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...The rise of online gaming and video streaming and their effects on traditional toy sales are reflected in Mattel’s share price since then....
...Global sales of toys for young children, including Fisher-Price and Thomas & Friends, were also up, although their growth of 6 per cent trailed other categories....
...Shares in Mattel, whose other brands include Fisher-Price and American Girl, jumped 7 per cent in after-hours trading as chief executive Ynon Kreiz said the California-based company was “chasing a large,...
...‘Perfect scenario’ Those look like V-shaped projections, Andrew Glenn thought to himself....
...Mattel, the company behind Fisher-Price and American Girl, said on Friday that its facilities in China had reopened after a two-week shutdown but quarantines and transport restrictions had prevented some...
...All of its business units except for entertainment have lost sales this year, including a 7 per cent drop for Barbie and an 11 per cent slide at Fisher-Price....
...Mattel’s push to restore Barbie, and other key brands such as Fisher-Price, and respond quicker to a generation of social-media savvy and demanding consumers, means it has had to revamp its own line-up....
...With the exception of American Girl, Mattel’s key brands all sank in the quarter. Barbie sales were down 15 per cent, Fisher-Price fell 17 per cent and Hot Wheels slipped 2 per cent....
...Fewer sales of Barbie dolls and Fisher-Price infant toys led to worse-than-expected quarterly earnings for Mattel, sending shares tumbling more than 12 per cent on Friday....
...Mattel, which makes Barbie and owns the Fisher Price and Hot Wheels brands, in August ordered the recall of a range of toy products after discovering that they contained potentially dangerous small magnets...
...Mattel announced the recall on Tuesday night, naming three Fisher-Price toys and eight Barbie brand playsets....
...Perhaps adopt a subscription, auction or price-drop mechanism. Then think about how you present your prices....
...Among the most popular lower priced toys this holiday is the latest incarnation of Mattel’s perennial hit – Barbie, discounted from $24.99 to $12.99 on Amazon.com was the second most popular toy on the online...
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