Toys R Us late Tuesday filed court documents outlining plans to close up to 182 stores as part of its bankruptcy reorganization plans.
The company noted that some closings may be avoided if it is able to negotiate more favorable lease terms. But most of the stores listed in the documents are expected to close as Toys R Us tries to reinvent itself as a leaner, smarter retailer.
Going-out-of-business sales are scheduled to begin in February and be completed in April.
Toys R Us will shrink its store fleet by about 20%, or some 6.9 million square feet, if all 182 stores are closed.
These closures also include a number of Babies R Us locations.
"The reinvention of our brands requires that we make tough decisions about our priorities and focus," Toys R Us Chief Executive Dave Brandon said in a letter posted on the company's website Tuesday night.
In addition to closing stores, the company intends to convert a number of locations into combined Toys R Us and Babies R Us stores.
Earlier Tuesday, Toys R Us won Bankruptcy Court approval of a plan to pay landlords up to $1.3 million to extend store leases beyond an April 16 deadline.
Attorneys for Toys R Us argued before U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Keith L. Phillips in his Richmond, Virginia, courtroom that it needed more time to decide which of its approximately 880 U.S. stores to close as the company reorganizes.
The retailers previously won court approval to extend to July 15 its deadline for filing a Chapter 11 reorganization plan.
Toys R Us currently is holding going-out-of-business sales at 25 stores in the United Kingdom. The U.K. arm of Toys R Us also is undergoing a restructuring.
When Toys R Us filed for bankruptcy on Sept. 19, it faced a 120-day deadline for rejecting store leases, but the company argued that because of the timing of the bankruptcy filing, it needed to focus on the holiday season, its most critical sales period, before deciding the fate of its stores. In December it won a ruling to extend the lease rejection deadline to April 16.
The decision Tuesday gives Toys R Us the option to extend that deadline further, with the consent of landlords. The $1.3 million would be used to pay consenting landlords for certain attorneys' fees and rent claims.
Toys R Us has retained several firms that specialize in helping retailers close stores and reject leases.
In filing for bankruptcy, Toys R Us argued that a restructuring would ease its crippling debt burden and allow it to reinvent the company for the modern era.
IMPACTED STORES LISTED BY STATE
OHIO
Western Hills 6251 Glenway Ave. OH
Dayton 2661 Miamisburg-Centerville Rd. OH
Mentor 7841 Mentor Ave OH
Dublin 3610 West Dublin-Granville Rd. OH
ALABAMA
Tuscaloosa 2600 McFarland Blvd. East AL
Birmingham 335 Summit Boulevard, AL
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Yuma 801 W. 32nd Street AZ
Paradise Valley 12801 North Tatum Blvd. AZ
Scottsdale 9139 Indian Bend Rd. AZ
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Scottsdale 7000 E. Mayo Blvd AZ
Mesa US 60 and Signal Butte Rd AZ
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Little Rock 2616 S. Shackleford Rd AR
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Indio 42500 Jackson St. CA
Simi Valley 1189 Simi Town Ctr Way CA
Santa Clarita 26573 Carl Boyer Dr. CA
Covina 960 Lakes Drive CA
Puente Hills 1600 S. Azusa Ave. CA
Brea 2575 E. Imperial Highway CA
Westminster 530 Westminster Mall CA
Torrance 20120 Hawthorne Blvd. CA
Riverside 2550 Canyon Springs Pkwy S. CA
Yuba City 700 "A" Onstott Rd. CA
Folsom 2785 E. Bidwell St. CA
Pinole 1330 Fitzgerald CA
Pittsburg 4505 Century Blvd. CA
San Rafael 600 Francisco Blvd. CA
Brentwood 5461 Lone Tree Way CA
Fairfield 1400 Gateway Blvd CA
Emeryville 3938 Horton CA
E. San Jose 2179 Monterey Hwy CA
San Jose / Almade865 Blossom Hill Road CA
Fresno 3520 W. Shaw Ave. CA
Union City 31250 Court House Drive CA
Stockton 10640 Trinity Pkwy CA
Santa Ana 3900 Bristol Street CA
Corona 3665 Grand Oaks CA
Mission Bay 1240 W. Morena Blvd. CA
Mira Mesa 8181 Mira Mesa Blvd. CA
Vista 1990 University Drive CA
COLORADO
Aurora 1150 S. Ironton CO
CONNECTICUT
North Haven 376 North Universal Drive CT
Waterbury 275 Union St. CT
Newington 3491 Berlin Turnpike CT
Manchester 169 Hale Road CT
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St. Petersburg 1900 Tyrone Blvd. FL
Tampa 3908 West Hillsborough Avenue FL
Orange Park 6001 Argyle Forest Blvd FL
Altamonte Spring 708 West State Rd 436 FL
Boca Raton 21697 State Road # 7 FL
Port St. Lucie 10732 SW Village Pkwy FL
Royal Palm Beach450 South SR 7 FL
Kissimmee 2601 W.Osceola Parkway FL
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Kissimmee 3214 N John Young Pkwy. FL
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Blaine 170 89th Ave. MN
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Richfield 900 West 78th Street South MN
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Meridian 1003 Bonita Lakes Circle
Bass Pro Dr. MS
MISSOURI
Columbia 1901 Bernadette MO
Cape Girardeau 201 Silver Springs Rd. MO
Bridgeton 5590 St. Louis Mills Blvd MO
Chesterfield 220 THF Blvd MO
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Omaha 3505 S. 140th Plaza NE
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Las Vegas 2150 North Rainbow Blvd. NV
Spring Valley 7020 Arroyo Crossing Parkway NV
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque 45 Hotel Circle NM
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Asheville 801 Fairview Road NC
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Durham 3300 Westgate Drive NC
MAINE
Bangor 6 Bangor Mall Blvd. ME
Portland 200 Running Hill Road ME
MARYLAND
Clinton 8401 Mike Shapiro Drive MD
MASSACHUSETTS
Dedham 302 Providence MA
Millbury 70 Worcester Providence Tpk/Rt 146 MA
Holyoke 50 Holyoke Street MA
Bellingham 217 Hartford Ave. MA
Northborough 6110 Shops Way MA
Framingham Shoppers World Plaza,1 Worcester Ro MA
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Nashua 29 Gusabel Avenue NH
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Phillipsburg 1280 Rt. 22 & St. James Ave. NJ
Eatontown 137 Route 35 NJ
Bridgewater 100 Promenade Blvd. NJ
Union 2700 Route 22 East. NJ
North Brunswick 909 US Hwy 1 South. NJ
Burlington Rt. 541 & Cadillac Road NJ
Cherry Hill 2135 Route 38 NJ
Wayne 7 Wayne Hills Mall NJ
Paramus 545 Route 17 South NJ
East Hanover 98 Route 10 West. NJ
Elizabeth-KidsWo 900 Center Drive NJ
Mt. Olive 50 International Drive South. NJ
NEW YORK
College Point 139-19 20th Ave NY
Union Square 24-30 Union Square E NY
Sayville 5181 Sunrise Hwy NY
Massapequa 5214 Sunrise Hwy NY
Henrietta 2335 Marketplace Drive NY
Amherst 1569 Niagara Falls Blvd NY
Kingston 401 Frank Sottile Boulevard NY
Glens Falls 708 Upper Glen St. NY
Latham 221 Wade Road Extension NY
Yonkers 2700 Central Park Ave NY
Middle Village 66 Metropolitan Ave. NY
Westbury 1350 Corporate Drive. NY
Commack 108 Veterans Memorial Highway NY
Williamsport 461 Lycoming Mall Cir
Greece 1530 Ridge Rd. West NY
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma City 1119 SE 66th St. OK
Fort Smith 5609-E Rogers Ave OK
Norman 560 Ed Noble Pkwy. OK
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Dover 1061 N. Dupont Highway PA
Horsham 100 Welsh Road PA
Erie 6680 Peach St. PA
Monroeville 3700 William Penn Highway PA
Exton 104 Bartlett Ave. PA
Ross Park Mall 2003 Cheryl Dr. PA
Washington 301 Oakspring Road PA
Beaver Valley Route 18/Valley View Dr. PA
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Warwick 300 Quaker Lane
SOUTH CAROLINA
Columbia 254 Harbison Boulevard SC
SOUTH DAKOTA
Rapid City 450 E. Disk Drive SD
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Memphis 7676 Polo Ground Blvd. TN
Nashville 5731 Nolensville Rd TN
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Allen 170 E. Stacy Road TX
Irving 7730 N. MacArthur Blvd TX
Lewisville 420 E. Round Grove Rd TX
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Hurst 1309 W. Pipeline Rd TX
Hulen 5800 Overton Ridge Blvd TX
UTAH
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Midvale 1122 Fort Union Boulevard UT
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Newport News 12153 Jefferson Ave. VA
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Everett 1325A S.E. Everett Mall Parkway WA
Spokane 6104 N. Division Street WA
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Brookfield 18550 W. Bluemound Rd. WI
Madison 2161 Zeier Road WI