Union Babies R Us To Close March 31, Elizabeth Closes Mid-April

UNION/ELIZABETH, NJ — The Union Babies R Us location's days are numbered. Located at 2700 Route 22 East in Union, the location is slated to close on March 31, according to a store employee.

The Elizabeth location at 900 Center Drive in Elizabeth is slated to close in mid-April.

Union and Elizabeth are not alone, 11 other New Jersey locations will also begin closing this month and run through mid-April.

With only about a week or so left in business, the Babies R Us locations in Union and Elizabeth are both offering sales up to 60 percent off store-wide.

Closing sales have already begun at 180 of the company's Toys R Us and Babies R Us stores following the company's filing for bankruptcy protection in September. The company announced March 15 it would close or sell its U.S. stores.

The bankruptcy filing came amid slumping sales and mounting debt, which grew to about $5 billion, although Toys R Us announced at the time that the "vast majority" of its 1,600 worldwide locations were profitable.

The once-dominant retailer struggled to compete with online retail giant Amazon and stores like Walmart, The New York Times reported, and amassed $5 billion in debt.

(Image via Google Maps: Union location)

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