BREAKING NEWS – Wayne, New Jersey – Toys R Us is kicking off clearance sales this month at about 170 stores that will permanently close in April. They filed for bankruptcy in September and said last month that it planned to close up to 182 stores. CEO David Brandon stated at a press conference, that since he announced the closures, he has received thousands of letters from parents, saying how disappointed they are that they now have to take their young children to another toy store, in order to teach them the fundamentals of shoplifting.