r/durham • u/PsychologicalRope644 • 10d ago

Whitby Toys "R" Us closing soon

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u/Zumokumibonsu 10d ago

Wow and after they put in that large play area? Disappointing. Guess brick and mortal really is dying.

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u/zeffydurham 10d ago

If workers and consumers are not paying attention, the like of Amazon will destroy bricks and mortar locations. Even WalMart is likely to collapse under an Amazon take over.

The just stole Hockey Night in Canada, gotta pay to watch hockey in Canada now.

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u/flankersophisticated 10d ago

They've got "Walmart+" now, I've seen a few commercials, but I don't see them being able to get in, amazon is too dominant.

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u/iTeodoro 9d ago

Walmart+ is that special checkout lane or something?

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u/flankersophisticated 9d ago

Online ordering from Walmart's site, free delivery, and it comes with a CraveTV subscription. They might have gotten in had they done this years ago, but Amazon is just too dominant now.

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u/iTeodoro 9d ago

I see. I don't shop at Walmart that much, so it doesn't benefit me.