YOUR BUSINESS AUTHORITY
Springfield, MO
Liquidation sales have started at Toys R Us and Babies R Us stores slated for closure.
The list includes Missouri locations in Columbia, Cape Girardeau Bridgeton and Chesterfield.
Toys R Us filed for bankruptcy in September. One filing listed plans to close 175 stores, but the list has been trimmed to 144. That's about 16 percent of the company's stores.
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