Nashua Babies R Us Closing Amid Massive Toys R Us Cuts

NASHUA, NH — The Nashua Babies R Us store in the Nashua Mall will close — one of 182 stores across the country that parent company Toys R Us on Tuesday said will be slashed. Toys R Us, a former retail giant, last year filed for bankruptcy amid increased competition from Amazon, among other factors.

The Nashua Babies R Us on Gusabel Avenue is the only New Hampshire store slated for closure. The Nashua Toys R Us is expected to remain open. Six Massachusetts stores were on the closure list.

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

A court still has to sign off on the mass closures.

Toys R Us, based in Wayne, New Jersey, currently has about 880 stores in the U.S. The 182 stores identified for closure will start shuttering next month, the company said.

The moves come four months after Toys R Us filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection amid declining sales and climbing debt.

Savvy shoppers can take advantage of going-out-of-business sales, which are slated to to begin in February.

In California alone, 27 stores are planned to be shuttered. Florida has 11 locations due for closure, New Jersey has 12 and New York has 15.

You can find a complete list of locations set for closure here.

Photo credit: Julio Cortez/Associated Press

Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly reported the Nashua Toys R Us will close. The store is expected to remain open.