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Parents’ Choice Foundation Releases 2009 Holiday Gift Guide; Much Anticipated Annual Gift Guide Offers Suggestions Based On Interest, Age and Price
Press Release | www.prweb.com | Nov 19, 2009
PR: Parents' Choice Foundation, the nation's oldest and most respected nonprofit guide to quality children's media and toys, releases its much anticipated Holiday Gift Guide - a comprehensive resource for those in search of reasonably priced gifts that don’t skimp on quality, fun or
Hasbro's quarterly profit rises on cost cuts (at MarketWatch)
Press Release | www.marketwatch.com | Oct 19, 2009
Hasbro, maker of Transformers action figures and Nerf toys, reported Monday that its third-quarter net income rose 9% from the year-ago period on declines in research and advertising spending.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/hasbros-quarterly-profit-rises-on-cost-cuts-2009-10-19?siteid=yhoof
Mattel Q3 Earnings Fall 3.5% on Sales Decline (at SmartMoney.com)
Press Release | www.smartmoney.com | Oct 16, 2009
Mattel Inc.'s (MAT) third-quarter earnings fell 3.5% amid weak international Barbie sales, a lack of entertainment-inspired toys and unfavorable foreign-exchange rates.
http://www.smartmoney.com/breaking-news/on/?story=ON-20091016-000489-0840&afl=yahoo
Our Holiday Toy Outlook (at Forbes.com)
Press Release | www.forbes.com | Oct 15, 2009
Christmas came late last year. Will Santa's sleigh be full of toys this year? Maybe not so much.
Where Do Consumers Tell NPD They Will Shop This Holiday?
Press Release | www.npd.com | Oct 14, 2009
PORT WASHINGTON, NEW YORK, OCTOBER 14, 2009 - As part of its annual holiday survey of consumer purchasing intentions, The NPD Group, Inc., a leading market research company, asked respondents where they plan to do their holiday shopping this year.
Toymakers Stress Value for the Holidays (at CNBC)
Press Release | www.cnbc.com | Oct 1, 2009
You can tell it's getting close to Christmas by the frequency of the "hot toy" lists.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/33127710/site/14081545?__source=yahoo%7Cheadline%7Cquote%7Ctext%7C&par=yahoo
Toys'R'Us, Inc. and Disney Consumer Products Dress Up Their Support of Children Affected by Aids Foundation (PR Newswire)
Press Release | finance.yahoo.com | Aug 31, 2009
WAYNE, N.J., Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- ToysRUs, Inc. and Disney Consumer Products (DCP) today announced that ToysRUs will carry an expanded assortment of exclusive Disney-themed
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ToysRUs-Inc-and-Disney-prnews-3990129080.html?x=0&.v=1
Mattel, Hasbro Cut Costs, Plan for Growth (at TheStreet.com)
Press Release | www.thestreet.com | Jul 23, 2009
Small businesses could learn from toy companies Mattel and Hasbro, which pared expenses while preparing for growth.. Check out TheStreet for the latest stock market news and financial investment headlines.
Mattel, Fisher-Price pay $2.3M fine (at bizjournals.com)
Press Release | sacramento.bizjournals.com | Jun 9, 2009
The civil fine comes after the Consumer Product Safety Commission completed an investigation into the importing and selling of toys with lead paint levels that exceeded the .06 percent lead by weight limit that is federally mandated.
http://sacramento.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2009/06/08/daily8.html?ana=yfcpc
Mattel, Fisher-Price pay $2.3M fine (at bizjournals.com)
Press Release | buffalo.bizjournals.com | Jun 8, 2009
According to the CPSC, which recently crafted the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, aimed at toughening requirements for lead and phthalates in children’s products, Mattel imported up to 900,000 non-compliant toys between July 2006 and September 2007.
http://buffalo.bizjournals.com/buffalo/stories/2009/06/08/daily2.html?ana=yfcpc
