The toy industry faces these challenges along with other businesses, Mr Kreiz said. The rising cost of resin for Mattel's plastic toys also meant price rises for consumers, Mr Kreiz said, although he declined to say how much Mattel toys had gone up by.
Mr Kreiz said that parents had prioritised spending on their children. He said whether shipping and raw materials costs would continue to rise was "volatile and hard to predict".
However, he said that if necessary higher toy prices and cost savings would "offset the impact of inflation on our business". A container logjam at ports, including Felixstowe, and a shortage of HGV lorry drivers has sparked widespread concern among retailers about future stocks. Mr Kreiz said Mattel is "doing what we can The company has brought forward production, secured more freight containers, and got access to more ports to keep up supplies, he said.
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A Barbie doll version of Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti has jetted off on a zero-gravity flight with the aim of inspiring young girls to consider a career in space and science, technology, maths and engineering STEM. A wheelchair-bound Chilean paralympian who set a world record for shotputting has become the latest subject of a Barbie created by American toy firm Mattel, as part of the company's aim to diversify the product line of its famous doll.
Mattel Inc raised its full-year sales forecast on Tuesday, expecting sustained robust demand for its Barbie and Hot Wheels brands into the holiday season despite upcoming price hikes. Hasbro Inc is expected to overtake Mattel Inc in quarterly sales growth for the first time since the start of the pandemic, as the return of Marvel superheroes boosts toy sales and its TV and film productions come back on track.
Mattel Inc said on Friday it was recalling some models of Fisher-Price baby rockers following reports of four infant deaths and the toymaker asked for the product not to be used due to risk of suffocation.
Mattel Inc is recalling Fisher-Price Rock 'n Glide soothers after reports of four infant deaths, the toymaker said on Friday. Reporting by Nivedita Balu in Bengaluru. Toymaker Mattel is encouraging kids to return Barbies, Matchbox cars and MEGA Bloks they no longer play with to the company for recycling into new toys.
Ken, fashion doll Barbie's long-term companion, turned 60 on Thursday, celebrating the milestone birthday with a return to his original look. Mattel Inc beat quarterly sales estimates on Tuesday as parents splurged on Barbie dolls and Hot Wheels cars for their children during a holiday season that was dulled by the COVID pandemic.
Mattel Inc reported a surprise rise in quarterly sales on Thursday and forecast more growth in the holiday season, as retailers rushed to restock their shelves of Barbie dolls and other toys in high demand from stuck-at-home kids. Quote and financial data from Refinitiv.
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