Toys R Us Closes for Good Today and the Scenes Are Bleak

Friday, June 29 is the last day of business for all U.S.-based Toys R Us stores. Scenes from one of the remaining retail outlets show barren shelves, aisles closed off with police tape, and the last, unwanted toys sitting out like castaways. Signs proclaim deep discounts and going out of business sales, but there wasn’t much left to buy. The chain of toy stores filed for bankruptcy in 2017 in hopes of keeping the business afloat. But those hopes were dashed earlier this year.