Toys 'R' Us Founder Charles Lazarus Dies at 94

Re:Toys 'R' Us Founder Charles Lazarus Dies at 94 by darkkindness on Friday March 23, 2018 @01:23AM (#16655294)

You might be interested in a HN submission from last week, a WaPo story of a brief history of Toys 'R' Us' recent financial troubles. In short:

> The company has struggled to pay down nearly $8 billion in debt — much of it dating to a 2005 leveraged buyout — and has had trouble finding a buyer.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16588564

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Re:Toys 'R' Us Founder Charles Lazarus Dies at 94 by et-al on Friday March 23, 2018 @02:38AM (#16655632)

Thanks for the link! I didn't see that submission and there's a great string of comments about Venture vs Vulture Capitalists there.

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