Toys "R" Us will be shuttering its Nanaimo store at a yet to be revealed date. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)

By Ian Holmes

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Toys “R” Us shutting down Nanaimo store

Nov 17, 2025 | 3:14 PM

NANAIMO — Facing mounting financial pressure for years, several Toys “R” Us stores are closing across Canada, including the longstanding Woodgrove Centre location.

Numerous signs declaring the Nanaimo Toys “R” Us store is closing are clearly apparent outside and throughout the store.

“Flyer/promotional pricing is not in effect at this location. Liquidation pricing only – All items are final sale,” reads a sign inside the front entrance.

An employee at the store said it’s unclear how long the store will remain open.

NanaimoNewsNOW reached out to Toys “R” Us Canada last week for further information, but has not received a response.

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Woodgrove Centre also did not respond to an inquiry about what usage could be next for the large retail space.

Toys “R” Us had roughly 80 locations when it was acquired in 2018, however, numerous closures have been made in recent years, including this year in Saanich, Kamloops and Kelowna.

Langley is the only other Toys “R” Us location operating in the province.

The closure marks the second large big-box store at Woodgrove Centre to shut down this year, after Hudson’s Bay had most of its 88 stores liquidated.

Toys “R” Us signage outside the department store’s Woodgrove Centre location. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)

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