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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 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?
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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.
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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 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 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 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 November 22, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Black Friday's Fade to Gray You don't need to get mauled at the mall anymore. Online storefronts are here to save the day.
The Motley Fool October 25, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Toy Sale on the Horizon? Speculation persists about the future of Toys "R" Us.
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The Motley Fool December 27, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Amazon Amazes It seems the holidays were good to the online retailer. It set a new one-day record for orders and investors bid shares up nearly 8%.
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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 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 December 11, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	4 Things to Learn From Amazon.com If you want to check the pulse of shopping habits this stingy holiday season, you can do far worse than strolling through Amazon.com's bestseller lists.
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The Motley Fool December 20, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Watch Amazon, Get Rich You can learn a lot from a holiday shopping bellwether. Take a look at Amazon's top-sellers to pounce on hot companies before everyone else does.
The Motley Fool December 2, 2011 Tamara Rutter	Which Stock Can Keep Up Its Holiday Sales Streak? Online retailers see stronger sales on Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals.
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The Motley Fool May 24, 2004 Phil Wohl	Wal-Mart Sees May Flowers The leading retailer confirms that May sales are fulfilling expectations.
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The Motley Fool January 14, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Busted Toy Sales Instead of holiday after-glow, slumping toy sales brought woe for KB Toys.
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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.
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?
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?
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.
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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 November 1, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Will a New Elmo Sell? Mattel hopes the latest version of Elmo will spur strong holiday sales. Given the shares' reasonable valuation and 3%-plus dividend yield, the recent drop in their price may help value hunters rediscover their inner child.
The Motley Fool September 5, 2007 Rich Duprey	Another Recall Nightmare at Mattel For the third time in a month, the giant toymaker announces another massive toy recall. This time it is 800,000 accessories for Barbie dolls, Mattel's biggest seller, bringing the total number of recalled toys to an astounding 20 million.
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 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.
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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 December 16, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Is Amazon.com a Sweatshop? Amazon.com comes under fire in the U.K, in the form of a scorching article in London's The Sunday Times, in which the paper delves into the demanding conditions of the company's U.K. fulfillment center.
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 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.
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