Tag: Mattel
New Mattel CEO plays catch-up with rivals after four down years
NEW YORK - Mattel Inc., home of Barbie and Thomas the Tank Engine, has struggled for years trying to manage its way out of...
The world’s biggest toymakers aren’t having much fun
NEW YORK - There’s trouble in toyland, and it started long before Toys ‘R’ Us went bust.
Sales at the world’s three biggest toymakers—Lego A/S,...
Toys R Us is said to miss vendor payments as woes...
NEW YORK – Toys R Us Inc. has missed payments to some suppliers in recent days as the U.S. division heads toward a likely...
Toys R Us liquidation threatens to curb toymakers’ innovation
NEW YORK – Toys R Us Inc. doesn’t sell the most toys in the United States – that distinction goes to Walmart Inc. –...
Hasbro falls on news Toys R Us said to prepare shutdown...
NEW YORK – Toys R Us Inc. is making preparations for a liquidation of its bankrupt U.S. operations after so far failing to find...
Hasbro concedes to human nature with Monopoly made for cheating
NEW YORK – As Hasbro Inc. passed GO, collected $200, and lapped Mattel Inc. to become the No.1 toymaker in terms of sales, it...