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Report: Toys 'R' Us Could Shut All U.S. Stores, Risking 33,000 Jobs

by Reuters

   Toys 'R' Us Inc will sell or close all its U.S. stores in the coming
   months, risking up to 33,000 jobs, the Wall Street Journal reported on
   Wednesday.

   The announcement was made to workers by Chief Executive David Brandon
   at the toy-store chain's Wayne, New Jersey headquarters, the Journal
   said.

   The closure of Toys 'R' Us would be a blow to generations of consumers
   and hundreds of toy makers that sold their products at the chain's 885
   U.S. locations, including Barbie maker Mattel Inc, board game company
   Hasbro Inc and other large vendors such as Lego.