Barbie
Barbie, the 11-1/2 inch, full-figured plastic doll from Mattel, Inc., is among the most popular toys ever invented; by 1998 Mattel estimated that the average American girl between the ages of 3...
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The idea came to Tito Loizeau in a Buenos Aires shopping mall three years ago: Build a Barbie-themed store and little girls and their parents' money will follow.Loizeau's marketing company had set ...
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Two young women charged with stealing nearly $11,000 in a bank heist went on a shopping spree, ate a meal and even gave money to the homeless afterward, a police detective testified Thursday, as th...
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One of the two young women dubbed the "Barbie Bandits" after a videotaped bank theft pleaded guilty Wednesday and apologized in tears."I regret what I did. I wish I could take it back every day," H...
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Toy maker Mattel Inc. went to court Tuesday to declare that the name of its clean-cut Barbie dolls doesn't belong on a model's pornographic Web site.In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Man...
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As dolls go, Barbie has had her ups and downs. She's achieved iconic status, amid multiple alterations to her figure, face and wardrobe. She's survived a very public breakup with Ken and withstood ...
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Mattel Inc. reported lower first-quarter profit Monday but beat Wall Street revenue expectations with strong sales, despite a decline in demand for Barbie dolls in the U.S.Profit slipped 60 percent...
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Japan's May new vehicle sales down 8.3%, minivehicles slip 2.9%
TOKYO - Japan's domestic sales of new motor vehicles with engine
capacity of over 660 cc fell 8.3 percent in May f...
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Mattel Inc. reported a 15 percent increase in its second-quarter profit Monday with strong sales of toy cars, although Barbie revenue in the U.S. fell for the second consecutive quarter.The toy mak...
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Mattel Inc. posted a 15 percent gain in fourth-quarter profit, even though it entered the crucial holiday season in the shadow of negative publicity over its recalls of millions of Chinese-made toy...
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Barbie
Buenos Aires: Barbie store a destination
