Matt Townsend
‘Transformers’ movies coming in 2017, 2018 and 2019, Hasbro says
PAWTUCKET - Hasbro Inc., betting that the world has appetite for at least eight “Transformers” movies, said three additional films in the series are...
Hasbro earnings top estimates after ‘Star Wars’ helps fuel sales
(Updated 11:49 a.m.)
PAWTUCKET - Hasbro Inc. posted fourth-quarter profit that topped analysts’ estimates after demand for “Star Wars” and “Jurassic World” merchandise boosted sales.
Earnings...
This season, retailers have real reason to blame woes on weather
NEW YORK - Retailers like to drag out weather as an excuse -- often dubiously -- to explain away lackluster results. But this Christmas...
Fossil Fuel: Hasbro Gets Early Sales Gain From ‘Jurassic World’
NEW YORK - Toymakers are expecting two prehistoric movies to bring a surge of sales in 2015, which the industry is calling “the year...
Mattel names Sinclair permanent CEO to lead toy turnaround
NEW YORK - Mattel Inc. named Chairman Christopher Sinclair its permanent CEO as the world’s largest toymaker seeks to bounce back from a sales...
‘Frozen 2’ thrills toymaker investors as doll frenzy awaits
NEW YORK - Toy-company investors joined millions of little girls in cheering the news that Walt Disney Co. is working on a sequel to...
Hasbro’s Nerf targets high school kids after success with girls
PAWTUCKET - Hasbro Inc. accomplished a rare feat last year by taking its 45-year-old Nerf brand, long a favorite of boys, and successfully drawing...
Discount chains emerge as holiday winners as apparel suffers
NEW YORK - Discount chains such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Costco Wholesale Corp. look like the winners from the holiday season.
In the first...
Holiday deal hunt draws millions out to stores across U.S.
NEW YORK - Holiday shopping in the U.S. kicked off earlier than ever this year, leaving some customers who didn’t want to skip out...
Black Friday specials to lure 140M U.S. shoppers
NEW YORK - An estimated 140 million U.S. shoppers will hit stores and the Web this weekend in search of post-Thanksgiving discounts, kicking off...
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