Will birthday-party cleanup get a little easier on parents — and easier on the environment? Mattel MAT, one of the world’s largest toy companies, believes so. The maker of Barbie dolls and Hot Wheels ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I do mergers & acquisitions in retail/consumer and write about trends. You probably know that a Barbie movie is coming. It’s hard ...

Shares of Mattel Inc. have been on an upswing since last month, as toy demand shows signs of improving and anticipation builds for the release of the “Barbie” movie on Friday. But analysts at D.A.

Your next toy or game may be able to converse with you. Mattel, the El Segundo toy maker behind Barbie and Hot Wheels, said Thursday that it’s teaming up with OpenAI, which created popular chatbot ...

The ‘Barbie’ movie, which turned into a global box office phenomenon in a matter of weeks, appears to be energizing sales of Barbie toys after its summer release. Barbie toy sales in the US increased ...

Check out the Barbie Shop, plus get tickets to see “Barbie the Movie,” with Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. Shop for iconic dolls, toys, and other Barbie themed products including Barbie Airplane ...

Barbie is the superhero the beleaguered toy industry needs right now. The blockbuster hit featuring Margot Robbie as Mattel’s iconic doll has also been a smashing success for rival toymakers that sell ...

In the early 1960s, toymaker Mattel dreamed up Chatty Cathy—a pull-string talking doll that dazzled children with a few simple phrases, like "I love you!" and "Let's play house!" She quickly schmoozed ...

DALLAS — Inside Dallas Vintage Toys, there’s an entire aisle filled with Barbies -- from Malibu Barbie to cheerleader Barbie or Tooth Fairy Barbie. “A lot of people have gone to see the movie,” owner ...

The hugely popular Barbie movie may do something for the Ken doll that 60-plus years on toy store shelves couldn’t do: Get him into the National Toy Hall of Fame. The Ken doll is one of 12 iconic toys ...