October 2001
Bin Laden, Bush Face Off at Hong Kong Toy Fair (Reuters)
Posted Thursday, October 25, 2001
The world's most-wanted man, Saudi-born militant Osama bin Laden, has turned up at the Hong Kong International Toys & Gifts Fair, or at least Halloween masks bearing his image have.
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Mattel Earnings Edge Up on Margin Gains (Reuters)
Posted Thursday, October 25, 2001
Mattel Inc., maker of Barbie dolls and Hot Wheels cars, on Thursday said its earnings before items grew 19 percent in the third quarter as the company's program to improve efficiencies yielded higher margins in the face of flat revenue growth.
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Etoys Quietly Relaunched (AP)
Posted Thursday, October 25, 2001
Online toy retailer eToys, whose rights to its name and Web site were scooped up by KB Toys Inc. in bankruptcy proceedings in May, has been quietly relaunched.
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Hasbro profits rise on cost cuts (Reuters Securities)
Posted Thursday, October 25, 2001
Toy manufacturer Hasbro Inc. on Monday reported its third-quarter net income climbed as the maker of G.I. Joe action figures benefited from cost-cutting and gains in domestic toy revenues.
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New toy cars drive Takara shares higher (Reuters Securities)
Posted Thursday, October 25, 2001
Shares in Japan's third-largest toy maker, Takara Co Ltd, surged on Monday on expectations that its new remote-controlled miniature toy car series could defy sluggish consumer sentiment and prove a big hit with children.
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CPSC Recalls Booster Seats, Playpens (Reuters)
Posted Thursday, October 11, 2001
About 1.5 million plastic Fold-Up Booster Seats for toddlers are being recalled by Safety 1st of Canton, Massachusetts, due to safety concerns and multiple reports of injury, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced Wednesday. A separate recall included 100,000 Cosco playpens.
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Toysrus.com Sells Out GameCube Pre-Sale in 4 Minutes (Reuters)
Posted Thursday, October 11, 2001
The online arm of leading toy and video game retailer Toys R Us Inc. said it sold out its first pre-order of the new Nintendo Co. Ltd. GameCube video game console in four minutes on Monday.
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Bandai Entertainment Announces The Release of Sci-Fi Action Film (Business Wire)
Posted Thursday, October 11, 2001
Bandai Entertainment Inc. today announced the home video release of G-Saviour exclusively on DVD.
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Rose Art Industries Acquires Western Graphics From Mead Corporation (PR Newswire)
Posted Thursday, October 11, 2001
Rose Art Industries, based in Livingston, NJ, one of the world's largest art and crafts, stationary and toy companies, announced today that is has purchased Western Graphics of Eugene, OR, for an undisclosed amount.
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K-B Toys Supporting American Red Cross Disaster Relief Efforts (PR Newswire)
Posted Thursday, October 11, 2001
K-B Toys announced today that its more than 1,300 stores nationwide are already serving as collection points for the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.
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