The retail giant's bankruptcy has Hasbro and other toymakers scrambling to prepare for the holidays.

They see a chance to grab the defunct store's share of sales.

They see a chance to grab the defunct store's share of sales.

Payments, once justified as a way to retain leaders during the crisis, are now tied to performance metrics.

Multibillion-dollar retailers are enormous machines, with a complex network of suppliers and tens of thousands of workers around the country. Chapter 11 puts them in limbo.

Store closings and bankruptcies are usually blamed on online competition. But that's only part of the story.

Big chains like Toys R Us are having a harder time competing with Amazon than mom-and-pop shops that do their own thing.

The toy retailer is struggling with $5 billion in debt.

Amid slumping sales, American Girl dolls go Toys R Us.