Mattel succumbed to the slowdown in consumer spending on Monday...Robert Eckert, chairman and chief executive, admitted Mattel "wasn't immune" from the slump in global spending. "In...share from Barbie. But a California judge last year gave Mattel a boost when he ruled that the group owned the intellectual...

...magnets that could kill if swallowed. Mattel and other leading toy brands physically...regulations. But in contrast with Maclaren, Mattel, the world's largest toy company, immediately...the regulations at that time," said a Mattel spokeswoman. "The recall section of our...

...running and costly legal feud between Mattel, owner of the iconic Barbie doll, and...weeks, a jury will hear arguments over Mattel's claim that the pouty and edgy multi...damages claim against privately-owned MGA. Mattel scored an important victory in the first...

Mattel, the biggest US toymaker, is hoping 11m online Barbie fans...rapidly growing BarbieGirls.com "virtual world" website.Mattel's move follows the success of media companies in developing...Neopets.com site, which it acquired in 2005 for $160m. Mattel launched the BarbieGirls.com site a year ago. The site...

...unusually clear day in Los Angeles so the Mattel chief executive can see snow-capped mountains...ahead for the world's biggest toy company.Mattel, which makes Barbie and owns the Fisher...a lead contamination scare in some of Mattel's Chinese-made toys forced more recalls...

Mattel was forced to deliver a humiliating public apology to...which, unusually, was open to the media, Thomas Debrowski, Mattel's executive vice-president for worldwide operations, read...down the role of Chinese factories in the recalls. "Mattel takes full responsibility for these recalls and apologises...

...executive's worst nightmare.But directors of Mattel, the toymaker that this week issued its...latest recall concerned almost 850,000 Mattel products that had been sold in the US...Meanwhile, about 18m toys from other popular Mattel lines have also been recalled, including...

...industry has suffered a new blow after Mattel announced a third recall of toys in just...follows a month-long investigation by Mattel of its toys and suppliers, especially...health.The recall is a further setback for Mattel, which makes about 65 per cent of its...

China to Mattel: play nicely. Having endured a long, hot...goods, Beijing has bitten back. On Friday, Mattel made an astonishing apology, recognising...all too easy to get lost in big numbers. Mattel's product recall issued on August 14 began...

...dolls in international markets boosted Mattel's second-quarter profits yesterday, offsetting...worldwide. Sales in the US fell 3 per cent.Mattel is the world's biggest toy maker and also...Eckert, chairman and chief executive.Mattel is banking on a strong 2008, when it will...