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The Motley Fool
August 23, 2004
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The Next Chapter for Toys "R" Us Has the specialty retailer come to terms with its plight in the domestic toy market?   |
The Motley Fool
December 20, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Where the Toys "R" Is the ubiquitous toy retailer Toys "R" Us gearing up for its final goodbye? Folks buying the stock these days are more than happy to see a sale go through. |
The Motley Fool
April 27, 2011
Shubh Datta |
Wal-Mart Turns to the Web ... Again Wal-Mart tests online grocery delivery system. |
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
November 15, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Toying Around With Wal-Mart Wal-Mart wants to be "where the toys are" in 2006. Investors, discount retailing and toy manufacturing are defensive industries that are built to last. However, keep an eye on the trends here, as things may get rocky. |
HBS Working Knowledge
April 5, 2004
Susan Young |
Toy Story: Educational Products Paying Off If you're not a kid, the toy industry can be brutal. One bright spot is the educational market. Harvard Business School graduates share their experiences at LEGO, Cranium, and Neurosmith. |
The Motley Fool
November 22, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Black Friday's Fade to Gray You don't need to get mauled at the mall anymore. Online storefronts are here to save the day. |
The Motley Fool
November 10, 2004
Salim Haji |
Target: Think Toys & Coffee Target should give some thought to spending its $1.7 billion pile of cash in unique ways. Here are a couple of non-traditional suggestions for doing so. |
Entrepreneur
August 2002
Chris Penttila |
Still Playing With Toys? Your interest in the toy industry survived the recession. Now how do you make the most of the recovery? |
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
May 17, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
Toys "R" Us Looking Better? The No. 2 toy retailer's fortunes are improving despite a wider-than-expected first-quarter loss. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
What Webvan Could Have Learned from Tesco Look at the Britain-based supermarket chain called Tesco. The company's online arm, Tesco.com, is on track to garner $420 million in revenues this year, and analysts reckon its profits from the online grocery business will be around $22 million... |
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. |
BusinessWeek
October 8, 2009
Emily Thornton |
Toys 'R' Us Gets Wound Up Again Earnings are higher, Toys 'R' Us is making acquisitions, and an IPO is expected early next year. |
Entrepreneur
August 2007
Eileen Figure Sandlin |
Child's Play Breaking into the multi-billion-dollar toy industry is easier than you think. Here's how to get your toy on the top of every kid's wish list. |
The Motley Fool
December 12, 2008
Alyce Lomax |
KB Toys Wipes Out The toy store chain is the latest retailer to succumb to the dismal economy. |
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
May 2, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Outgrowing Your Toys Toys "R" Us' last quarter as a public company wasn't bad, but it's still time to cash out. |
Entrepreneur
September 2003
Joshua Kurlantzick |
Catch-22 Are small companies that buy from giant retailers sleeping with the enemy? |
CIO
October 15, 2002
Susannah Patton |
Food Fight As they struggle for survival against discounters like Wal-Mart, supermarkets turn to IT to make shopping easier, cheaper and more profitable for them. |
Entrepreneur
May 2004
Joshua Kurlantzick |
Ready to Rumble? Today's economy is in a turnaround, but we need entrepreneurs to keep the momentum going. Get your company geared up to take on the challenge. |
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
May 25, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
More Troubles in Toy Land Toys "R" Us said that it is suing its long-time online partner, Amazon.com over exclusivity. |
The Motley Fool
February 29, 2008
Kristin Graham |
Stock of the Week: JAKKS Pacific Kids will always want toys, and JAKKS is doing things better than its rivals. |
The Motley Fool
November 23, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Those With the Most (Discounted) Toys Win The Black Friday toy wars have already begun. Wal-Mart has shown its aggressive form of desperation by executing fast and deep price cuts on popular toys. |
Entrepreneur
February 2004
Mark Henricks |
What Not to Do A seasoned entrepreneur reveals the 17 most common mistakes start-ups make and how to avoid them -- plus, the 5 things you must do to ensure success. |
The Motley Fool
November 17, 2004
Rich Duprey |
Sears and Kmart to Merge After much speculation, two discount giants move to create third-largest retailer. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Kmart's 20-Year Identity Crisis Kmart shoppers may have been surprised at the decision by the 40-year-old discount chain to file for bankruptcy-court protection on January 22. But the company's decline was anything but sudden and its future is anything but certain, say three members of Wharton's marketing department... |
Fast Company
March 2004
Jennifer Reingold |
What We Learned In The New Economy A description of the new economy, the ideas that lasted and the ones that just faded away. How the internet era has changed the way people get information. |
IndustryWeek
August 19, 2009
Adrienne Selko |
Playing a New Game How the toy industry banded together to ensure the quality of their offshore suppliers. |
The Motley Fool
May 24, 2004
Phil Wohl |
Wal-Mart Sees May Flowers The leading retailer confirms that May sales are fulfilling expectations. |
The Motley Fool
February 2, 2004
Bill Mann |
Been Back to Toys "R" Us? A once-bitten customer goes back and is pleasantly surprised. |
The Motley Fool
January 12, 2005
Nathan Slaughter |
Toy Store Faces a Fork in the Road Toys "R" Us posts declining holiday sales, but was the news really that bad? |
The Motley Fool
March 16, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
No Cheap Plaything Large buyout firms see real value in Toys "R" Us. What should investors do? |
The Motley Fool
November 8, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Toys Spark a Brutal Battle Will Target overthrow Wal-Mart as the king of low, low holiday prices? |
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. |
InternetNews
June 15, 2009
Michelle Megna |
Amazon Pays Toys 'R' Us in Breakup Amazon is paying a settlement to the toy retailer bringing closure to the two firms' long goodbye. |
InternetNews
March 2, 2006
Erin Joyce |
Toys 'R' Us Prevails in Amazon.com Divorce After its successful lawsuit, children's toy retailing giant Toys "R" Us is leaving Amazon.com. |
The Motley Fool
April 21, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Hasbro's Dot-Com Death Star The second leading toy company is going online. Will the retailers strike back? |
HBS Working Knowledge
August 16, 2004
Barwise & Meehan |
Bull's-Eye: Target's Cheap-Chic Strategy Target's outside-the-box strategy made it the No. 2 discounter behind you-know-who. The company's success is examined in this excerpt from the new book Simply Better, from Harvard Business School Press. |
The Motley Fool
June 24, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Toys "R" Us Stops Playing Around Can the retailer take back toy land? |
