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Tag: Dolls

  • Dolls

Rethinking Barbie; One Writer Thinks Barbie Makes Her a Better Parent

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on April 10, 2020June 3, 2020

Barbie has received her share of insults over the last few years from Mom’s who…

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  • Dolls

Will It Be a Horse Race? Placing Bets on Barbie, Frozen and LOL Surprise

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on October 13, 2019

Dolls have been a growth category for the last five years (45%, according to NPD).…

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  • Dolls

My Thoughts on Mattel’s New Gender Inclusive Dolls

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on September 26, 2019

Mattel wants to be at the forefront of societal and cultural change rather than chasing…

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  • Dolls

My Exclusive Interview with Madame Alexander’s Tom Neville

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 1, 2018

  The fabled doll company, Madame Alexander, has undergone an ownership change this year. To…

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  • Breaktime @ GTN

The Paper Doll, An Appreciation

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on August 13, 2018

McLoughlin Brothers, circa mid-19th century I can remember, at the age of four, my older…

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  • Mattel

Mattel Cuts 2200 Jobs and Factories; What Does it Mean?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on July 28, 2018

I received a phone call on Thursday from the Los Angeles Times asking my thoughts…

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  • Breaktime @ GTN

Wooden Nesting Dolls, An Appreciation

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on June 14, 2018

I don't know about you, but I had always thought that the Russian nesting doll…

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  • Books

A New Book About the Mattel vs. MGA Trial; Some Thoughts

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on January 17, 2018

Charles Dickens' novel, Bleak House, was the story of a lawsuit, "Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce", that…

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  • Dolls

Pediophobia; A Fear of Dolls

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on July 26, 2017

"pediophobia: a fear of dolls; a fear of children" – Dictionary.com … I have a friend who is, to this day, very discomforted (I'm…

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  • Licensing

Wonder Woman; What’s Selling

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on June 15, 2017

Lackluster presentations, schizophrenic merchandising and a  movie that maybe doesn't translate into merchandise sales has…

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  • Dolls

A Roman Barbie

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on April 19, 2017

Front View Roman Doll 2nd Century AD While doing some research, I came upon this…

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  • Dolls

“It’s a Boy!” American Girl Goes Gender Neutral

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on February 15, 2017

You have to hand it to Mattel and its American Girl brand for daring to…

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  • Demographics

Rise in Adults Who Want Gender Neutral Toys for Children

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on June 23, 2016

"41% of adults, ages 18 to 34, believe that toy makers should be marketing every…

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  • Dolls

Toys Begetting Toys; From the Edison Phonograph Doll to Hello Barbie

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on June 19, 2016

I really don't see this so much as a story about advancements in technology but…

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  • Brands

Barbie’s New Looks

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on January 30, 2016

Barbie is by birth an American doll and America is a place where a person gets…

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