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Hasbro uses the force for toy wars

...toymaker. Luke is trying to snatch it for Hasbro. But wait. Obi-Wan Kenobi, returned...is about to come onto the field for Hasbro. And he's got about 100 "Phantom Menace...Will the force be with Obi-Wan? Will Hasbro rule the toy trade? It's anyone's...

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Business
NFL announces deal with Hasbro for toys, games

...announced Thursday a four-year contract with Hasbro Inc. to create action figures, board games...Next year, the NFL logo will be added to Hasbro's popular Nerf footballs. Neither the NFL nor Hasbro would disclose how much the nation's second-largest...

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Other sports
Hasbro halts plans for dolls based on risque music group

PAWTUCKET, R.I. - Hasbro Inc. shelved plans Wednesday to release...for risque lyrics and skimpy outfits. Hasbro, the nation's second biggest toy...making a doll line inappropriate for Hasbro," the company said. A Hasbro spokeswoman...

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Life & style
Hasbro to acquire Pokemon makers

PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Hasbro, Inc., the world's second-largest...purchased for approximately $325 million, Hasbro announced today. Wizards also makes...literature and owns 70 retail game stores, Hasbro is best known for its Monopoly game...

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Business
Hasbro first quarter earnings match expectations

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Hasbro Inc., the nation's second-largest...keeping their inventory stocks low. Hasbro trails only Mattel Inc. in toy manufacturing...reduce the demand for toys," he said. Hasbro credited the successful launch last...

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Finance
Hasbro demands man stop selling 'Ghettopoly' game

...Boardwalk. "We want to make it clear that Hasbro has absolutely no connection to the reprehensible 'Ghettopoly...game," Frank Bifulco, president of Hasbro's U.S. Games, said Friday in a statement...the game. Pawtucket, R.I.-based Hasbro claims that Ghettopoly violates its intellectual...

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XXX Bizarre
Hasbro thinks too small

...board-game manufacturers apparently have been prodded by parents to speed things up. They don't have all day, you know. So Hasbro Inc. is unveiling Monopoly Express, Scrabble Express and Sorry Express this year. Busier parents and kids with shorter attention...

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Editorials
Mattel in position to lead in hand-held electronics

NEW YORK -- Hasbro Inc., struggling to keep pace with Mattel...Electronics Inc. for $335 million. Hasbro, best known for G.I. Joe and Monopoly...Cabbage Patch Kids. "This will help Hasbro lock up the market in handheld electronics...

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XXX Technology
'Star Wars' rights sold

NEW YORK -- Hasbro Inc. and Galoob Toys Inc. on Tuesday...up in demand for Star Wars' toys." Hasbro, the No. 2 U.S. toy maker, and No...Lucasfilm. Pawtucket, R.I.-based Hasbro will produce core action figures, vehicles...

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XXX Bizarre
Toothbrush plays song when it touches teeth

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Toymaker Hasbro Inc. plans to turn jawbones into headphones...said Brian Goldner, president of Hasbro's U.S. Toys unit. "You can hum...recommend people spend brushing their teeth. Hasbro executives say the music quality is akin...

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Business