The owners of a local toy store made the difficult decision to close their business this week, but they wanted to ensure their remaining inventory would still bring joy to children in the community.

Instead of packing up their merchandise, Lorenia Fierros and her family donated 10 boxes and eight bags of toys to the Salvation Army to benefit kids across the Tucson area this holiday season.

Fierros and her family opened Astro Toys about five years ago at the Tucson Mall and most recently had moved to the Tucson Premium Outlets. However, the challenges of retail in recent years made it difficult to sustain the business.

"It was really hard to stay open, a lot of people weren't shopping, and we understand the pandemic created a lot of different changed how retail was and how people shopped

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