KB is closing is stores

[BlackKnight]

Yeah,.. I think it's sad.
They have closed all thier stores near me for yrs now.. There is one I know of,.. about 4 hrs from me. I used to stop off there once a yr after my yearly concernt I would go to. No Concernt this yr however,.. so no visist to KB . Rest in Peace.

[toys2cool]

That sucks,I just went to one yesterday.I found it kind of weird that they didn't have the last releases of some WWE figures I was looking for.

I'll miss KB

[palitoy]

The end of an era.

During the 1980's KayBee was the alpha dog, their stranglehold on toy distribution and their restrictive payment terms forced regional chains like King Norman and Casselmans to either sell out to them or die.

[Sideshow Spock]

Aw Jesus Christmas..

KB Toys Succumbs to Holiday Slump - Mergers, Acquisitions, Venture Capital, Hedge Funds -- DealBook - New York Times

The KB in my local mall has been there since the mall opened in 1980.. it's survived all the various previous closings. I rarely buy anything there, but I always enjoyed stopping in to look around when the wife was taking too long at a dept store..

Sad to see it go.

[Nostalgiabuff]

they have been closing down store for a while now so I am not surprised. I always thought they were way overpriced anyway. Other than the closeouts which were good buys

[megocrazy]

Not surprising. If the major retailers aren't doing well how can the little guys? They don't get near the prices the Toys R Us and Walmarts pay for stuff. Too bad. I liked their stores mostly for the closeout stuff. I would get cheap stuff to rip apart for customs.

[tmthor]

I just heard from a friend who is a kb store manager that it is official kb is closing.
I thought something was up when they stopped selling gift cards on wed.