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

Toy Galaxy: The History Of... – Season 4

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.