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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
July 19, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Barbie Girls Aren't Plastic Barbie dolls may not be selling, but BarbieGirls.com is. |
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
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. |
BusinessWeek
May 7, 2007
Christopher Palmeri |
Barbie Goes From Vinyl To Virtual Mattel is betting its online Barbie Girl will hold kids who've outgrown real dolls. |
Fast Company
October 2009
Tim McKeough |
Inside Barbie's Fun House Barbie has a new dream house! With a flagship shop in Shanghai, the American idol reveals her emerging-market ambitions. |
Fast Company
Steven Melendez |
Not So Kawaii! Researcher Reports More Than 3M Hello Kitty Fans Exposed In Data Breach Data on more than 3 million users of HelloKitty.com and other sites related to the popular character was exposed to the Internet through an insecure database, security researcher Chris Vickery reported. |
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
October 6, 2004
Rich Duprey |
Barbie Belts One Out Bad financial results, bad press, down-on-its-luck stock. It's a value investor's feeding trough! Yet Mattel signed a record deal and dominates the "Hot Dozen" toy list amid a turnaround. |
The Motley Fool
April 27, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Come On Barbie, Let's Go Party Investors, for the girls who aren't old enough for News Corp.'s MySpace (and the parents who want to keep it that way), Mattel has a shot to cultivate a new online audience and get Barbie back on the map with the launch of BarbieGirls.com. |
The Motley Fool
September 16, 2008
Rich Duprey |
Bratz Pout Over Mattel Settlement The battle over Bratz has been something of a Pyrrhic victory for Mattel. While the jurors in the trial sided with the toymaker, the damage done to its own iconic Barbie brand has been substantial. |
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? |
Reason
August 2002
Charles Paul Freund |
Dolled Up Authoritarian regimes play make-believe with Iran's new "national doll." |
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
January 31, 2008
Rich Duprey |
Misfit Mattel Beats Recall Bumble Toymaker Mattel reports higher fourth-quarter revenue and earnings, even though domestic sales fall. |
BusinessWeek
November 7, 2005
Louise Lee |
Dear Santa: Skip The Batteries Sales of non-electronic board games, puzzles, and building sets are climbing. |
The Motley Fool
September 23, 2005
M.D. Mitchell |
American Girl Taunts Barbie Although Barbie will probably never be replaced by another doll, sales of the icon have dwindled over the past few years, leading some to wonder what's going on at Mattel. Is it a good time to buy Mattel before the upcoming holiday season? |
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
February 10, 2011
Matt Townsend |
Why Ken Is the New Babe-Magnet in Toyland Barbie's "arm candy" is finally getting some attention of his own. Mattel has brokered a reconciliation between Ken and Barbie as part of its brand-marketing strategy. |
Salon.com
October 27, 2000
M.G. Lord |
En garde, Princess! For the first time ever, Barbie may have a challenger who can kick her anorexic butt. At least that's what her unauthorized biographer thinks... |
Reason
May 2005
Holiday Dmitri |
Barbie's Taiwanese Homecoming A plastic, fantastic tale of globalization: Barbie is revered like a messiah in Taishan, a municipality nine miles southwest of Taipei that the blonde doll transformed from an agricultural village of 5,000 to a manufacturing center nearly the size of Boston. |
The Motley Fool
August 27, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Barbie 1, Bratz 0 A federal court jury is awarding Mattel $100 million in its long-standing case against MGA Entertainment over the Bratz doll line. |
The Motley Fool
April 29, 2004
David Meier |
Mattel Has No Eye for Fashion A closer examination of Mattel's earnings report shows there is still much to be done. |
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. |
CRM
October 2013
Paul Greenberg |
The Long Tail of Customer Experience How American Girl dolls became much more than child's play. |
The Motley Fool
October 16, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Heavy Mattel Mattel has a better-than-expected showing as it heads into the holidays. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Bratz vs. Barbie, Round 2.0 Forget the big screen. Bratz are coming to the small screen, too. The allure of creating an avatar and mingling in a virtual community is all too real. There are too many competitors, going after a finite number of kids. Investors, take note. |
Fast Company
Evie Nagy |
"I'm An Alien!": Pixar Alums' Pioneering iPad Show Lets Kids Engage In Interactive Make Believe Winston is an amiable, yellow, animated character who has actual conversations with children on The Winston Show, ToyTalk's speech-recognition powered storytelling app that launched in September. |
The Motley Fool
February 21, 2006
Philip Durell |
Barbies Gone Wild? Mattel needs to let Barbie go wild to make the company a worthwhile investment at today's price of $17 and change. In the meantime, Mattel continues to produce a ton of free cash flow, pays a 2.9% dividend yield, and continues to buy back shares. |
Fast Company
April 2010
Kate Rockwood |
How Spin Master Mixes Tech and Toys -- And Keeps Mattel Looking Over Its Shoulder How Spin Master Toys created the hit Liv dolls, a thoroughly modern marriage of tech, storytelling, and 21st-century marketing that has industry giant Mattel looking over its shoulder. |
BusinessWeek
May 2, 2005
Christopher Palmeri |
Hair-Pulling In The Dollhouse Bratz toys have produced explosive growth for Isaac Larian, founder of toymaker MGA Entertainment Inc. -- and woes for Mattel. |
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
March 24, 2009
Kris Eddy |
The Girls of Mattel Get Makeovers Toys keep maturing despite the stalled economy. |
Fast Company
April 2010
Kate Rockwood |
Big Breakthroughs in the History of Toys for Girls Barbie was the first. Take a look at other big breakthroughs in the history of toys for girls. |
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. |
Inc.
May 2006
Stephanie Clifford |
Agenda 5/06 Sports records abound this month; use Memorial Day to set one of your own. |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2004
Seth Jayson |
Mattel Loses Barbie Brawl The veteran toy maker loses a frivolous lawsuit and is stuck with the legal fees. A quick look at the firm's flagging sales and increasing costs shows that Mattel execs have stumbled. |
U.S. CPSC
May 22, 2002 |
Four California Companies Charged With Illegal Toy Importation |
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
January 13, 2005
Nathan Slaughter |
Hasbro Is No Has-Been Toy manufacturer guides lower, but still has something to offer. |
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
November 22, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Barbie Bites Back Mattel goes after the Bratz girls in a legal tussle. Investors, take note. |
U.S. CPSC
June 22, 2004 |
Lakeshore Learning Materials Recall of Doll Sets The head and boot of the dolls can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. |
Wired
September 2000
Erik Davis |
Congratulations, It's A Bot! It was only a matter of time before toy companies turned from plush interactive hairballs to digikinetic babies. Yours will be arriving shortly. |
The Motley Fool
November 24, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Throw This Stock Away The long view of Mattel is problematic. |
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 |
U.S. CPSC
December 23, 2002 |
Lovee Doll & Toy Co., Inc. Recall of Talking Dolls Buttons on the dolls' outfit could detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. |
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. |
U.S. CPSC
September 4, 2007 |
Mattel Recalls Various Barbie(R) Accessory Toys Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard Surface paints on the toys contain excessive levels of lead which is prohibited under federal law. |
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. |
