13 Toys R Us Locations In Maryland Get Final Closing Day

Stick a fork in your childhood — Toys R Us is closing its 200 remaining stores, including 13 in Maryland, for good, on Friday if not sooner. Some stores may already be closed. The last day of business for the Glen Burnie and Bel Air Toys R Us stores is Wednesday, June 27, store representatives told Bel Air Patch.

The toy stores are among the hundreds that are shutting down across the nation since the company declared bankruptcy. After the bankruptcy filing in September a last ditch attempt to save the iconic toy chain was made. But slow sales during the Christmas season didn’t help. The retailer announced in March that it would close or sell all of its 735 U.S. stores.

Isaac Larian, the billionaire CEO of MGA Entertainment, the company behind the Bratz dolls, last month ceased his efforts to save Toys R Us when he was reportedly unable to come to an agreement with lenders.

Toys R Us, based in Wayne, New Jersey, rejected Larian's bid to save 274 U.S. stores. CNN reported that the company will continue operating in other countries, including Canada.

Stores that have managed to stay open this long will offer steep discounts on remaining items, but many are mostly empty at this point, CNN reported.

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Here are the Maryland locations closing down:

• Annapolis
• Baltimore
• Bel Air
• Columbia
• Frederick
• Gaithersburg
• Glen Burnie
• Hagerstown
• Owings Mills
• Pasadena
• Salisbury
• Silver Spring
• Towson

Toys R Us’ bankruptcy filing came amid slumping sales and mounting debt, which grew to about $5 billion. The chain has faced increasing competition from Amazon, Walmart and Target.

Image of the Bel Air Toys R Us via Google street view.