Hasbr-uh-oh - Business and Tariffs Discussion
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It's worth another try.
I'd check one out. The only time I ever found T30 Sandstorm was at a TRU outlet in Guelph, Ontario. You never know.
From what I've read from people who live near areas that have the modern standalone TRUs in the US, it's basically TRU in name only.
Basically expect like trendy popular toys with the kids (blind box stuff) at the front and then the rest is clearly like Five Below tier toys or blatant overstock from other retailers.
It is absolutely not the TRU we remember. It's not even 10% of it.
Basically expect like trendy popular toys with the kids (blind box stuff) at the front and then the rest is clearly like Five Below tier toys or blatant overstock from other retailers.
It is absolutely not the TRU we remember. It's not even 10% of it.
It's better than 0% of it.
I saw a walk through of the Kansas city TRU store that has been open for about a year now. It basically looked like if you took Ollies toy section and made it the entire store. Throw in some TRU merch and that is what you get.
Take a look:
Like it doesn't seem to be organized like TRU was. Everything is just grouped by brands with brands being right next to stuff that isn't in the same target audience. Still, I would love it if one opened up near here again. Any word on where those 120 stores will be?
Take a look:
Like it doesn't seem to be organized like TRU was. Everything is just grouped by brands with brands being right next to stuff that isn't in the same target audience. Still, I would love it if one opened up near here again. Any word on where those 120 stores will be?
Funny how these tides keep shifting...
Into the futuuuuuuure
Apparently there were recent restructuring at Hasbro, and Emily Bader got laid off. 
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Emily Bader on Instagram: "In light of NYCC next week, I wanted to let everyone know that my job was eliminated yesterday as part of Hasbro’s latest restructuring and I will not be attending the show. Thank you SO much to everyone for your support
1,538 likes, 423 comments - morphinomenally_emily on September 29, 2026: "In light of NYCC next week, I wanted to let everyone know that my job was eliminated yesterday as part of Hasbro’s latest restructuring and I will not be attending the show. Thank you SO much to everyone for your support...
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That sucks. I hope that she quickly finds a new job that she likes better!
I hope that she quickly finds a new job that she likes better!I somehow missed this. 597 potential layoffs, put under the WARN act as possible transfers, which assumes, in a highly unlikely way, that people can easily uproot and move that quickly since it's apparently effective CHRISTMAS EVE. I hope the reports are inaccurate simply to avoid the whole company looking incredibly tone deaf and PR ignorant.
finance.yahoo.com
patch.com
Hasbro’s move to Boston is affecting nearly 600 positions
Hasbro has announced it will be laying off hundreds of employees by the end of the year.
finance.yahoo.com
Hasbro Laying Off Nearly 600 Rhode Island Workers: State
The layoffs are effective Christmas Eve, according to the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training.
patch.com
To be fair, it's already been over a year since the relocation was announced, and rumors were swirling for years before that. Moving sucks but there's already been a lot of time to look into it.
And for what it's worth, they're only moving an hour away. Moving to another state sounds dramatic but Rhode Island is not very big.
And for what it's worth, they're only moving an hour away. Moving to another state sounds dramatic but Rhode Island is not very big.
I assume you mean even more so.
Well, better than I thought, then. Though that then leads to the question of why waste so much time money and effort to move an hour down the road. No amount of tax breaks will ever offset the disruption.
Because Pawtucket is kinda dead. Hasbro HQ is the city's biggest attraction.
Boston is a major metro area in ways Pawtucket isn't. Being in Boston opens up opportunities down the road.
Literally. There's a huge convention center 5 minutes down the road. I image Hasbro has already thought about what they could do with it.
I'm sure they're all very eager for Pulsecon 2030.
I've seen a few of the usual suspects bemoaning this online and I'm... not seeing much of an issue?I somehow missed this. 597 potential layoffs, put under the WARN act as possible transfers, which assumes, in a highly unlikely way, that people can easily uproot and move that quickly since it's apparently effective CHRISTMAS EVE. I hope the reports are inaccurate simply to avoid the whole company looking incredibly tone deaf and PR ignorant.
Hasbro’s move to Boston is affecting nearly 600 positions
Hasbro has announced it will be laying off hundreds of employees by the end of the year.
Hasbro Laying Off Nearly 600 Rhode Island Workers: State
The layoffs are effective Christmas Eve, according to the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training.
First, like CoffeHorse said, this has been a known thing that's been in the works for a long while now. It's not like Hasbro is demanding people move on short notice.
Secondly... I moved to Florida when I got a job here. And me getting the job was contingent on me agreeing to move here.
You have to live where work is. That doesn't sound like an unreasonable thing to me. It only becomes a problem if Hasbro did drop this one everyone on short notice, but they didn't.