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BusinessWeek September 25, 2006 Christopher Palmeri	Mattel Needs A Knock-Me-Out Elmo Will Elmo's new incarnation make the Street love Mattel again?
The Motley Fool September 2, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	LeapFrog's Greener Pastures LeapFrog's founder leaves the educational toy maker, and it stirs up some nostalgia.
BusinessWeek July 28, 2003 Christopher Palmeri	To Really Be a Player, Mattel Needs Hotter Toys Mattel is selling toys, not soap or cornflakes. Good brand management goes only so far in a business that caters to children's whims. Like it or not, the key to success is launching innovative products and promoting the heck out of them. If you don't do it, your competitors will.
The Motley Fool June 24, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Toys "R" Us Stops Playing Around Can the retailer take back toy land?
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The Motley Fool August 11, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Baby Talk at Toys "R" Us Although investors bid down shares of the toy retailer, maybe the picture isn't as bleak as it seems, especially considering the focus on its strong and growing niche play, Babies "R" Us.
The Motley Fool October 25, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Toy Sale on the Horizon? Speculation persists about the future of Toys "R" Us.
The Motley Fool December 17, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	LeapFrog's Blue Christmas The educational toy maker is warning that it's going to miss its targets. Again. The fact that LeapFrog hasn't been acquired by one of the larger toy manufacturers by now may also be revealing.
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The Motley Fool August 23, 2004 Phil Wohl	The Next Chapter for Toys "R" Us Has the specialty retailer come to terms with its plight in the domestic toy market?
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The Motley Fool November 24, 2008 Colleen Paulson	The Land of Misfit Toys A new study gives its outlook on holiday toy spending, and it's not pretty.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Mattel's Barbie Blues Cutthroat competition and a possibly slow holiday season mean lower net profits and net revenues for Mattel.
The Motley Fool January 14, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Busted Toy Sales Instead of holiday after-glow, slumping toy sales brought woe for KB Toys.
The Motley Fool April 22, 2004 Rick Munarriz	LeapFrog's Deep Fog LeapFrog, the educational toy maker, has a bad quarter but sees greener lily pads in the future.
The Motley Fool June 14, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Mattel's Operation Barbie The toy maker is trying to build off the strength of its Barbie brand to delve into several other products, including clothing for adult women that could launch this fall.
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The Motley Fool September 11, 2007 Rich Duprey	Can We Believe Mattel? The toy maker is on the defensive over recalls, but are assurances of good sales believable? Will consumers be willing to take the risk on the company's products this holiday season?
The Motley Fool December 4, 2007 Mary Dalrymple	Buying Safe Toys for the Holidays Recent recalls may have you spooked, but it's still possible to find safe playthings. In an ironic twist, all the bad news means there is a lot of information about toy manufacturing and safety this year.
The Motley Fool January 30, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	That's Swell, Mattel The toy giant comes up flat, but scores a relative victory. Mattel ultimately earned $0.58 a share before one-time items. That's better than the $0.52 per share it earned in the fourth quarter of 2004, and well ahead of the $0.49 mark that Wall Street was expecting.
The Motley Fool February 2, 2004 Bill Mann	Been Back to Toys "R" Us? A once-bitten customer goes back and is pleasantly surprised.
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The Motley Fool August 8, 2007 Lawrence Rothman	It's No Time to Play Games, Mattel The slow reaction to a toy recall raises genuine concerns. Let this be a lesson for Mattel: Toys may be fun, but don't play around with serious business.
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The Motley Fool May 14, 2008 Rich Duprey	Retailers Keep Toy Makers in Line With retailers like Wal-Mart demanding safer toys, toy makers will have to pay for the privilege of shelf space.
The Motley Fool March 3, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	Toys "R"n't Going Quietly Earnings and asset sales illustrate the retailer's continued recovery.
The Motley Fool September 10, 2007 Rich Duprey	Testing. Testing. Disney to Test Toys! In the wake of Chinese-made toy recalls, Disney decides to take no chances, and to independently test 65,000 of the toys it gets from licensees.
Fast Company December 2004 Chuck Salter	They're Not Playing Around We review the cutthroat business of toys: Does Toys "R" Us stand a chance against industry behemoth Wal-Mart this holiday season?
The Motley Fool October 11, 2004 Alyce Lomax	A Truce in the Toy Wars? This holiday season, will Wal-Mart give its toy rivals a break? Toys "R" Us investors might be feeling some degree of relief right now.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2004 Phil Wohl	No Holiday for Hasbro The toy and game maker has a cloudy outlook for the crucial season. Hasbro shares have dropped more than 5%.
The Motley Fool October 16, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Heavy Mattel Mattel has a better-than-expected showing as it heads into the holidays. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 31, 2008 Rich Duprey	Misfit Mattel Beats Recall Bumble Toymaker Mattel reports higher fourth-quarter revenue and earnings, even though domestic sales fall.
The Motley Fool September 3, 2004 Selena Maranjian	The Stealth Toy Giant Sometimes unexpected details about a company can be important and can reflect major competitive strengths or weaknesses. Such as, believe it or not, McDonald's is the world's largest toy distributor.
The Motley Fool October 1, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Wal-Mart's Not Playing Around Wal-Mart is set to start a major price war on hot toys, well ahead of the holiday season. The retailer is cutting prices on what it calls the "Top 12 Toys of Christmas" by 10% to 50%.
The Motley Fool March 5, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Hasbro Pays Out The nation's second-largest toy maker hikes its dividend -- and its optimism.
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The Motley Fool September 23, 2005 M.D. Mitchell	American Girl Taunts Barbie Although Barbie will probably never be replaced by another doll, sales of the icon have dwindled over the past few years, leading some to wonder what's going on at Mattel. Is it a good time to buy Mattel before the upcoming holiday season?
The Motley Fool July 22, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	LeapFrog's New Pad LeapFrog, the educational toy specialist, has another bad quarter, but things aren't going as badly as it appears.
The Motley Fool July 19, 2010 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	More Upside: Hasbro or Mattel? Hasbro outshines Mattel in their latest quarters, once you dig beneath the surface.
The Motley Fool February 7, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Hasbro Hopes to Entertain The toy maker reports lower fourth-quarter sales, but earnings still climb higher.
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