The toy stores will range in size, with up to 10,000 square feet in flagship Macy's in Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco.
The Toys R Us store in Exton, Pa., one of the last in our region, shut down at the end of business Friday night.
Reports of a man buying upwards of $1 million of toys from the now-defunct Toys 'R' Us stores across North Carolina have been verified.
The chain has been known to generations of children and parents for its sprawling stores and Geoffrey the giraffe mascot
The toy company announced that all of its stores will be closing by the end of the week.
After close of business on April 21, Toys R Us gift cards cannot be redeemed, and the company said customers cannot return them for cash.