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Category: Posts by Richard Gottlieb

  • Mexico

Toys “R” Us Is Heading to Mexico

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on April 27, 2023May 3, 2023

One thing I can say for this most recent iteration of Toys R Us is,…

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Barnes & Noble Opening 30 New Stores – Most in a Decade

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on April 27, 2023April 27, 2023

Barnes & Noble is back. After several years of declining sales and rising costs, the…

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Ambassador to the Kingdom of Walmart

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on April 25, 2023April 25, 2023

“A great ambassador develops empathy for the interests and views of the nation to which…

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Slot Car Racing Is Back – My Conversation with Carrera’s CEO, Frank Tiessen

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on April 24, 2023April 25, 2023

Frank Tiessen is the President and CEO of Carrera Revell of Americas, Inc. with more…

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  • Disney

Disney Lays Off 4,000 Employees, 3,000 More By Summer

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on April 24, 2023April 24, 2023

The Walt Disney Company today announced its second round of layoffs bringing the total of…

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Bye-Bye, “Buy Buy BABY”

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on April 24, 2023April 24, 2023

Unfortunately, we may be losing another specialty chain. “buy buy BABY,” owned by “Bed Bath…

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  • News

Bed Bath & Beyond Stock: 36 Cents a Share. May File For Bankruptcy this Weekend

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on April 20, 2023April 20, 2023

Retail According to The Wall Street Journal, Bed Bath & Beyond will likely be forced…

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Jump Rope Chants; Are They Becoming Extinct?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on April 18, 2023April 18, 2023

One of the earliest play platforms was the jump rope. It and the ball were…

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Dangerous Games – A Reminiscence

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on April 17, 2023April 17, 2023

I grew up in a relatively small coastal city in Virginia. Our play was unsupervised,…

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The Slow Demise of Street Games

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on April 17, 2023April 18, 2023

Remember when we were kids and we played outside with no supervision? That’s when we…

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  • Disruption Report

The Disruption Report #76: America Just Set a Record for Building New Factories, A West Coast Port Strike Is Getting More Likely, and a Strike Could Cost the Economy $500 Million a Day

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on April 14, 2023April 14, 2023

America Is Building Factories, Lot’s of Them The United States set a record for factory…

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What Do Morse Code, Baseball and Scrabble Have in Common?

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on April 13, 2023April 13, 2023

Whether or not you believe Scrabble or Baseball are perfections, take a moment and appreciate…

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Hasbro: Big Changes at the Top

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on April 13, 2023April 13, 2023

Hasbro traveled to Wisconsin for its two latest hires. There must be something in Wisconsin’s…

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An Interview with Pamela Mastrota, Executive Director of The Toy Foundation

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on April 12, 2023April 12, 2023

In 2021, Pamela Mastrota was named Executive Director of The Toy Foundation (TTF), where she’s…

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What Netflix and Gutenberg Have in Common; More Than You Think

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on April 11, 2023April 13, 2023

  “Gutenberg’s printing press spread literature to the masses for the first time in an…

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Hong Kong 2023, Its a Buyer’s Market

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on April 10, 2023April 12, 2023

Those of us who have traveled to Hong Kong over the decades have experienced it…

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The World’s Most Valuable Brands – How Did the Toy Industry Rank?

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on April 6, 2023April 6, 2023

The Global 500 2023 Ranking is out. Published annually by Brand Directory, it lists the world’s brands based on…

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Which Toy Companies and Retailers Made the 2023 Newsweek “Most Trustworthy Companies” List? There are surprises.

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on April 3, 2023April 3, 2023

Trust is a significant component of being a valued brand. So, it is of interest…

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