Sales of toys by American manufacturers and importers have not grown in at least three years.
What we have here is a federal 12% sales tax on dolls, but only if the dolls are made in foreign countries, and a different arbitrarily lower 6.8% federal sales tax on toys, but again only if the toys are made in foreign countries.
Sales of games and toys have made up the bulk of Star Wars revenue over the last three decades.
Last year, sales at Kidz Enterprise Toys on the Saturday after Thanksgiving were up 126% in money spent.
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The stock took a dip after a not-so-merry Christmas forecast and a report that third-quarter sales of Fisher Price toys were weaker than expected.
During the Great Recession, a lot of people sold their toys, and sales of new boats and powersport vehicles dropped nearly 50% across the industry.
Even with the business model changes suggested by Bain (post-Romney, I might add for clarity), KB Toys suffered decreased sales at the hands of Wal-Mart, Target, and other retailers to the point of declaring Ch 11 bankruptcy in 2003.
Slowing sales for Star Wars and Furby toys also contributed to the company's slackening earnings.
While the U.S. has a number of independent toy retailers, Wal-Mart and Target fight Toys R Us for consumer sales.
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Argos, the high street chain selling everything from toys to furniture, outperformed its market with total sales up 14% in the six months to 30 September, GUS said in a statement.
Yet retailers stand to benefit from one fallout of the Great Recession this holiday: Adult children have been returning home to shack up with their parents, which is expected to boost sales of home products, outshining everything from consumer electronics to toys, clothing and jewelry, according to an IBM study.
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Barbie drives the U.S. boys and girls toys division, which makes up more than a quarter of sales.
The toys will go on sale later this year, a busier period for toy sales.
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