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- Hasbro: Pure, Dumb Luck
- Last year Hasbro managed not to manufacture any lead-painted toys in China. Will their multiple lines of movie merchandise for ‘Transformers', ‘Iron Man', and the ‘Incredible Hulk' finally let them outstrip the Mattel toy tyranny?
- Videos 2008-05-26
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- CES: Mattel revamps web sites and launches digital toys
- Digital toys and web sites for kids have had a mixed history. But the future is so full of techno-savvy kids that toy makers are finding they have no choice but to move into the digital realm by providing better online entertainment as well as digital toys in the physical...
- News items 2009-08-07
- Five Ways to Do Damage Control Like Mattel
- If there's a silver lining to the China-recall scandal, it's that Mattel has set the bar for conducting damage control after making a highly public mistake. Follow Mattel's five steps: Step 1: Admit fault and accept responsibility. After the first toy recall this month,...
- Blog posts 2007-08-15
- Mattel agrees to acquire Aviva Sport. (Mattel Inc.; Aviva Sport Inc.) (Brief Article)
- Mattel agrees to acquire Aviva Sport LOS ANGELES -- Mattel and Aviva Sport Inc. announced an agreement by which Mattel will acquire the San Francisco-based maker of sport toys. In making the announcement, John W. Amerman, Mattel's chairman ...
- Research articles 1991-08-01
- Mattel opens two offices in Scandinavia and Austria. (Mattel Inc.) (Late Reports)
- LOS ANGELES -- Mattel Inc. has established new subsidiary companies in Austria and Scandinavia to market a full range of Mattel products. Mattel has had a presence in the region for more than 25 years. Prior to the establishment of these offices, ...
- Research articles 1993-03-01
- Mattel CEO Eckert Lays Out Holiday Season Survival Strategy
- The current economic environment could make for a challenging holiday shopping season for Mattel, the world's largest toy manufacturer. Chief Executive Bob Eckert admitted to analysts on the third-quarter 2008 earnings call that borrowing difficulties were making it harder for some of the company's retail distributors in Western Europe to...
- Blog posts 2008-10-27
- Mattel, Inc. Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
- Earnings Call Excerpt Mattel, Inc. MAT Q1 2009 Earnings Call April 17, 2009 8:30 am ET Executives Dianne Douglas – Senior Vice President Investor Relations Bob Eckert - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Farr – Chief Financial Officer Analysts Felicia Hendrix - Barclays Capital Gerrick Johnson...
- Earnings calls 2009-04-17
- Mattel Sales Fall Less Than Expected
- By Martinne GellerNEW YORK (Reuters) - Toymaker Mattel Inc MAT reported a smaller-than-expected decline in quarterly revenue, helped by gains in its Hot Wheels and American Girl brands as it heads into the crucial holiday shopping season.Mattel, maker of Barbie and Elmo, and rival Hasbro Inc HAS face another tough...
- News items 2009-10-16
- Yes, Virginia, Mattel Believes in Santa Claus
- The current economic environment could make for a challenging holiday shopping season for Mattel, the world's largest toy manufacturer. Chief Executive Bob Eckert admitted to analysts on the third-quarter 2008 earnings call that borrowing difficulties were making it harder for some of the company's retail distributors in Western Europe to...
- Blog posts 2008-10-25
- Product Safety Role Model Mattel Not So Safe: 1M Toys Recalled
- Mattel's Fisher Price division announced yesterday that it will recall 967,000 plastic toys, including Big Bird, Elmo, and Dora the Explorer, after learning its Chinese vendor used paint that contains more than .06 percent lead (the amount determined by the Consumer Product Safety Commission to be acceptable.) Luckily, two-thirds of...
- Blog posts 2007-08-02
- Mattel calls for redemption of debentures. (Mattel Inc.)
- Mattel calls for redemption of debentures LOS ANGELES -- Mattel Inc. announced that it has called for redemption of the balance of its 14 3/4 percent subordinated sinking fund debentures at par plus the call premium and accrued interest to the da ...
- Research articles 1991-08-01
- Mattel names new head for Fisher-Price. (Jim Eskridge) (Newsfront)
- Fisher-Price, the preschool toy gint, will not only join a new corporate family when it merges with Mattel Toys late in 1993, but it will also gain a new president. John Amerman, chairman and CEO of Mattel, has picked James Eskridge, Mattel's executive vice president,...
- Research articles 1993-12-01
- MATTEL EXITING ROTOMOLDING, WILL OUTSOURCE.
- Mattel Inc. is abandoning rotational molding in North America by closing its Augusta, Ga., Fisher-Price plant. Mattel will outsource rotomolded products such as its Crazy Coupe, Barbie House and outdoor play equipment, said spokesman Sean Fitzgeral Mattel Inc. is abandoning rotational molding in North...
- Research articles 1999-04-26
- Mattel Inc - Vendor News - Earnings increase - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
- Mattel Inc., the world's leading toy manufacturer attributed its recent 21% earnings increase to higher international sales, lower advertising costs and sharper cost controls. Mattel said quarterly net sales for the period ended Jan. 31 rose 2% to $1.6 billion from $1.57 billion a year earlier. The toy maker said...
- Research articles 2002-03-11
- Mattel and Miramax Films Partner to Develop My Scene Direct-to- Video Full-Length Animated Feature
- DVD News 06-09-2004 Mattel and Miramax Films Partner to Develop My Scene Direct-to- Video Full-Length Animated Feature DVD NEWS-9 June 2004-Mattel and Miramax Films Partner to Develop My Scene Direct-to-Video Full-Length Animated Feature C199 DVD News 06-09-2004...
- Research articles 2004-06-09
- Mattel to produce toys in Brazil.
- Mattel will invest US$12mil this year in advertising and promotion in Brazil. The company launched yesterday new products into the local market. It plans to start producing toys in Brazil until the end of 1999. Mattel holds a 1.5% market share in ...
- Research articles 1999-06-28
- MATTEL, TRIQUEST EYE MEXICO.
- MONTERREY, MEXICO -- Two U.S.-based companies, Mattel Inc. and TriQuest Precision Plastics, are talking about opening new facilities in the Monterrey area. Mattel already has substantial operations in the area, and suppliers of resins and equipmen MONTERREY, MEXICO -- Two U.S.-based companies, Mattel...
- Research articles 1998-08-24
- MATTEL, LITTLE TIKES ALTER TEETHING TOYS: ACTIONS DEAL BLOWS TO VINYL, PHTHALATES.
- Moves by Mattel Inc. and Little Tikes Co. are casting another shadow on the future of flexible vinyl use in infant products. Mattel is phasing out phthalates in chewable toys for children under 3 years old, and Little Tikes is going a step further ...
- Research articles 1998-10-28
- World of Barbie leads the way for Mattel's 1991 lineup. (Preview 91) (product announcement)
- World of Barbie leads the way for Mattel's 1991 lineup HAWTHORNE, CALIF. -- Mattel's 1991 introductions, an in years past, focus on the company's classics such a Barbie and Hot Whells. But not wishing to dismiss the significance of the latest trends World of Barbie...
- Research articles 1991-02-01
- Mattel declares quarterly dividend. (Mattel Inc.) (Brief Article)
- LOS ANGELES -- The board of directors of Mattel declared a quarterly dividend of 5 cents per shares on its common stock. The ... LOS ANGELES -- The board of directors of Mattel declared a quarterly dividend of 5 cents per shares on...
- Research articles 1991-10-01
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