Aquamarine
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Wow. TRU has had quite the fall from grace. I wonder what their highest percentage contribution ever was. They seemed to be the #1 retail store for video games once upon a time.
You are indeed correct. Here is a demonstration of how Toys R Us's marketshare has eroded throughout the generations:
NPD Retailer Marketshare, beginning of the 6th gen (approx. 2001):
1) Wal-Mart - 20%
2) Toys R Us - 14%
3) Best Buy - 11%
4) Babbage's / GameStop - 11%
5) Electronic Boutique - 10%
6) Target - 7%
NPD Retailer Marketshare, beginning of the 7th gen (approx. 2007):
1) GameStop - 25%
2) Wal-Mart - 24%
3) Best Buy - 14%
4) Target - 14%
5) Toys R Us - 4%
6) Circuit City - 3%
NPD Retailer Marketshare, beginning of the 8th-gen (approx. 2014):
1) GameStop - 30%
2) Wal-Mart - 25%
3) Target - 15%
4) Best Buy - 12%
5) Amazon - 6%
6) Toys R Us - 1%
Now they're pretty irrelevant as far as major mass-market retailers go.