Toys

One growing trend in toy-buying is so-called gender-neutral playthings – toys that don’t reinforce gender stereotypes like trucks for boys or dolls for girls. But those stereotypes appear hard to shake for both toy makers and consumers. Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 

The private equity firms Bain and KKR announced this week that they will contribute $20 million to a compensation fund for former employees of Toys R Us. The retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September 2017, laying off tens of thousands of workers without severance packages. And for months, those former employees have been […]

The retail giant's bankruptcy has Hasbro and other toymakers scrambling to prepare for the holidays.

The retail giant's bankruptcy has Hasbro and other toymakers scrambling to prepare for the holidays.

They see a chance to grab the defunct store's share of sales.

They see a chance to grab the defunct store's share of sales.

Toymaker Hasbro will report second-quarter earnings later this morning. Earlier in 2018, the company reported that first-quarter revenue had fallen by 16 percent compared with the same period last year. It’s been a tough couple of months as retailer Toys R Us went bankrupt and closed hundreds of stores. But Hasbro is finding new shelves […]

The company's vice president of design left fashion for his "ultimate childhood dream" of working with the plastic bricks.

Melissa Bernstein of Melissa & Doug on how she does her job.