At its peak, Toys “R” Us (founded in 1948) operated 800 shops in the United States and another 800 outside the US.

Toys “R” Us began to lose its share of the toy market with the rise of online shopping. The company filed for bankruptcy in 2017, closing its shops across Britain and the US in 2018.

This book explores the car parking area outside the boarded up shop on The Old Kent Road, South East London.