Toys R US

Last month toy company Toys “R” Us filed a lawsuit against cannabis retailer Zaza R Us for violations of state and federal intellectual property laws, including trademark dilution and infringement. Benzinga spoke with Priya Sopori, founder and co-chair of...

Retailer Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) has been one of the bigger stock storylines of 2022. The popular stock that has been labeled among the “meme stocks” saw strong interest after GameStop Corporation (NYSE: GME) Chairman Ryan Cohen accumulated a stake in the company. The...

One of the most well-known retail brands suffered a Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2017 that it couldn't overcome. Toys R Us went bankrupt and closed its stores in North America. But the toy retailer could be making a comeback in 2021. What Happened: WHP Global is taking a controlling interest in Tru...

The 2010s brought dozens of disruptive inventions that reshaped our routines and sent traditional tech to the dump. Here are some of the most well-loved things we tossed aside this decade. Real, Off-The-Bone Meat Veggie burgers had a resurgence, but the decade was really dominated by Beyond Meat...

Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) surprised Wall Street with a first-quarter earnings beat Tuesday, finding some magic in a new esports version of an old game, “Magic: The Gathering.” The beat helped convince sell-side analysts that the disruption caused by the Toys R Us closure is over...

Mattel Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) shares plummeted more than 18 percent on Friday afternoon after the company issued lower guidance for its first quarter and 2019. The company issued new guidance during its Toy Fair presentation, saying first-quarter gross sales would be lower than the same quarter of...

The coming year may be playtime for investors looking into toy company stocks. The two biggest players in the industry, Hasbro Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) and Mattel Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT), both look set for 2019 growth, a Wells Fargo analyst said Wednesday. Mattel looks better positioned than its rival Hasbro...

Toymaker Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) reported Friday with fourth-quarter results that were negatively impacted by the Toys R Us liquidation. During the quarter, net revenue fell 13 percent from last year to $1.39 billion, while full-year revenue fell 12 percent from $4.58 billion. What...

Toyland is increasingly a virtual place. Online toy sales will see a modest increase over the coming years, according to the newest UBS Evidence Lab eCommerce Retail survey, and more than one-third of toy purchases could be made online by 2022 — up from about 23 percent of sales now. That...

Cowen offered five reasons to warrant a bullish rating on retailer Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) after holding a neutral stance on the stock for more than two years. The Analyst Cowen's Oliver Chen upgraded Target from Market Perform to Outperform with a price target lifted from $90 to $100....

While 2018 has proven a difficult year for the toy industry, Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) is well-positioned for a material fundamental recovery over the coming years, according to MKM Partners.  The Analyst MKM analyst Eric Handler upgraded Hasbro from Neutral to Buy with a price...

Retail added 7,000 jobs last month, no thanks to Toys ‘R’ Us. A 32,000-employee decline in toy, game, sporting goods, book, music and hobby stores offset a 14,000-personnel gain in general merchandise stores and gains in clothing and accessories (10,000) and food and beverage vendors (8...

Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) shares are overvalued trading at an 18.1-19.3 multiple on 2019 estimated earnings, and a more appropriate valuation is 15 times next year's earnings, according to BMO Capital Markets.  The Analyst Analyst Gerrick Johnson downgraded Hasbro from Market Perform...

Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) was downgraded Thursday from Neutral to Underperform by D.A. Davidson analyst Linda Weiser. Weiser maintained her $12 price target on the stock. The Thesis Mattel shares closed Wednesday 29.5 percent above the April 20 low of $12.96, compared to the S&P 500’s 1...

Party City Holdco Inc (NYSE: PRTY) announced Monday it will open about 50 pop-up toy stores for the holidays to seize the market Toys 'R' Us abandoned. The Street responded to late reports with a 2-percent stock pop, but one analyst said Party City’s foray into toys wasn’t...