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: In 2016, Toys "R" Us strategically hired executive Amy von Walter from Best Buy to serve as EVP of Global Communications and Public Relations.

: After Toys "R" Us liquidated its original U.S. operations in 2018, Best Buy significantly expanded its toy inventory, with 90% of its holiday offerings that year being new to its catalog to capture the vacated market share. Consumer and Operational Comparisons best buy toys r us

: Both companies are classic examples of "category killers"—superstores that dominate a specific retail niche (electronics for Best Buy and toys/juvenile products for Toys "R" Us). : In 2016, Toys "R" Us strategically hired