in the Legends series 2, and of course the Legends 2-packs and the Wrestlemania ring. We did get a lot of the basic series 3 like most other TRUs, but we had only had one case show up at our Target so this did help people out.
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Post by PrideFcF on Jan 18, 2011 10:10:39 GMT -5
It's a shame that TRU Express is only seasonal. We once had an actual TRU right down the road from me, but for whatever reason they switched it to just a Babies R' Us (considering all the young, hoodrat little mothers in my area, I suppose it was a wise business choice on their part). It was nice having TRU Express in the same shopping area as the old TRU. Sucks to see it go.
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Post by WWF on Jan 18, 2011 10:46:48 GMT -5
I have 2 in 2 malls near me and they are still open.
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Post by "The Visionary" Eldniw on Jan 18, 2011 11:07:27 GMT -5
I think it's the way of continuing the KB name because if I remember correctly, TRU bought what was left. Mine was selling little kid toys [like 8 or 9 years and younger] that had "KB Classics" on the box. Mine closed just before the new year, I believe it was Dec. 30 and they were having a store-wide closing sale.
And a Wikipedia check confirms: "Toys R Us announced on September 4, 2009 that it had acquired the remains of K·B Toys, consisting mainly of its website, trademarks, and intellectual property rights."
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