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New Toysrus Stores Opening in the US while they are Being Closed in Canada

Posted by william-james88 Oct 1, 2025 at 8:33am CDT 4,899 views
It’s a reversal of fortunes between the US and Canada. Back in 2018, Toysrus shut down operations in the US but kept all its Canadian stores. However after changing hands a few times, Toysrus Canada has become a pale husk of what it once was, being very similar to what the US Toysrus stores were at the end; overpriced with barely any new stock.

And all this has lead to Canadian stores closing left and right, with 40 stores closing in 2025 alone and leaving huge metropolitan areas with no stores. Meanwhile, the brand is seeing a rejuvenation in the US.

30 stores are planned to open this year, in the US, with a pop up in a Nashville mall opening just last week. While most will be temporary stores for the holidays, there should be 10 flagship stores opened by the end of the year as well. Of course, it’s to be seen if this will be a good place to pick up the latest Transformers toys or not. Let us know if you visit any of the newly opened stores.

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Re: New Toysrus Stores Opening in the US while they are Being Closed in Canada (view post)
Comment by Emerje Oct 1, 2025
TRU becoming Spirit Halloween is really something. Let's see them expand everywhere, I'm down for it.

Emerje
Re: New Toysrus Stores Opening in the US while they are Being Closed in Canada (view post)
Comment by megatran Oct 1, 2025
Wow. What a necro bump!

What's that proverb about doing the same thing and expecting a different result?
Re: New Toysrus Stores Opening in the US while they are Being Closed in Canada (view post)
Comment by Drop Bear Oct 2, 2025
megatran wrote:Wow. What a necro bump!

What's that proverb about doing the same thing and expecting a different result?

60% of the time it works every time. Or maybe I'm getting that mixed up with something else... :-?
Re: New Toysrus Stores Opening in the US while they are Being Closed in Canada (view post)
Comment by cloudballoon Oct 3, 2025
Canadian here. While sad for the nostalgia of TRU of days gone by, honestly I haven't missed it since 2020. It's probably a good thing that TRU Canada is done for, as Hasbro will be forced to find someone else to carry the Target exclusives. Walmart and EBGames have got to be better, right? RIGHT?
Re: New Toysrus Stores Opening in the US while they are Being Closed in Canada (view post)
Comment by NotFrankeSisto Oct 3, 2025
Best news I've had all day honestly.

But the question is: WHERE will the stores be opening? Like... which cities?
Re: New Toysrus Stores Opening in the US while they are Being Closed in Canada (view post)
Comment by megatran Oct 5, 2025
With the tariff situation and change to deminis threshold, does this give TRU US a fighting chance, even with their typically high price?
Re: New Toysrus Stores Opening in the US while they are Being Closed in Canada (view post)
Comment by Cyberstrike Oct 6, 2025
All I've seen of TRU is that it is name of Macy's toy department.
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