Toy retailer Toys R Us will cease trading in all 800 of its American stores, after an announcement earlier in the week it would also close its 100 United Kingdom stores.
The chain, which employs up to 33,000 employees in the USA, filed for bankruptcy in America and Canada in October 2017.
The Australian arm, which comprises 39 stores, said after the bankruptcy filing last year it was “”business as usual” for local operations, although it’s unclear what effect the latest development will have.