The liquidation of Toys “R” Us Inc. has sent the toy industry reeling, leaving Mattel Inc., Hasbro Inc. and other manufacturers without a large chain devoted to selling games and dolls and forcing them to scramble to secure other outlets to carry their items.
The batteries that power our modern world—from phones to drones to electric cars—will soon experience something not heard of in years: Their capacity to store electricity will jump by double-digit percentages, according to researchers, developers and manufacturers.
Concepts celebrated world-wide are tarnished by a string of scandals
It's locking up the supply chain for cobalt, essential to lithium-ion batteries
NEW YORK—Hal Varian, chief economist at Alphabet Inc.-owned Google, is optimistic about the overall impact of automation on the world-wide economy.
Nike's new shoe has a 3D printed upper for elite runners
Computational design is the hottest phrase in manufacturing and 3D printing at the moment. It’s changing the way people make all kinds of goods, and Nike used it to design and manufacture its new Vaporfly Elite FlyPrint shoe, which it’s announcing today.
Trump budget would eliminate $125 million in funding to support small businesses
Hasbro, rivals develop new products quickly to profit from trends fueled by social media
Locus Robotics says latest $25 million funding will help it expand product line
Locus Robotics Corp., whose robots help workers fulfill e-commerce orders, raised $25 million in a funding round led by Scale Venture Partners that the company plans to use to develop new products and expand into new markets.
Hasbro Inc. and Mattel Inc. combined would result in a toy company with a large but hardly dominant share in a highly fragmented industry. The two companies, which recently engaged in talks about a possible tie-up, would control just over one-third of the U.S. market for traditional toys and games, according to Euromonitor International Ltd.
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