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Re: Bad news for TRU
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Mon, 28 Jan 2002 23:41:52 GMT
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Ray Sanders writes:
> In lugnet.market.shopping, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
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> > Hi, everyone:
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> > TRU is apparently $91m in the red this year, and is planning to
> > close 64 stores and eliminate almost 2,000 jobs.
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> > http://money.cnn.com/2002/01/28/companies/toys/
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> > Ugh. Well, maybe if they'd hold better clearances...;)
> >
> > best
> >
> > LFB
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> The official TRU press release is here ...
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> http://www.shareholder.com/toy/news/20020128-70463.cfm?ReleaseID=70463
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> Does not indicate which stores tho.
Any info on the "Mission Possible" format they talk about? I don't think I've
seen that here in Australia. I'm not sure if TRU Aus is separately owned or
not.
ROSCO
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| (...) The older TRU layout (in the US) was a lot like a supermarket. A number of parallel aisles, divided by tall wall-like shelving, which made the store feel more like a warehouse and less like a store for children. The newer layout is much more (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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