Toys R Us, squeezed by Amazon.com and huge chains like Walmart, will close 180 stores, or about 20 percent of its U.S. locations, within months. Asterisks indicate multiple locations are shutting within a town or city.
Locally, the store on 9730 Katy Freeway, Houston, TX 77055 is on the closures list.
Social media reacts to the closures:
This saddens my childhood heart … Toys R Us is closing 180 stores across the country including many in the Metroplex:
Allen
Irving
Lewisville
Dallas Galleria
Hurst
Hulen pic.twitter.com/obJZ9bLql2— T̷R̷O̷Y̷ ̷H̷U̷G̷H̷E̷S̷ (@TommySledge) January 24, 2018
NEW: Toys R Us is closing one-fifth of its U.S. store fleet (180 stores) — (including my childhood store in Elizabeth, N.J. I just texted my mom. she's very sad.) https://t.co/pZYju51zT9
— j.d. durkin (@jiveDurkey) January 24, 2018
https://twitter.com/coolcam101/status/956129852037320704
Enough with the doom and gloom. Retail and its real estate have bright spots (darn you Toys R Us for dropping 180 store closures on us!) https://t.co/j6QapqywiO
— Lauren Thomas (@laurenthomas) January 24, 2018
Here’s a list of the Toys R Us locations closing, by state and territory
Alabama: 2
Birmingham, Tuscaloosa
Arkansas: 2
Fort Smith, Little Rock
Arizona: 6
Mesa, (asterisk)Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tucson, Yuma
California: 27
Brea, Brentwood, Corona, Emeryville, Fairfield, Folsom, Fresno, Indio, Industry, Pinole, Pittsburg, Riverside, (asterisk)San Diego, (asterisk)San Jose, San Rafael, Santa Ana, Santa Clarita, Simi Valley, Stockton, Torrance, Union City, Vista, West Corvina, Westminster, Yuba City
Colorado: 1
Aurora
Connecticut: 4
Manchester, Newington, North Haven, Waterbury
Florida: 12
Altamonte Springs, Boca Raton, Coral Springs, Jacksonville, (asterisk)Kissimmee, Miami, Port St. Lucie, Royal Palm Beach, St. Petersburg, Tallahassee, Tampa
Georgia: 8
Albany, Alpharetta, Atlanta, Douglasville, Dunwoody, Fayetteville, Lithonia, Newnan
Hawaii: 1
Kahului
Iowa: 2
Clive, Des Moines
Illinois: 8
Burbank, Chicago, Highland Park, Matteson, Naperville, Niles, Schaumburg, Vernon Hills
Indiana: 3
(asterisk)Indianapolis, Michigan City
Kansas: 2
Overland Park, Wichita
Kentucky: 3
Lexington, Simpsonville, St. Mathews
Louisiana: 1
Slidell
Massachusetts: 6
Bellingham, Dedham, Framingham, Holyoke, Millbury, Northborough
Maryland: 1
Clinton
Maine: 2
Bangor, South Portland
Michigan: 6
Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Muskegon Heights, Traverse City, Ypsilanti
Minnesota: 4
Blaine, Minnetonka, Richfield, Woodbury
Missouri: 4
Cape Girardeau, Chesterfield, Columbia, Hazelwood
Mississippi: 2
Meridian, Pearl
North Carolina: 3
Asheville, (asterisk)Durham
Nebraska: 1
Omaha
New Hampshire: 1
Nashua
New Jersey: 12
Bridgewater, Burlington, Cherry Hill, East Hanover, Eatontown, Elizabeth, Flanders, North Brunswick, Paramus, Philipsburg, Union, Wayne
New Mexico: 1
Albuquerque
Nevada: 2
(asterisk)Las Vegas
New York: 14
Amherst, Bohemia, Commack, Greece, Kingston, Latham, Massapequa, (asterisk)New York, Queensbury, Rochester, Westbury, Yonkers
Ohio: 4
Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Mentor
Oklahoma: 2
Norman, Oklahoma City
Pennsylvania: 9
Dover, Erie, Exton, Horsham, Monaca, Monroeville, Pennsdale, Pittsburgh, Washington
Puerto Rico: 2
Carolina, Hatillo
Rhode Island: 1
Warwick
South Carolina: 2
Columbia, North Charleston
South Dakota: 1
Rapid City
Tennessee: 2
Memphis, Nashville
Texas: 9
Allen, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Houston, Hurst, Irving, Lewisville, Robstown
Utah: 2
Midvale, Ogden
Virginia: 2
Newport News, Woodbridge
Washington: 3
Everett, Silverdale, Spokane
Wisconsin: 2
Brookfield, Madison