| Mixed Results From Toy Makers Hasbro, the world’s No. 2 toy maker, rode its hot Transformers line to a strong profit, while legal expenses and rising costs hurt its larger rival, Mattel. nytimes.com |
The Ups and Downs of Competition The recent World Yo-Yo Contest drew 196 competitors from 20 countries to compete using yesterday’s forgotten up-and-down string toy. nytimes.com |
Toys a oeRa Us Faces Class Action Claim Wayne, N.J.-based Toys "R" Us Inc. faces a lawsuit accusing its Babies "R" Us division of colluding with five manufacturers to fix prices on baby products, including strollers, high chairs, car seats and breast pumps, reports The Wall Street Journal . topix.com |
Ben Bromley: Toys with maximum security! But why? (Baraboo News Republic) Ben Bromley: Toys with maximum security! But why? us.rd.yahoo.com |
KKR, Bain Said to Hire Goldman for $1 Billion Toys R... KKR & Co. LP and Bain Capital Partners LLC hired Goldman Sachs Group Inc. for a $1 billion initial public offering of Toys R Us Inc., the retailer the buyout firms purchased in 2005, according to people with knowledge of the matter. topix.com |