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The Motley Fool
October 25, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Toy Sale on the Horizon? Speculation persists about the future of Toys "R" Us.   |
The Motley Fool
October 11, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
A Truce in the Toy Wars? This holiday season, will Wal-Mart give its toy rivals a break? Toys "R" Us investors might be feeling some degree of relief right now. |
The Motley Fool
May 25, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
More Troubles in Toy Land Toys "R" Us said that it is suing its long-time online partner, Amazon.com over exclusivity. |
The Motley Fool
January 14, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Busted Toy Sales Instead of holiday after-glow, slumping toy sales brought woe for KB Toys. |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Amazon Smacks Back The online retailer countersues Toys "R" Us. |
The Motley Fool
October 1, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Wal-Mart's Not Playing Around Wal-Mart is set to start a major price war on hot toys, well ahead of the holiday season. The retailer is cutting prices on what it calls the "Top 12 Toys of Christmas" by 10% to 50%. |
The Motley Fool
August 23, 2004
Phil Wohl |
The Next Chapter for Toys "R" Us Has the specialty retailer come to terms with its plight in the domestic toy market? |
The Motley Fool
May 17, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
Toys "R" Us Looking Better? The No. 2 toy retailer's fortunes are improving despite a wider-than-expected first-quarter loss. |
The Motley Fool
November 22, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
Will Toys "R" Us Have Happy Holidays? Faced with an uncertain future, the toy retailer trims losses and prepares for the holiday season. Shareholders may be looking at a belated gift. |
The Motley Fool
December 28, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Babies Take Manhattan Will Babies"R" Us make it big in the Big Apple? Investors have pumped up shares of parent Toys "R" Us over recent months. |
The Motley Fool
August 11, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Baby Talk at Toys "R" Us Although investors bid down shares of the toy retailer, maybe the picture isn't as bleak as it seems, especially considering the focus on its strong and growing niche play, Babies "R" Us. |
Fast Company
December 2004
Chuck Salter |
They're Not Playing Around We review the cutthroat business of toys: Does Toys "R" Us stand a chance against industry behemoth Wal-Mart this holiday season? |
BusinessWeek
October 8, 2009
Emily Thornton |
Toys 'R' Us Gets Wound Up Again Earnings are higher, Toys 'R' Us is making acquisitions, and an IPO is expected early next year. |
The Motley Fool
January 10, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
The Island of Lost Toy Retailers Toys "R" Us had a solid holiday season. Is publicizing a healthy holiday showing a trial balloon to see if it can whet the market's appetite as a publicly traded entity again? Maybe. |
The Motley Fool
December 20, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Where the Toys "R" Is the ubiquitous toy retailer Toys "R" Us gearing up for its final goodbye? Folks buying the stock these days are more than happy to see a sale go through. |
The Motley Fool
June 24, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Toys "R" Us Stops Playing Around Can the retailer take back toy land? |
InternetNews
July 5, 2006
Nicholas Carlson |
Amazon Goes on Without Toys 'R' Us Amazon embraces life without Toys 'R' Us after the court-ordered divorce. |
The Motley Fool
June 10, 2005
Mike Cianciolo |
A Disappointing Finish Toys "R" Us reports dismal results in its last go as a public company. |
The Motley Fool
March 16, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
No Cheap Plaything Large buyout firms see real value in Toys "R" Us. What should investors do? |
The Motley Fool
November 4, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Christmas Joy? No, a Bloody Battle for Bucks Behind the scenes in the retail world, we have brutal competition with heavyweight contender Wal-Mart Stores out to utterly brutalize its rivals. |
The Motley Fool
December 12, 2008
Alyce Lomax |
KB Toys Wipes Out The toy store chain is the latest retailer to succumb to the dismal economy. |
The Motley Fool
March 3, 2004
Dave Marino-Nachison |
Toys "R"n't Going Quietly Earnings and asset sales illustrate the retailer's continued recovery. |
The Motley Fool
May 2, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Outgrowing Your Toys Toys "R" Us' last quarter as a public company wasn't bad, but it's still time to cash out. |
The Motley Fool
February 2, 2004
Bill Mann |
Been Back to Toys "R" Us? A once-bitten customer goes back and is pleasantly surprised. |
The Motley Fool
November 15, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Toying Around With Wal-Mart Wal-Mart wants to be "where the toys are" in 2006. Investors, discount retailing and toy manufacturing are defensive industries that are built to last. However, keep an eye on the trends here, as things may get rocky. |
The Motley Fool
November 24, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
A Peek Into Toyland Black Friday draws near, and FAO Schwarz is back in action. (Sort of.) |
InternetNews
March 2, 2006
Erin Joyce |
Toys 'R' Us Prevails in Amazon.com Divorce After its successful lawsuit, children's toy retailing giant Toys "R" Us is leaving Amazon.com. |
The Motley Fool
May 14, 2008
Rich Duprey |
Retailers Keep Toy Makers in Line With retailers like Wal-Mart demanding safer toys, toy makers will have to pay for the privilege of shelf space. |
The Motley Fool
January 12, 2005
Nathan Slaughter |
Toy Store Faces a Fork in the Road Toys "R" Us posts declining holiday sales, but was the news really that bad? |
The Motley Fool
November 8, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Toys Spark a Brutal Battle Will Target overthrow Wal-Mart as the king of low, low holiday prices? |
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 6, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Toying Around With Amazon Amazon gets its head in the game. Toys are a major part of the gift-giving process. Hopefully, Amazon will seize this opportunity to make its own store deck the halls for the 2006 holiday season. |
InternetNews
June 30, 2004
Erin Joyce |
Retailers' Marriage in Mediation Toys 'R' Us and Amazon.com look to settle a legal dispute over exclusivity on Amazon.com's site. |
The Motley Fool
October 18, 2004
Phil Wohl |
No Holiday for Hasbro The toy and game maker has a cloudy outlook for the crucial season. Hasbro shares have dropped more than 5%. |
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
November 6, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Wal-Mart Shows Its Teeth A holiday price war reinforces Wal-Mart's competitive strengths. Nonetheless, investors should watch closely, to make sure all those everyday low prices don't do too much damage to its margins as it tries to put the hurt on its competitors. |
The Motley Fool
November 10, 2004
Salim Haji |
Target: Think Toys & Coffee Target should give some thought to spending its $1.7 billion pile of cash in unique ways. Here are a couple of non-traditional suggestions for doing so. |
InternetNews
June 15, 2009
Michelle Megna |
Amazon Pays Toys 'R' Us in Breakup Amazon is paying a settlement to the toy retailer bringing closure to the two firms' long goodbye. |
BusinessWeek
April 5, 2004
Gene G. Marcial |
New Plays At Toys 'R' Us Review of Toys 'R' Us stock. |
The Motley Fool
November 23, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Those With the Most (Discounted) Toys Win The Black Friday toy wars have already begun. Wal-Mart has shown its aggressive form of desperation by executing fast and deep price cuts on popular toys. |
The Motley Fool
December 4, 2007
Mary Dalrymple |
Buying Safe Toys for the Holidays Recent recalls may have you spooked, but it's still possible to find safe playthings. In an ironic twist, all the bad news means there is a lot of information about toy manufacturing and safety this year. |
The Motley Fool
March 11, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
LeapFrog Goes Splat Shares of the educational toy maker slip on lower quarterly guidance. |
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? |
Fast Company
December 1, 2007
Cora Daniels |
Fast Talk: The Storekeeper Jerry Storch who became CEO at Toys "R" Us in February 2006, was the only retailer to appear before a Senate subcommittee during a special hearing on toy safety in September. The following is an edited excerpt of his testimony. |
The Motley Fool
December 17, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
LeapFrog's Blue Christmas The educational toy maker is warning that it's going to miss its targets. Again. The fact that LeapFrog hasn't been acquired by one of the larger toy manufacturers by now may also be revealing. |
The Motley Fool
September 3, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
The Stealth Toy Giant Sometimes unexpected details about a company can be important and can reflect major competitive strengths or weaknesses. Such as, believe it or not, McDonald's is the world's largest toy distributor. |
The Motley Fool
February 11, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Is LeapFrog a Prince? This LeapFrog's got warts -- the bumpy kind. |
The Motley Fool
February 9, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Mattel Gets Smart Smart toys are in, and the toy maker's entering the fray. |
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. |
BusinessWeek
October 15, 2007
Chi-Chu Tschang |
Bottlenecks In Toyland New inspections are slowing shipments and clipping profits for Chinese suppliers. |
