The Cabbage Patch Kids concept was rejected by five
major toy companies in the early 1980s, including Mattel and Hasbro, which apparently took to heart the wisdom of unimpressed mothers in focus groups.
Small, innovative companies currently dominate the relatively young industry, but as
major toy companies begin exploring green products consolidation becomes more of a reality.
Not exact matches
The
company looked at 50 popular products across 17 categories — including
toys, clothing, and electronics — at six
major web retailers.
Once we get established with these
major retailers, it would be really nice to start a
toy company in our town that could compete with the big guys and offer a lot of products for kids with allergies.
One of the largest
companies in the
toy industry is looking to acquire
major competitor Mattel (MAT: $ 18 / share) according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.
Aside from the obvious sadness that comes up with no longer having access to these great looking
toys, with the
toys - to - life genre losing a
major player, it also means the
company is closing Avalanche Software, will leave 300 employees jobless.
Throughout Nintendo's rich history as not only a video game
company, but as a
toy company in general, they have had their share of both
major successes, as well as financial and consumer failures.
It's Nintendo's only
major hardware sales failure since the
company dived into the world of home video games, and as time goes by the gaming community is filling up with players who were not even born yet when the system was released, let alone players who played one at the time they were the new
toys on the block.
Our lawyers have obtained record settlements and caused
major companies to recall defective tires, dangerous
toys for children, and other hazardous products.
In a case brought by our
toy injury team against
major toy manufacturer Mattel, Inc., for example, the
company was ordered to provide free lead testing to children who may have been exposed to
toys coated with or containing lead.
It comes to little surprise that Apple is building a set of Bluetooth - capable headphones, as all
major tech players are
toying with side projects that may or may not reach the shelves or get embedded into the main products of the
company.
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Major wholesaler and buyer of Japanese animation
toys from Japanese
companies including BANDAI TOMY TAKARA Nintendo SANRIO and others with business up to $ 2,000,000 yearly.
Two big mergers — one on each coast — may be just the new
toys a pair of
major real estate
companies was hoping to find in their stockings this year.