--- title: Toys R Us Is Reportedly Closing Half of Its U.S. Stores description: Troubled retailer Toys R Us is closing roughly 400 U.S. stores and will be hosting going-out-of-business sales. It had over 800 stores. authors: - name: Brad Tuttle role: Senior Editor url: https://money.com/author/brad-tuttle/ bio: Brad Tuttle is a former senior editor at Money with over 10 years’ experience covering a vast number of personal finance topics, including careers, cars, travel, budgeting, investing, insurance, credit cards, consumer psychology, real estate, banking, and shopping and deals. education: Columbia University School of Journalism, MS at_money_since: 2014 articles: 366 covers: - Business - Banking - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Pets - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://twitter.com/bradrtuttle - https://linkedin.com/in/brad-tuttle-834b225 former_staff: true published: '2018-02-22T15:47:22.000Z' modified: '2024-04-17T09:58:38.000Z' section: Business tags: - Retail - Shopping - Toys - toys r us word_count: 213 canonical: https://money.com/toys-r-us-is-reportedly-closing-half-of-its-u-s-stores/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** Money may earn a commission when you click on the products and services below. Opinions are our own, but compensation and in-depth research determine where and how they appear. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/) about how we make money. ![Beleaguered Toys R Us Battles For Survival](https://img.money.com/2018/02/toysrusclosures-em-920652152.jpg) Things keep looking worse and worse for troubled retailer Toys R Us. The [*Wall Street Journal*](https://www.wsj.com/articles/toys-r-us-plans-to-close-another-200-stores-1519254948) reports that the New Jersey-based chain plans on closing another 200 stores and will soon "lay off a significant portion of its corporate staff" in the wake of a subpar winter holiday sales season. These closures would be in addition to the announcement in January that [roughly 180 U.S. stores](https://money.com/toys-r-us-stores-closing/) would be shuttered, many of which are already hosting [going-out-of-business sales](https://money.com/toysrus-going-out-of-business-sale/). The toy store chain [filed for bankruptcy](https://money.com/toys-r-us-bankruptcy-gift-cards/) last September, and the string of [store closure announcements](https://money.com/toysrus-going-out-of-business-sale/) indicates that the number of Toys R Us locations could soon be cut in half compared to one year ago. The [(New Jersey) *Record*](https://www.northjersey.com/story/02/22/toys-r-us-reportedly-planning-more-store-closings-corporate-layoffs/362215002/) reported on Wednesday Toys R Us plans on holding a staff meeting at its corporate headquarters in Wayne, N.J., where presumably the announcements will be made official. According to the *Record*, if all of the announced closures happen, that would leave Toys R Us with roughly 400 store locations in the U.S., down from 880 one year ago. And Toys R Us's retail footprint is likely to decrease further still. 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