TOYS R US HAS ANNOUNCED IT PLANS TO CLOSE ABOUT 180 STORES….INCLUDING THE STORE NEAR THE BEAVER VALLEY MALL. THE MOVE COMES AFTER THE RETAILER DECLARED BANKRUPTCY IN SEPTEMBER. THE COMPANY SAYS SALES HAVE BEEN HURT BY ONLINE SHOPPING AND INCREASED MARKET COMPETITION. COURT APPROVAL IS STILL NEDED FOR THE CLOSURES, HOWEVER IN A BLOG POST, TOYS R US SAID STORE CLOSING SALES WILL LIKELY BEGIN IN EARLY FEBRUARY WITH THE STORES CLOSING IN MID-APRIL.