Gaithersburg Toys R Us Store Is Closing

GAITHERSBURG, MD — The end has come for Toys R Us, the once mighty retailer that ruled the toy industry. And that means the Gaithersburg store will be closing for good.

Toys R Us will close or sell all of its more than 800 stores scattered across the United States after it failed to come up with a plan that would save about 200 of them. The retailer has already started liquidating about 180 stores, according to CNBC, after Toys R Us filed for bankruptcy protect last September as it struggled with $5 billion in debt.

There is not yet a clear timeline on when the Gaithersburg store at 600 N Frederick Ave. will close, but it could happen in weeks.

The end of Toys R Us will cause 33,000 employees to lose their jobs.

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