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Kitchener Toys R Us - Up for sale - Wingers19 - 11-25-2025

Kitchener Toys R Us store up for sale.

https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2025/11/25/kitchener-toys-r-us-store-up-for-sale/


RE: Kitchener Toys R Us - Up for sale - bravado - 11-25-2025

We should start the timers now for how long this property next to gigantic public transit infrastructure stays empty before someone thinks about changing the zoning for better uses...

Sad to see a childhood icon go away, but not a surprise with the state of the big box industry in 2025.


RE: Kitchener Toys R Us - Up for sale - ZEBuilder - 11-25-2025

(11-25-2025, 08:59 PM)bravado Wrote: We should start the timers now for how long this property next to gigantic public transit infrastructure stays empty before someone thinks about changing the zoning for better uses...

Sad to see a childhood icon go away, but not a surprise with the state of the big box industry in 2025.

The zoning is already changed because of Growing Together East, if I recall correctly it's SGA-4 which allows for unlimited height.


RE: Kitchener Toys R Us - Up for sale - danbrotherston - 11-27-2025

Ha, I remember going to that store by the tram in 2020 just before the pandemic started. The stroad separating it from transit though, means any development there will be inherently diminished.


RE: Kitchener Toys R Us - Up for sale - neonjoe - 11-27-2025

Considering the size and format of their location in Stone Road Mall Guelph location if they are still viable there's now a free box across the street with more pedestrian traffic that could be a fit.
It's kind of odd that our Canadian version survived while the US one went under and now ToysRUs is making a resurgence in the states and our version is shedding locations. (Albeit the US ones are also smaller format)


RE: Kitchener Toys R Us - Up for sale - plam - 11-27-2025

(11-27-2025, 09:29 AM)neonjoe Wrote: Considering the size and format of their location in Stone Road Mall Guelph location if they are still viable there's now a free box across the street with more pedestrian traffic that could be a fit.
It's kind of odd that our Canadian version survived while the US one went under and now ToysRUs is making a resurgence in the states and our version is shedding locations. (Albeit the US ones are also smaller format)

Private equity hollowed out the US Toys R Us and extracted the money from the corporation, leaving a husk. In particular I believe they bought the chain, sold off the real estate, and saddled the stores with exorbitant rent costs.


RE: Kitchener Toys R Us - Up for sale - danbrotherston - 11-27-2025

As private equity does.


RE: Kitchener Toys R Us - Up for sale - Wingers19 - 01-22-2026

Kitchener Toys ‘R’ Us set to close after 40 years on Fairway Road

https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/kitchener-toys-r-us-closing/article_0195fa71-368e-5657-83ba-0ac94abb6c8b.html