“I don’t wanna grow up, I’m a Toys ‘R’ Us kid!” We all remember the jingle, and the excitement of stepping into a Toys ‘R’ Us in its heyday. With its rows and rows of toys, the possibilities were endless! And then we all watched as the behemoth of the toy industry crumbled, destroyed by the industry it created. How did Toys ‘R’ Us become such a giant, and what went wrong? Find out in today’s episode!
Run Time: 40 minutes, 28 seconds
RESOURCES:
- Inside the Rise and Fall of Toys ‘R’ Us
- Inside the 20 Year Decline of Toys ‘R’ Us
- How Toys ‘R’ Us Went From Big Kid on the Block to Bust
- While Black podcast: Acts of Resistance with Dr. Key
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