That's No Fun: Why Toys "R" Us Filed for Chapter 11

In this segment from the Motley Fool Money radio show, host Chris Hill, Million Dollar Portfolio's Jason Moser, Total Income's Ron Gross, and Motley Fool Pro and Options' Jeff Fischer consider the decline and fall of that icon of childhood, Toys R Us. And while it's true that kids are losing interest in toys faster as electronic devices capture their attention earlier, and also true that Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) and its ilk are soaking up sales, what really put this company into the penalty box was the choice by its private-equity owners to lard it down with debt.

A full transcript follows the video.

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