Similar Articles

Browse Main Topics:

Business
Computers & Electronics
Education & Reference
Entertainment & Leisure
Family & Home
Finance & Investment
Health
Internet
Pets & Animals
Science & Technology
Society, Politics & Culture
Sports & Recreation

Similar Articles

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 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.
HBS Working Knowledge April 5, 2004 Susan Young	Toy Story: Educational Products Paying Off If you're not a kid, the toy industry can be brutal. One bright spot is the educational market. Harvard Business School graduates share their experiences at LEGO, Cranium, and Neurosmith.
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 24, 2004 Alyce Lomax	A Peek Into Toyland Black Friday draws near, and FAO Schwarz is back in action. (Sort of.)
The Motley Fool November 12, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	Toys "R" Us Has Faithful Friends Toy manufacturers decide to support Toys "R" Us with exclusive products and advertising.
The Motley Fool June 14, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Mattel's Operation Barbie The toy maker is trying to build off the strength of its Barbie brand to delve into several other products, including clothing for adult women that could launch this fall.
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 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 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 October 25, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Toy Sale on the Horizon? Speculation persists about the future of Toys "R" Us.
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 January 29, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Kiss and Mattel Mattel wraps up the year with another strong quarter. Investors, take note.
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?
Entrepreneur August 2002 Chris Penttila	Still Playing With Toys? Your interest in the toy industry survived the recession. Now how do you make the most of the recovery?
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.
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 13, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Hasbro Goes Wrebbit Hunting With Hasbro's acquisition of edgy puzzle maker Wrebbit, the big keep getting bigger in the toy industry. What will it mean to investors?
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 October 28, 2005 M.D. Mitchell	Mattel: So Cheap, It's Scary With the toy maker's stock near five-year lows, is it finally time to buy?
The Motley Fool July 18, 2011 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Mattel 1, Hasbro 0 Hasbro has a quarter that gets uglier the closer you look.
The Motley Fool September 10, 2007 Rich Duprey	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.
The Motley Fool February 3, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Even the Toys Are Crying Toy sales keep going the wrong way at Mattel.
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 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 April 21, 2008 Steven Renaldi	Hasbro's Performance Is Not Trivial The toy maker has a good first quarter and plans for success with new toys and classic games.
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.
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 February 10, 2006 Jim Mueller	Fast and Foolish: Hasbro Helping investors do their due diligence: For all of its great titles, Hasbro remains the No. 2 player in a primarily two-player world. But it's second-place showing doesn't mean it won't be a winner for your portfolio.
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 July 18, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Star Wars: Magic Words for Toys Hasbro earnings beat expectations on strong Star War toy sales. Shares are selling for 18.1 times 2005 estimated earnings. That's a fat premium for a stock expected to grow earnings 10% annually for the next five years.
The Motley Fool July 31, 2008 Rich Duprey	RC2 Treading Water Despite a one-time hit to earnings, toy train distributor RC2 is improving.
The Motley Fool August 4, 2010 Tim Beyers	Time to Take Another Look at Mattel? The toy maker best known for Barbie and Hot Wheels has a long-standing relationship with Time Warner to produce toys for the company's DC Comics characters.
BusinessWeek September 25, 2006 Christopher Palmeri	Mattel Needs A Knock-Me-Out Elmo Will Elmo's new incarnation make the Street love Mattel again?
The Motley Fool February 9, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Hasbro Lands on the Island of Misfit Toys Hasbro's six-quarter-streak of beating expectations comes to an end.
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 November 23, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	The Toy That Will Kill Christmas With the holiday shopping season about to boost into overdrive later this week, let's get an early read on the hottest toy trends.
The Motley Fool January 13, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Hasbro Is No Has-Been Toy manufacturer guides lower, but still has something to offer.
The Motley Fool October 11, 2004 Rich Duprey	Let Go My LEGO! The world's fourth-largest toymaker is hit with price-fixing charges.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2008 Rich Duprey	Foolish Forecast: JAKKS Pacific Not Toying Around In advance of earnings, analysts expect toymaker JAKKS Pacific to show a huge jump in profits.
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 December 3, 2007 Rich Duprey	Hasbro's Self-Serving PSA The toy maker is advertising its lack of lead-related recalls, but that is only half the picture. In this tough retail environment, Hasbro is looking for a way to separate itself from the crowd. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 4, 2008 Rich Duprey	Thomas & Friends Got No Game Toymaker RC2 is finding the current retail climate a tough track to ride.
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 July 23, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	You Don't Know Hasbro Hasbro's got the hot toys right now. The toymaker had a super-strong second quarter and again exposed analysts as underachievers.
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.
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 April 26, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	JAKKS Beats Aces The smaller toymaker outshines its larger peers. Wall Street has underestimated the toy sector as a whole. Investors, take note.