Hasbro News

Here's where we get to see whether consumers are all talk and no action, or if they really are committed to buying safer toys for their kids. via Fool.com

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“It allows us to repay the majority of our outstanding debt and invest in new strategic opportunities, while providing Hasbro with the ability to bring its world-class brands to diverse audiences in new and entertaining ways”

Hasbro has reacquired worldwide distribution rights to the Sunbow library of Hasbro-related programming from TV-Loonland for an undisclosed sum. via Playthings

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“It's very exciting to be joining the company at a time when it is poised to make a significant impact in the entertainment industry by engaging consumers in new immersive ways.”

Hasbro Inc. has selected Bennett Schneir, most recently vice president of creative affairs for ImageMovers Digital, to fill the new position of senior vice president and managing director, motion pictures. via Providence Business News

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“When I came on board here, I wanted to bring forth the same cultural arts extensions as I did at Rockwell”

A mammoth contingent of designers - 123 strong - enthusiastically presented prototypes of new toys to Hasbro's finest on Friday morning, though chances of their acceptance were astronomically low. via The Pawtucket Times

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“TIA is fortunate to have top industry executives personally engaged in the leadership of the association”

Hasbro CEO Al Verrecchia was unanimously elected chairman of the Toy Industry Association's board of directors at the trade group's annual membership meeting during last week's ToyCon conference. via Playthings

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“It's about competition for time because people are bombarded with so many messages and, to be an end destination brand, we have to be more than just a store. We have to provide higher order benefits.”

In the current economic climate, shopA ping at the nation's largest retail stores seems to be far from consumers' minds. via DM News

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“Hopefully we'll be family owned for a long time to come.”

The Savannah Logistics Center , a 1 million-square-foot industrial complex off Pooler Parkway, has been sold to a Honolulu -based firm that will lease the larger of the two buildings on the property to a major ... via SavannahNow

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Couldn't go to this year's Botcon? Well Hasbro has taken pity on you and summed up all the new Transformer news they gave out at the con, along with pictures of the upcoming figures. via Wizard Universe

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DENISE I. O'NEAL doneal@suntimes.com Who is America's favorite G.I. Joe action figure in Hasbro's Joe vs. via Chicago Sun-Times

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Atlanta-based The Home Depot Inc. announced the appointment of Frank Bifulco as senior vice president and chief marketing officer, effective April 28, 2008. via Display & Design Ideas

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