Toys R Us: End of an Era

Which statement below is the main idea of the article, “Toys R Us: The End of an Era”?

• a. Toys R Us is facing tough competition from online retailers.

• b. Toys R Us stores in the U.S. are closing due to financial problems.

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2. Which of the following is not a reason that Toys R Us closed its doors?

• a. Fewer babies are being born.

• b. Toys R Us made expensive improvements to its stores.

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3. According to the article, what is one way that families today have changed?

• a. Family sizes are bigger today than they ever have been.

• b. Many people are waiting until they are older to have children.

• c. Fewer people are choosing to have children today.

• d. Many people are frustrated with politics today.

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4. Which evidence from the article supports your answer to the previous question?

• This may be the result of changing gender roles– more women are choosing to focus on building their careers before starting a family.

• b. Toys R Us sells products that are made for babies and small children.

• Many smaller toy shops went out of business because they could not compete with the huge selection and low prices of Toys R Us.

• Toys R Us had 5 billion dollars in debt.

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According to the article, when did families become more cautious about having children?

• After Toys R Us announced it was closing its doors.

• After the Great Recession of 2008.

• . After some Toys R Us employees lost their jobs.

• After Amazon became the biggest online retailer.

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Which sentence from the article provides a detail to support your answer to the previous question?

• . Toys R Us has officially closed all of its stores.

• By the 1990s, it was the biggest toy seller in the United States.

• This is because the store was struggling financially.

• . Many people lost their jobs, their homes, and their retirement savings.

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Based on evidence from the article, what changes do you think that other big retailers like Toys R Us should consider making to their stores in order to compete in today’s market? Discuss one change that you think is important and cite evidence from the article that backs up your opinion.

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