Toy NewsToys news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Foreign toy companies eye growing Indian market- June 30, 2008 By Azera Rahman, New Delhi, June 30 : The Rs.35 billion Indian toy industry accounts for just 0.5 percent of the global pie, but for top global firms like Mattel, Lego and Woolworth, this potentially big market ...http://www.topix.net/business/toys/2008/06/foreign-toy-companies-eye-growing-indian-market... Doll-inspired film inspires new doll and more- June 29, 2008 It's big-screen adventure for Kit Kittredge, the first American Girl doll character to be featured in a film.http://www.topix.net/business/toys/2008/06/doll-inspired-film-inspires-new-doll-and-more?f... Rc2 To Buy Children's Publishing Unit- June 27, 2008 Toy maker RC2 Corp. said Monday it agreed to buy the children's publishing division of privately held Publications International Ltd.http://www.topix.net/business/toys/2008/06/rc2-to-buy-childrens-publishing-unit?fromrss=1 The Mattel loophole- June 25, 2008 Some companies would be permitted to skirt independent lab testing of children's products in favor of their own in-house certification, thanks in large part to lobbying by the world's biggest toymaker, the ...http://www.topix.net/business/toys/2008/06/the-mattel-loophole?fromrss=1 Toymaker RC2 to buy children's publishing co.- June 23, 2008 U.S. toy company RC2 Corp. said on Monday it plans to buy the Children's Publishing Division of privately held Publications International Ltd for $163 million in cash, to further expand into the market for ...http://www.topix.net/business/toys/2008/06/toymaker-rc2-to-buy-childrens-publishing-co?fro... Toys "R" Us sees "cool" toys helping holidays- June 21, 2008 Toys "R" Us will not be affected like other retailers this holiday season, and cash-strapped consumers will still buy "cool" toys for their kids, the toy retailer's chief executive said on Tuesday.http://www.topix.net/business/toys/2008/06/toys-r-us-sees-cool-toys-helping-holidays?fromr... Sunshine, rainbows, James Spader- June 19, 2008 The stars of ABC's "Boston Legal" are taking a break from the lives of their oversexed, ego-driven characters to channel sunshine and rainbows.http://www.topix.net/business/toys/2008/06/sunshine-rainbows-james-spader?fromrss=1 Designer denies creating Bratz dolls while working at Mattel- June 18, 2008 The creator of the popular Bratz doll line has testified that he came up with the idea for the popular toys while working at a clothing store in the Midwest, not while designing Barbie attire for Mattel Inc.http://www.topix.net/business/toys/2008/06/designer-denies-creating-bratz-dolls-while-work... Most U.S. Stocks Fall on Housing, Production Data; Boeing, Mattel Retreat- June 17, 2008 Most U.S. stocks dropped for the first time in four days as industrial production unexpectedly fell and housing starts declined to a 17-year low, overshadowing better-than-estimated earnings at Goldman Sachs ...http://www.topix.net/business/toys/2008/06/most-u-s-stocks-fall-on-housing-production-data... Marvel HULK definitely is Incredible- June 16, 2008 I just came back from an advanced screening of Marvel Entertainments Incredible Hulk and it surpassed my expectations as did Iron Man before it.http://www.topix.net/business/toys/2008/06/marvel-hulk-definitely-is-incredible?fromrss=1 |