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Toys 'R' Us had "curated" the vast swath of toys that exist down to a handful of the usual fair. Barbie, the latest Pixar toys, the standard board-games....

Like corporate bookstores, theater chains, music stores you got the same selection at all their million outlets in the country.

Perhaps it's just me that was tired of the same-ol' same ol' or maybe the public became tired of it as well.




amazon.com killed them, like it is killing whole categories of traditional retailers.

The owners knew it and sold while it was still possible to sell. The buyers gambled that they could cut costs fast enough to compete, but they lost the bet.




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