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Retail Asia17/05/2021

Toymaker Mattel is encouraging kids to return Barbies, Matchbox cars and MEGA Bloks they no longer play with to the company for recycling into new toys. The goal of the company’s new ‘Playback’ program is to recover and reuse materials across all products and packaging by 2030, Mattel said as it announced the program this […]

Retail Asia11/02/2021

Mattel beat estimates for quarterly sales on Tuesday as parents splurged on Barbie dolls and Hot Wheels cars for their children during a holiday season that was dulled by the Covid-19 pandemic. The toymaker has seen a surge in sales since the latter half of 2020 as the easing of coronavirus-led curbs drove toy stores to […]

Retail Asia09/01/2019

Toy retailer Mattel has announced a comprehensive, worldwide licensing agreement with popular South Korean boy band BTS. The creative collaboration will debut the first-ever line of BTS fashion dolls this summer. Under a multi-category license with BTS under its label, Big Hit Entertainment, Mattel will create dolls, collectible figures, games, and more. The collaboration will […]

Retail Asia15/12/2017

Barbie has launched a doll depicting supermodel Gigi Hadid, the global brand ambassador for Tommy Hilfiger womenswear. Designed in collaboration with the Tommy Hilfiger lifestyle brand owned by PVH Corp, the special-edition TommyXGigi Barbie is available on Barbie.com and Tommy.com as well as at select retailers. Celebrating the runway event where Tommy Hilfiger introduced Hadid […]

Retail Asia06/12/2017

Toy maker PT Mattel Indonesia produces about 2 million toys, including Barbie dolls, a week with total exports worth US$150 million. The products of its factory in Cikarang, West Java, account for about 60 percent of the global market, said Mattel Indonesia vice president and general manager Roy Tendean on Monday during the celebration of […]

Retail Asia16/11/2017

Mattel is about to release its first Barbie doll wearing a hijab. This follows a partnership with fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, who made history last year as the first member of the US Olympic team to compete while wearing a hijab. The special-edition Barbie has been designed after Muhammad, who visited the Mattel factory to take […]

Retail Asia15/06/2017

Mattel expects to grow three to four times in the more than $31 billion toys and games market in China by 2020 through digitally connected toys, as it intensifies its efforts to take on LEGO Group and Hasbro in the country. Mattel — which cut its dividend by more than half to fund the new […]

Retail Asia23/04/2015

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Mattel Inc’s quarterly net sales topped analysts’ estimates for the first time in six quarters as new Chief Executive Christopher Sinclair focuses on turning around the business in the face of flagging sales of Barbie (pic) dolls. The toymaker reported a 2.5 percent decline in net sales in the three months ended on 31 March, […]

Retail Asia05/02/2015

Mattel recently announced the appointment of Christopher A. Sinclair as the company’s new chairman and interim Chief Executive Officer. inclair, who has served as a member of Mattel’s Board of Directors since 1996 and as Independent Lead Director since 2011, has extensive experience in leading global, multi-brand, consumer-focused companies. He was Chairman and CEO of […]

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Mattel turning old Barbies, Matchbox cars and Mega Bloks into new toys

Barbie, Hot Wheels power Mattel’s holiday-quarter sales surge

Mattel to launch BTS doll this summer

TommyXGigi Barbie Doll launches

Mattel Indonesia exports toys worth $150m per week

Barbie To Release Its First Doll Wearing a Hijab

Mattel plays with digital toys to triple China business

Mattel sales beat estimates, shares rise

Mattel appoints new chairman and interim CEO