Also hitting Toys”R”Us in Hong Kong is this Force Link 2.0 Multipack featuring characters from The Last Jedi which (we also exclusively revealed back in February). This set includes Holographic Maz Kanata, plus Rey (Island Journey), Kylo Ren, a First Order Snowtrooper and Poe. No word yet on US distribution. Thanks to Kylo Collector for the tag on Instagram.
Instagram follower Kylo Collector tags us with photo evidence of the recently revealed Deluxe 6″ Black Series Stormtrooper already hitting Toys”R”Us in Hong Kong! No word yet on US distribution. So much for it being fake.
Apparently Toys”R”Us is going out with a bang as more “Solo” merchandise has started hitting shelves, this time in the form of 6″ Black Series wave 16. This video shot by Roger A. on Instagram shows several pegs worth of the new Han Solo and Lando Calrissian at a store in El Paso, Texas.
A couple new NERF Glowstrike blasters from Solo: A Star Wars Story have started to hit retail – at Toys R Us of all places. The Chewbacca blaster and Qi’ra blasters were found in California. Click on through for larger images.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Toys”R”Us told employees that it most likely will be closing all of its stores in the U.S..
Our friend Matt Booker from Fantha Tracks directs our attention to this article regarding Toys”R”Us impending collapse in the UK. It’s fate may be decided as early as Tuesday.
With the acquisition of the correct UPCs yesterday for the 2018 Vintage Collection, we can now share the Target DPCI and Toys”R”Us SKU for both stores.
Thanks to TargetGod and Roger Roger for the info.
The retail-apocalypse continues as Toys”R”Us has announce the possibility of the closure of 200 more stores on top of the 180+ planned for April. Check out Business Insider for the details.
There was a lot to take in over the weekend with the new product announcements and initiatives from Hasbro at Toy Fair 2018. For an overview of the products revealed, click on through to checkout press release images for Force Link, Black Series and Vintage Collection products.
Thanks to Cargo Hold co-host Chris K. for the links.
Trouble for the embattled Toys “R” Us stores continue as the company announces the closure of more than 180 stores in the US. This is being done in order to “give us the best chance to emerge from our bankruptcy proceedings as a more viable and competitive company”.
You can read the story at the CNNmoney.com