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After two years of living in her six-story Shanghai mansion, Mattel's iconic American doll Barbie is moving out.

Robert Eckert, Mattel's chairman and chief executive, said the company had "rigorous procedures" .

Mattel says ninety percent of girls in the United States between the ages of three and ten own at least one Barbie doll.

It is unclear if this new site will also be run by an outside company or if it will be run in-house at Mattel.

"There is a corps of volunteers coming from different parts of the world where Mattel has offices to volunteer at the games, " she said.

Verify via observation and inquiry that the injection-molding machine used for Mattel production is dedicated for the use with NP PVC.

VPL thrived for a while, selling 1. 3m basic data gloves to Mattel, a toymaker, and a smaller number of high-end gloves to NASA and IBM.

Mattel said it had improved procedures for testing the safety of its products.

But analysts say the investment failed because Mattel had not adjusted to the local market.

But even as he revelled in his new-found celebrity, Ken's aim was always to win back Barbie, Mattel says.

Back in the days of the Mattel Cabbage Patch Kid craze it was usually very hard to get one for the kiddies.

Mattel would not identify the manufacturer, but said it was a long-standing supplier.

After Chinese suppliers for Mattel Inc. were found to be allowing lead paint into products sold in the U.

The scare comes two weeks after Mattel recalled 1. 5m Fisher Price toys that might have been made with lead paint.

Mattel, owner of the doll brand, said the bright pink, six-storey store had served its purpose of building brand awareness in China.

Mattel's largest Chinese supplier, Zhongmei Toy Co. , also in Foshan, says it has seen no decline in business since the recalls.

The owner of the manufacturer involved in the Mattel recall, Lee Der Industrial, was reported to have committed suicide.

The toy manufacturer Mattel has closed its flagship Barbie store in Shanghai just two years after it opened to much fanfare.

' "Mattel continues to be committed to developing the Barbie brand in China, " the company said in the statement.

A radio station (I don't know where) announced that Mattel was going to get Cabbage Patch Kids out to the people of this particular city.

Studios get access via manufacturers like Mattel, to the prime audience for some of their big block busters, ie. kids.

Whether China can give Barbie new life remains to be seen: Mattel's recently opened store in Buenos Aires has been _drawn_crowds.

He added Mattel would be "vigilant and unforgiving in enforcing quality and safety" .

Mattel, the world's biggest toy company by sales, will finance the deal with a mixture of cash and debt.

Mattel's Barbie doll made its public debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York.

To assure all materials and components sourced from a supplier who has quality systems that are acceptable by Mattel.

Mattel's recall underlines the need for a robust risk management framework.

Mattel is recognized as one of the 100 Most Trustworthy U. S. Companies by Forbes Magazine.

So much so that Mattel once produced a talking Barbie doll whose stock of phrases included "Math class is tough! "

The toymaker Mattel recognised this when they introduced an Angela Merkel Barbie, complete with black trouser suit, this year.

The Mattel boss was hauled before a Senate committee last week for the customary public thrashing.

Mattel, which has been making toys in Asia for several decades, had been considered a model for how to outsource manufacturing.

But in China, Mattel is breaking that brand mould in a big way: Barbie is supposed to transform herself from a doll into a lifestyle.

Disney, Walmart, Nike and Mattel and other American brands use Chinese factories to make products under these conditions.

The apology was in stark contrast to recent comments from Robert Eckert, Mattel's chief executive.

That Mattel has publicly made its peace with China is down to another big number: 65 per cent of Mattel's toys are manufactured there.

Mattel is the worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of toys and family products.

We're grateful to Mattel for entrusting us with this extraordinary opportunity.

A native of Chicago, he had misgivings about moving to California after joining Mattel.

Barbie will still be sold in other shopping outlets across China, Mattel's spokeswoman says.

Mattel sold three hundred thousand Barbie dolls in the first year at a price of three dollars.

After a long legal battle, a federal judge recently ordered their maker, MGA, to transfer the trademark rights to Mattel.

Chinese authorities have banned the factories behind the RC2 and the earlier Mattel recalls from exporting toys.

So I used to work at Mattel, actually.

To entice collectors, Mattel regularly releases pricey limited-edition dolls based on characters in films and popular culture.

I really hope that Mattel can learn lessons and gain experience from these incidents.

Okiedog's Mr Kremer says following the Mattel crisis, customers are demanding tests be conducted on every batch of paint.

Mattel is banking on Shanghai's girlie-girls to revive its flagging fortunes.

All NP PVC must be purchased from the three Mattel certified suppliers.

Mattel was in the dock last week, apologising profusely and promising to do better.

Certified Supplier: A supplier who has been certified by Mattel per this document.

The purchase of Hit will enlarge Mattel's footprint in Latin America and Asia.

Mattel Inc. 's Loopz game for $29. 99 that uses motion detection technology as the basis for memory games.

The stretchable DC Comics superhero will be available only at Mattel's booth at the event, to be held July 22-25 in San Diego.

She and her husband Elliott along with Harold "Matt" Matson started the toy company Mattel.

At first glance, you may think you're in a Mattel museum.

Mattel recently opened the world's first store dedicated to Barbie in Shanghai.

Handler took her idea to the ad executives at Mattel Corp .

Mattel, which makes Barbie dolls, put on a fashion show to celebrate the leggy blonde's 50th birthday.

This is why, in spite of the attendant embarrassment, Mattel's mea culpa prompted a rise in its stock price rather than a fall.

The Indian Toy Industry is dominated by SMEs and micro enterprises even though toy majors such as Fun School and Mattel are also present.

El Segundo, Calif. -based Mattel makes toys based on DC Comics characters for many major retail outlets.

Meanwhile, the world's biggest toymakers, Hasbro and Mattel, are struggling.

The 500's most exceptional study in ingenuity may be Mattel (MAT, Fortune 500), the world's largest toymaker.

Mattel, the US toy maker, has had to recall 18m products because they contained small magnets that could be swallowed.

And after I left Mattel, I started all these hamburger makers.

The Mattel recall is a case in point.

Mattel booked a net income increase of $149 million, or 39%.

Obtain "Product Regrind Usage Table" from the factory that is approved by Mattel.

Shares of El Segundo, California-based Mattel rose 10 cents to close at $18. 30 on Monday.

Mattel said it sold $130m to $140m worth of toys the following year, when the second film was released.

Mattel had already acquired the rights to make some Thomas the Tank Engine toys last year.

Mattel Inc. , the U. S. toy company that makes Barbie dolls, chose Shanghai for its flagship Barbie store in China last year.

Millions of toys made in China have been recalled this year, many by Mattel Inc, mainly because of excessive levels of lead paint.

Last week Mattel said it was recalling 18. 2m toys because of hazards such as the use of lead paint.

Cullen said Mattel was aiming to introduce more Barbie licensed products such as stationery and cosmetics in Japan as early as next year.

Mattel is committed to providing fair and safe working conditions and quality and safe merchandise to our customers. Mattel

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