Re: Toys 'R' Us plans to close some 146 Kids 'R' Us stores

> >They probably will - the Toys R Us in our area dropped most of its baby
> >items when a Babies R Us opened nearby.
> 
> Did it dawn on you that they are connected to the same corporation?

Of course, I knew they were the same.  But before Babies R Us moved in
(it was already in other areas, just not ours), Toys R Us carried lots
of baby items (car seats, clothes, etc.).  So they do carry them in some
markets.  They probably just moved the stuff over to Babies R Us down
the street.  

And some stores that are owned by the same corporation do carry
competing merchandise.  Waldenbooks and Borders, for example.  They
target slightly different markets but you can buy most of the same books
in both stores, even though they're owned by the same company.

Karen