Toys R Us & Maplin in UK go into adminstration

IIIIIF, there are big discounts specially in LEGO's in the Toys R Us from Switzerland, that MIGHT be an INTERESTING thing to know...

Ummm, Switzerland is NOT in the UK.

Tom

I know, buy maybe they also had some discounts since the company is sinking...

Just in the UK.

Tom

They have a website

Thanks! but no Lego discounts so far...

Legu, huh?

Galaxus

comparis (no kidding, they care about Lego)

Buy it by the kilo

Nice.... thanks!

Looks like the US ones are going to be closed as well. Plus some in Europe and others may be sold.

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43411051

ToysRUs founder passed away aged 94.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43505064

Interesting sentence here:

“Earlier on Thursday, the company announced it would suspend the liquidation sales of hundreds of its stores due to “unforeseen circumstances”.”

I can’t find anything that says what these “unforeseen circumstances” are.

Also a bid to save the US stores.

http://fortune.com/2018/03/22/isaac-…earance-sales/

Smyths Toys are buying the Swiss, German and Austria stores.

https://www.bluewin.ch/fr/infos/econ…tes-91528.html

PoundWorld latest to enter admin.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-44436435

Is it me or are most of the failing companies being run by so-called investment firms?

That's their whole business plan, buy cheap, rape the company for all its worth, take out huge loans to pay yourself back, sell anything worth anything, try to sell whats left (if you can find a fool), fold and walk away, onto the next one.

I've worked for a few companies that have been bought by 'asset management' companies, what they get away with is criminal

Yeah, happened to Ilford here in Switzerland, raided the pension fund and got away with several mil.

Another company going into admin which is owned by a private equity company.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-44870789

Something stinks methinks.

What stinks?

Companies go bankrupt all the time. Specially restaurants. Some so quickly, I don't even have time to try them out.

Last of Poundworld’s stores to close too.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-44891786

Jamie’s restaurants are closing as well.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-48352026

And British Steel on the verge of administration too.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-48347371