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MATTEL INC. reported a loss $311.3 million for the first quarter, dragged down by the bankruptcy of Toys "R" Us. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/DANIEL ACKER

Mattel’s Barbie brand carries quarter, mutes Toys `R’ Us effect

NEW YORK - Barbie’s back in town. Mattel Inc., which named a new CEO last week, softened the effect of Toys “R” Us Inc.’s demise as...
YNON KREIZ is the newest Mattel CEO. He recently told employees that he will focus on fostering creativity and expanding how Mattel uses its brands. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/ SCOTT EELLS

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...
ONLINE AND VIDEO GAMES are increasingly taking up a bigger share of the global toys and games market. / BLOOMBERG

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...
WITH IT LOOKING more likely that Toys R Us will shutter its U.S. stores, toymakers are looking at a very different retail environment, especially for toys that do not have large marketing campaigns supporting them. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/LUKE SHARRETT

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. –...
TOY MANUFACTURERS, including Hasbro, saw share prices drop early Friday on news that Toys R Us may shutter its U.S. operations entirely. / BLOOMBERG NEWS PHOTO/JASON ALDEN

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 HAS GIVEN IN to the inclination of many players of Monopoly to bend the rules, with a new Monopoly "Cheater's Edition," which will be sold starting in the fall. / BLOOMBERG NEWS PHOTO/DANIEL ACKER

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...
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