Toys R Us To Close Union, Elizabeth Locations

UNION COUNTY, NJ — Toys R Us has announced the closure of two locations in Union County including in Union and Elizabeth.

The Union location on Route 22 East and the Elizabeth location on Center Driver are not alone as 10 other New Jersey locations will also begin closing early next month and run through mid-April.

"The reinvention of our brands requires that we make tough decisions about our priorities and focus," Toys R Us chairman and CEO David Brandon said in a release. "The actions we are taking are necessary to give us the best chance to emerge from our bankruptcy proceedings as a more viable and competitive company."

In addition to the closures, Brandon said an undisclosed number of surviving locations will be co-branded as Toys R Us and Babies R Us stores.

Toys R Us filed for bankruptcy in September amid waning sales and mounting debt. The toy store chain has faced stiffening competition from Amazon, Walmart and Target.

Here is the full list of the locations in New Jersey closing:

• Phillipsburg 1280 Rt. 22 and St. James Avenue
• Eatontown 137 Route 35
• Bridgewater 100 Promenade Boulevard
• Union 2700 Route 22 East
• North Brunswick 909 US Hwy 1 South
• Burlington Rt. 541 and Cadillac Road
• Cherry Hill 2135 Route 38
• Wayne 7 Wayne Hills Mall
• Paramus 545 Route 17 South
• East Hanover 98 Route 10 West
• Elizabeth-KidsWo 900 Center Drive
• Mt. Olive 50 International Drive South

(Image via Google Maps: Elizabeth location)

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