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The Sad Rise and Fall of Toys R Us: The End of When Toys Ruled the World

On this episode Dan digs through the history of beloved and nearly departed toy store Toys R Us. From its humble beginnings as Bargainworld to it's website and strategy problems to its acquisition of FAO Shwarz and KB Toys to its bankruptcy filing in 2017. Toys R Us may be soon gone but not soon forgotten. He also explains what a leveraged buyout is. Don't worry. It's cool.

English
  • Originally Aired March 15, 2018
  • Runtime 12 minutes
  • Created July 30, 2022 by
    Timmiejane
  • Modified July 30, 2022 by
    Timmiejane