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Connecting With Consumers: Hasbro and Mattel Embrace Digital Strategies
Connecting With Consumers: Hasbro and Mattel Embrace Digital Strategies
October 24, 2024  |  Retail

As Hasbro and Mattel revamp their strategies, the toy industry is entering a phase driven by digital transformation and consumer connectivity. Hasbro is capitalizing on...

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Mattel Sales Declines Slow as Toys Make a Cautious Comeback
Mattel Sales Declines Slow as Toys Make a Cautious Comeback
July 23, 2024  |  Earnings

After years of consumers cutting back on nonessential retail purchases, Mattel is now starting to feel optimistic about the future of toys sales. On Tuesday...

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Adults Are Buying More Toys as Families Cut Back
Adults Are Buying More Toys as Families Cut Back
May 14, 2024  |  Retail

Parents are buying fewer toys and games for their children, but adult collectors are still splurging on premium dolls, figurines and such, and toy and game...

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Parents Are Buying Their Kids Experiences, Not Toys
Parents Are Buying Their Kids Experiences, Not Toys
April 24, 2024  |  Retail

Toy and game companies are seeing sales declines, as parents opt to spend on making memories for their children rather than on new products for...

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‘Barbie’ Came up Short at the Oscars, but the Brand Can Outperform in 2024
‘Barbie’ Came up Short at the Oscars, but the Brand Can Outperform in 2024
March 12, 2024  |  Retail

Even though Hollywood’s incarnation of Barbie took home just one Academy Award this week, the famous figurine is well positioned for another year of solid sales. As PYMNTS...

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Dove Makes Sure Pop-Up Bubble Hasn’t Popped 
Dove Makes Sure Pop-Up Bubble Hasn’t Popped 
February 17, 2024  |  Retail

The pop-up shop may not be the novel trend it once was, but brands are still using the buzz-generating model to create real-world connections with...

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From Real-Time Home Sales to Virtual Realms: Brands Ride the Super Bowl Wave
From Real-Time Home Sales to Virtual Realms: Brands Ride the Super Bowl Wave
February 10, 2024  |  Retail

As Super Bowl weekend has consumers across the United States focused on one thing, brands and retailers are going all out to seize the opportunity...

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Barbie’s New Role: Picking up Mattel’s Toy Sales 
Barbie’s New Role: Picking up Mattel’s Toy Sales 
October 26, 2023  |  Retail

In the playful world of toys, Mattel wound up its engines and announced a 9% increase in its third-quarter 2023 net sales, reaching $1.92 billion,...

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Is AI Rolling the Dice or Draining the Fun From Board Games?
Is AI Rolling the Dice or Draining the Fun From Board Games?
September 30, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

If artificial intelligence (AI) couldn’t infiltrate more than enough, it has now made its way into the games we know and love. This week, Mattel...

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