Toys 'R' Us has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US and Canada as it attempts to restructure its debts.
The firm was once a dominant player in the US toy market, but has struggled against larger rivals such as Amazon.
The move casts a shadow over the future of the company's nearly 1,600 stores and 64,000 employees.
The firm's European operations are not part of the bankruptcy proceedings and Toys R Us says it does not expect any immediate impact on its UK stores.
Toys R Us's operations in Australia, about 255 licensed stores and a joint venture partnership in Asia are also not included in the bankruptcy move.
[...] The bankruptcy filing is more evidence that traditional retailers are struggling in the US, as online retailers continue to capture market share.
Amazon marches on, or we're just at 'Peak Toy'?
(Score: 1, Offtopic) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday September 19 2017, @10:33PM (4 children)
Unit tests? Surely you jest. There's not a single one in all of the Rehash source.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 19 2017, @11:09PM
Resign now, Buzzard. Goddamned cowboy coder breaking shit. Fuck off!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 20 2017, @02:48AM (2 children)
As an aside, TMB, if you haven't noticed, the first post always shows up even if its score is at -1 (Threaded-TOS mode with a threshold of 0 and a breakthrough of +1).
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday September 20 2017, @09:06AM (1 child)
Yup. That was by design and not my call. Da boss said make top-level comments always show, so that's what I did.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 21 2017, @12:33AM
Seems to me that it's not such a good idea...