Toys R US vs KB Toys | Toy Hunter | 2
Business Wars22 Nov 2023

Toys R US vs KB Toys | Toy Hunter | 2

It’s 1990 and Toys “R” Us rules toy retail. But when big-box retailers Walmart and Costco threaten to intrude on its territory, Toys “R” Us uses toymakers to wage retail war.


And as the clash of the giant superstores rages around it, the owner of KB Toys loses faith in its mall-based strategy.

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