Margaret Whitfield
Margaret Whitfield
changes earlier lucrative partly products toys
The idea is to show the toys earlier and earlier, partly to get the lucrative deals, and so that changes can be made to products if it's required.
barbie number staggering
The staggering number (for Mattel) was that US Barbie dipped 30%.
barbie decide folks hard number obviously people staggering throw thrown
The staggering number (for Mattel) was that U.S. Barbie dipped 30 percent. It's hard to say when people decide to throw in the towel, but obviously some folks have thrown in the towel.
hoping low results surprised
Frankly, the results surprised me. I was hoping for a low, low single-digit rise.
clearly industry percent rest toy
So they actually did better than 3.5 percent in the toy industry itself. Clearly they did better than the rest of the industry.