Poole's Toys R Us store closed in 2018 after entering administration

Summarised from Bournemouth Echo's report · Updated 9 Oct, 06:00 · Archive

Toys R Us closed its Poole store on 23 April 2018 after the company entered administration.

Toys R Us closed its Nuffield Road store in Poole on 23 April 2018 after the company entered administration in February that year. The superstore had been a destination for families across Dorset for decades, stocking bicycles, Lego sets, video games and other toys. The closure cost 35 full-time employees their jobs and left the unit empty on the industrial estate.

The company had faced growing pressure from online shopping, changing buying habits, inflation and debt. A closing-down sale offered discounts of up to 70 per cent. The building remained unused for more than a year before developers divided the unit. Smyths Toys opened at the site in 2019 alongside a builder's yard and gym, bringing around 70 new jobs to the area.

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• Inside the demise of the Nuffield Estate toy giant every Dorset child lovedPoole’s Toys R Us closed on April 23, 2018, before Smyths Toys opened in 2019. The brand returned at WHSmith in June 2023.Bournemouth Echo · 9 Oct, 00:23

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