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An analysis from The Washington Post:<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n

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There are endless reasons a big-box toy store would collapse during a retail apocalypse \u2014 and Toys R Us acknowledged a number of them in its most recent annual filing: the teetering tower of debt<\/a> incurred by its private-equity owners, competition from Amazon, Walmart and Target.<\/p>\n

They even wrung their hands about app stores, labor costs and potential tariffs raising the costs of the imported goods they sell.<\/p>\n

But one risk stood out. Toys R Us said there just weren\u2019t enough babies (emphasis ours):<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The decrease of birthrates in countries where we operate could negatively affect our business. Most of our end-customers are newborns and children and, as a result, our revenue are dependent on the birthrates in countries where we operate<\/strong>. In recent years, many countries\u2019 birthrates have dropped or stagnated as their population ages, and education and income levels increase. A continued and significant decline in the number of newborns and children in these countries could have a material adverse effect on our operating results.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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It may not have been the biggest existential threat confronting Geoffrey the Giraffe (the store\u2019s mascot), but it\u2019s the one with the broadest implications outside of the worlds of toys and malls.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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