Career Insights: 800 jobs at risk as Toys R Us plans to close a quarter of UK stores

The company employs around 3,350 people with 100 stores across the UK, including branches at Birchley Island in Oldbury, at Merry Hill shopping centre, in Stafford and at Meole Brace retail park in Shrewsbury.

It comes as the toys and games chain is under growing pressure from the internet, with millions of parents buying big-name brands online through Amazon and supermarkets.

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