An early spike in sales sees the toy giant cap its shipping to Canada's independent toy retailers until 2015. Independent toy retailers across Canada could be facing a LEGO shortage this Christmas. Following the success of The LEGO ...
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Frozen and Loom Bands may be topping the Christmas predictions lists this year, but flexibility is the real key to a successful festive period, says our Retail Advisory Board. While it’s no surprise that planning for the festive ...
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"Significant progress" made to better position the toy giant for second half and beyond. Mattel is positioning itself for a strong second half of the year following reports of a drop in worldwide net sales in its second quarter. The ...
The two will operate as separate entities, with Pressman developing its own products, but employing Goliath’s R&D, purchasing and TV campaigns internationally. Goliath Games is continuing its designs for global expansion having ...
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The toy giant has extended its partnership with SuperFanArt to incorporate further popular properties from its portfolio. Hasbro is gearing up to start selling 3D printed Transformers toys, as the firm expands its partnership with ...
The firm achieved an increase in sales of 2.9 per cent, totaling $2.5 billion. However, the increases run alongside a net loss of $196 million. Toys R Us reports an increase of its domestic and international sales in its financial results ...
Toy giant has partnered with 3D printing specialists for 'entirety of Hasbro's world-renowned brands' Children may soon be able to make their own Transformers and My Little Pony Toys after toy giant Hasbro signed a new partnership with 3D ...
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Cartamundi will supply UK toy retail with official Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles card games. The company will launch the licensed range in the coming months. Cartamundi UK published the following statement on its Twitter page today: ...
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Flair will launch Australian Toy of the Year this summer with heavyweight marketing campaign. The 2013 Australian Toy of the Year, Glitzi Globes, will launch in the UK this summer. Created by Australian toy giant Moose Enterprises, the ...
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Shares in toy giant Mattel hit a 14-year high after the company revealed its 2012 financial results last Friday. Its share price on the NASDAQ US stock exchange closed at $38.26 on Friday, February 1st, its highest since June 1998. ...
Hasbro plans to cut back in order to save $100 million per year by 2015. The toy giant made the announcement as part of its preliminary full-year financial results for 2012, following weaker than anticipated consumer demand for toys ...
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A US appeal court threw a jury verdict worth more than $80 million against toy giant Mattel on January 24th. The sum was to be paid to MGA Entertainment following trade secret infringement claims relating to Bratz dolls. The US Circuit ...
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LEGO says its new entertainment franchise Legends of Chima will be a hit with boys–just like the Ninjago brand is. The firm even expects Chima sales to grow 30 per cent more in 2013 than Ninjago did in 2012. Legends of Chima toys ...
But 13 per cent of dads refuse to let kids win because they can't stand losing themselves. Over 70 per cent of parents let their children win when playing board games, says LEGO. A survey of 2,000 parents commissioned by the ...
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