Legetøjsgiganten Top-Toy, which has stood as the owner of the Toys”R”Us and the Cousin of BR in Denmark, is now also gone bankrupt in Norway.
It writes the Norwegian finansmedie E24.
The failed Top-Toy Norge as to sell its 53 stores, and therefore closes the specialised toy outlets in the weekend in Norway, where the Cousin of BR is known under the name of BR Leker.
– It is, unfortunately, not managed to sell the Norwegian part of the business, and therefore, we must today declare that we are submitting a petition, inform the curator John Sommer Schmidt in a news release, according to the Norwegian news agency NTB.
the Top Toy in Denmark went bankrupt 28. december.
17. January reported the Salling Group, which owns dagligvarebutikkerne Netto, Føtex and Bilka, they would buy up the part of the Top Toys brands and inventory that belonged to the Cousin of BR.
All the toys from Cousin BR-stores in Denmark now out in lagerne at Føtex and Bilka, informs the Salling Group.
the Background for the problems in the Top-Toy is, according to the company itself increased digitisation, a number of competitors and changed the legevaner in children.
Top-Toy operates 226 BR-shops and 72 Toys”R”Us stores in the Nordic region.
Acting press officer Lars Bo Kirk stated previous to, Therefore, to more than 3000 employees in the two legetøjskæder was said in the context of the bankruptcy proceedings in Denmark.
Salling Group has announced that some of the sacked could have the possibility to get a job with them.
