Liquidation Sales Begin At Toys R Us, Babies R Us In San Jose

SAN JOSE, CA – Liquidation sales begin today at two Toys R Us and Babies R Us stores in the area as part of a federal bankruptcy-approved, going-out-of-business plan for the retailer.

Last month, Wayne, N.J.-based Toys R Us filed a motion to close up to 182 of its 880 stores in America — about 20 percent. The retailer has since removed at least a dozen stores from the list, including the Toys R Us at 1082 Blossom Hill Road in San Jose, which will remain open.

The local closures, with the accompanying sell-off sales, include Toys R Us/Babies R Us at The Plant shopping center at 2179 Monterey Highway and Babies R Us at 865 Blossom Hill Road.

Discounts, which today vary from about 10 percent to 30 percent off merchandise, are expected to increase through early April as the closing dates near.

The liquidation sales are underway at more than 150 stores nationwide, including several in California. Click this link to find California locations, and select a city to see if closings are planned. Some stores in the U.S. will be combined into Toys R Us and Babies R Us stores.

David Brandon, chairman and CEO of the toy retailer, previously said the brand was reinventing itself and that required some "tough decisions about our priorities and focus."

"The reinvention of our brands requires that we make tough decisions about our priorities and focus," Brandon said in a letter posted on the company's website.

Toys R Us filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last year amid declining sales and climbing debt.

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