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September 10, 2007
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Testing. Testing. Disney to Test Toys! In the wake of Chinese-made toy recalls, Disney decides to take no chances, and to independently test 65,000 of the toys it gets from licensees.   |
BusinessWeek
September 25, 2006
Christopher Palmeri |
Mattel Needs A Knock-Me-Out Elmo Will Elmo's new incarnation make the Street love Mattel again? |
PC Magazine
August 17, 2005
Troy Dreier |
Plugged-In Learning Several winners in this year's new batch of educational electronic gadgets: Color Pixter... Leapster L-Max... V.Smile Pocket... LeapFrog FLY... Datamax... etc. |
The Motley Fool
July 21, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
The Toys Are Back in Town Hasbro posted better-than expected results, powered by success in its homegrown toy brands and its licensing deal with Marvel |
The Motley Fool
April 21, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Hasbro's Dot-Com Death Star The second leading toy company is going online. Will the retailers strike back? |
The Motley Fool
October 20, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Let's Play a Game With Toymakers How well do you know Hasbro and Mattel? Let's see whether you can tell them apart. |
The Motley Fool
April 17, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Mattel Doesn't Play Around Mattel beats estimates, even as Barbie slumps closer to home. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
November 21, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Black Friday: Recalling Mattel's Story Is Mattel a good value right now? The top toymaker has strategies in place to make 2007's recalls a thing of the past. |
The Motley Fool
October 18, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Mattel's Barbie Blues Cutthroat competition and a possibly slow holiday season mean lower net profits and net revenues for Mattel. |
The Motley Fool
July 26, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Mattel's Radica Move The toy giant becomes the answer to an electronic gaming pioneer's ultimate question. Investors, take note. |
BusinessWeek
November 29, 2004
Christopher Palmeri |
March Of The Toys -- Out Of The Toy Section Faced with a shrinking pool of traditional toy stores and the growing domination of the business by giant discount chains, both large and small players in the $20 billion-a-year toy industry are rushing to stock the aisles of nontraditional outlets. |
The Motley Fool
November 24, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Throw This Stock Away The long view of Mattel is problematic. |
The Motley Fool
June 15, 2011
Anders Bylund |
This Royal Franchise Is Growing Walt Disney is dubbing a new princess of its own this fall. Welcome to Disney's royal court, Princess Rapunzel! |
The Motley Fool
July 20, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
A Tale of Two Toymakers Hasbro is greater than Mattel. Again. |
The Motley Fool
November 14, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
Hasbro Plays Around With Downloads The toymaker hopes the download revolution will work in its favor with its VUGO Multimedia System, just in time for the holidays. |
BusinessWeek
January 29, 2007
Christopher Palmeri |
Hardly Babes In Toyland "The Real Toy Story: Inside the Ruthless Battle for America's Youngest Consumers" is a worthwhile overview of the $22 billion toy business and the challenges it faces. |
The Motley Fool
November 24, 2008
Colleen Paulson |
The Land of Misfit Toys A new study gives its outlook on holiday toy spending, and it's not pretty. |
The Motley Fool
July 17, 2007
Steven Mallas |
Mattel's Doing Well Mattel toys around with a pretty decent second quarter. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
September 11, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Can We Believe Mattel? The toy maker is on the defensive over recalls, but are assurances of good sales believable? Will consumers be willing to take the risk on the company's products this holiday season? |
The Motley Fool
February 9, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
It's Time to Play Again The toymakers are back. Shares of Hasbro soar after the country's second-largest maker of playthings delivered better-than-expected fourth-quarter results. |
The Motley Fool
October 18, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Buy the Better Toymaker Hasbro outshines Mattel in their latest quarters, once you dig beneath the surface. |
The Motley Fool
February 7, 2005
Nathan Slaughter |
Hasbro Hopes to Entertain The toy maker reports lower fourth-quarter sales, but earnings still climb higher. |
The Motley Fool
January 31, 2008
Rich Duprey |
Misfit Mattel Beats Recall Bumble Toymaker Mattel reports higher fourth-quarter revenue and earnings, even though domestic sales fall. |
The Motley Fool
June 22, 2005
Steven Mallas |
Disney Princesses' Princely Profits Disney expects greater fortunes from Disney Princess merchandise. But shareholders shouldn't become smug, this target audience is undeniably fickle. |
BusinessWeek
June 2, 2011
Ronald Grover |
Disney's Toy Branding Strategy Animated film shorts featuring Toy Story characters may spur merchandise sales. |
The Motley Fool
October 23, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Real Dough, Not Play-Doh, for Hasbro The toy giant's performance improves despite a dip in Star Wars toy sales. Investors, take note. |
BusinessWeek
July 28, 2003
Christopher Palmeri |
To Really Be a Player, Mattel Needs Hotter Toys Mattel is selling toys, not soap or cornflakes. Good brand management goes only so far in a business that caters to children's whims. Like it or not, the key to success is launching innovative products and promoting the heck out of them. If you don't do it, your competitors will. |
The Motley Fool
July 19, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
More Upside: Hasbro or Mattel? Hasbro outshines Mattel in their latest quarters, once you dig beneath the surface. |
The Motley Fool
June 24, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Don't Do It, Hasbro Hasbro is -- or is not -- in early privatization talks. |
The Motley Fool
July 17, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Mattel Plays It Right The toy giant's diversification moves continue to pay off. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
January 30, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
That's Swell, Mattel The toy giant comes up flat, but scores a relative victory. Mattel ultimately earned $0.58 a share before one-time items. That's better than the $0.52 per share it earned in the fourth quarter of 2004, and well ahead of the $0.49 mark that Wall Street was expecting. |
The Motley Fool
February 6, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Hasbro Plays to Win Hasbro has a solid quarter, on the heels of last week's healthy report from Mattel. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2005
Rich Smith |
Dueling Fools: Mattel Bull Despite recent weakness in its sales of Barbie- and Hot Wheels-brand toys, Mattel remains a strong producer of cash. And no toy company pays its investors a better dividend for their patience. |
The Motley Fool
September 29, 2004
Bill Mann |
Why Disney Is Destroying Barbie Blond bombshell Barbie has never had competition for little girls' attention like the Disney Princesses. |
The Motley Fool
January 29, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Kiss and Mattel Mattel wraps up the year with another strong quarter. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
March 24, 2009
Kris Eddy |
The Girls of Mattel Get Makeovers Toys keep maturing despite the stalled economy. |
The Motley Fool
April 21, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Toymakers Hold, Wendy's Scolds, RedEnvelope Folds It was a busy morning for breaking news on Hasbro, Mattel, Wendy's, RedEnvelope, and Alliance Data Systems. |
The Motley Fool
April 19, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Toying Around with Analysts Hasbro follows Mattel's lead in posting blowout results. |
The Motley Fool
October 19, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Hasbro Beats Mattel, Again Sorry, Barbie, but you're no match for Optimus Prime. |
BusinessWeek
June 2, 2011
Michael Wei |
Toys from China Will Cost More Higher wages and commodity prices are squeezing manufacturers, as U.S. buyers at a recent trade show discovered. |
The Motley Fool
September 19, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney Gets Into the Mix Despite their ties to Apple, Mickey and Co. make another play in the digital media market. |
BusinessWeek
December 8, 2003
Gene G. Marcial |
Mattel: It's Still Swell An analyst is upbeat on Mattel stock. |
The Motley Fool
September 21, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Mattel Begs for Forgiveness -- From China! A bizarre apology from Mattel to its Chinese manufacturers makes the toy company seem desperate heading into the holiday season. |
The Motley Fool
October 15, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Mattel Has Toys in the Attic Toy sales keep going the wrong way at Mattel. The toymaker posted sluggish third-quarter reports this morning, but that's just the tip of iceberg. |
The Motley Fool
June 27, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Recession-Proof Stocks: Hasbro When it comes to bouncing back, Hasbro is the Superball of toymakers. |
The Motley Fool
February 17, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Hasbro Dons Square Pants The country's second-largest toy company looks to play for keeps by hooking up with Viacom's Nick properties. |
BusinessWeek
December 6, 2004
Chris Palmeri |
Mini-Video For The Backseat Set New handheld players from Hasbro and Mattel can entertain kids just as well as much pricier built-in car systems |
The Motley Fool
July 19, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Mattel Makes the Grade Toy maker Mattel has reported improved second-quarter earnings. However, trouble on the horizon includes weakness in the company's quintessential Barbie brand. |
The Motley Fool
September 30, 2004
Steven Mallas |
Hasbro's No Conehead Its Saturday Night Live version of "Trivial Pursuit" is good strategy for staying ahead of age compression. The toy manufacturer has a wonderful portfolio of brands and licenses, but its long-term prospects aren't clear. |
The Motley Fool
October 18, 2011
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Where the Toys Aren't Unless the current trend changes -- and fast -- it's going to be a blue Christmas for the traditional toy makers. |
