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  • 01 Jun 2008
  • News

Toy Story

In 2005, a year after the venerable toy retailer FAO Schwartz emerged from bankruptcy, Ed Schmults (MBA ’89) became its CEO. “The company was relying on its glorious past but was without a clear brand direction,” Schmults explained to the... View Details
Keywords: toys; Retail Trade
  • 01 Mar 2004
  • News

Toy Story

Last Christmas, many of the headlines spelled out trouble in toyland. FAO Schwarz sunk deeper into bankruptcy, KB Toys was having a hard time making ends meet (and filed Chapter 11 in January), and Toys “R”... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young; toys; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment
  • November 1994 (Revised February 1996)
  • Case

Toy World, Inc.

By: W. Carl Kester
A shift from seasonal to level production of toys will change the seasonal cycle of Toy World's working capital needs and necessitate new bank credit arrangements. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Keywords: Working Capital; Business Cycles; Cash Flow; Forecasting and Prediction; Investment Funds; Financial Statements
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  • February 2003 (Revised December 2006)
  • Case

Toys "R" Us (A)

By: Michael G. Rukstad, Dennis A. Yao and Cate Reavis
In 1992, Toys "R" Us, the pioneer of the "category killer" retail format, faced significant competitive threats from mass discounters and warehouse clubs and was losing market share. This case explores the dynamic sustainability of Toys "R" Us's retailing model, its... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Competition; Supply and Industry; Power and Influence; Retail Industry; United States
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  • December 1995 (Revised February 1999)
  • Case

Toys "R" Us Japan

By: Debora L. Spar
Documents the American retailer's process of entry into the Japanese toy market. Discusses the history of Toys "R" Us in the United States as well as the history of the Japanese toy market, distribution, wholesaling, and retailing systems. Eager to enter the world's... View Details
Keywords: Market Entry and Exit; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Retail Industry; Japan; United States
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  • October 2019 (Revised June 2022)
  • Case

Toys 'R' Us: Come Buy My Toys

By: Nori Gerardo Lietz, Erica Segall, Alejandro Botto and Terrence Shu
Keywords: Private Equity; Retail; Finance; Leveraged Buyout; Leverage; Leveraged Buyouts; Bankruptcy
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  • January 1996 (Revised June 1996)
  • Supplement

Toys "R" Us Japan (B)

By: Debora L. Spar
Supplements Toys "R" Us Japan. View Details
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  • September 2004 (Revised April 2005)
  • Case

G.G. Toys

By: Dennis Campbell and Susan L. Kulp
This case highlights issues of management accounting and includes a review of product costing, excess capacity, variance analysis, and scrap costs. View Details
Keywords: Product; Cost Accounting; Financial Management
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  • October 1991 (Revised November 1993)
  • Case

Play Time Toy Co.

By: Thomas R. Piper
The president of a toy company is considering the adoption of level production in a business characterized by highly seasonal sales. The issues include balancing the cost savings and the inventory risk, estimating the seasonal financing need, and determining the... View Details
Keywords: Production; Cost Management; Banks and Banking; Sales; Goods and Commodities; Financial Management; Risk Management; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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  • April 2020 (Revised June 2020)
  • Teaching Note

Toys 'R' Us: Come Buy My Toys

By: Nori Gerardo Lietz
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  • November 2004
  • Teaching Note

G.G. Toys (TN)

By: Dennis Campbell and Susan L. Kulp
Teaching Note to (9-105-005). View Details
Keywords: Accounting Industry
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  • 27 Aug 2007
  • Op-Ed

Mattel: Getting a Toy Recall Right

Harvard Business School professor John Quelch is debuting a blog on marketing issues at Harvard Business Online. HBS Working Knowledge is reprinting his first entry, which looks at the Mattel toy recall.Mattel has been criticized heavily... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch; Consumer Products
  • June 1959
  • Case

Jervis Toy Co.

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  • April 1995
  • Case

Toy Game, The

Companies sometimes issue rebate coupons entitling the holder to a certain amount off the price of their products. This case explores the effects of rebate coupons on the game between two companies that operate in a market where there is very little underlying customer... View Details
Keywords: Competitive Strategy
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  • December 1974 (Revised October 1983)
  • Case

Sunshine Toy Co.

By: Thomas R. Piper
Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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  • February 2003 (Revised September 2003)
  • Supplement

Toys "R" Us (B)

By: Michael G. Rukstad, Dennis A. Yao and Cate Reavis
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Retail Industry
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  • May 1997
  • Teaching Note

Toy World, Inc., Teaching Note

By: W. Carl Kester
Teaching Note for (9-295-073). View Details
Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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  • June 1986 (Revised May 1989)
  • Case

Good Time Toy Co.

By: Thomas R. Piper
Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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  • 17 Sep 2021
  • News

Christmas Toys Shortage Fears As Pandemic Disrupts Global Supply

  • May 1986
  • Case

Sunshine Toy Co., Software Case

By: Thomas R. Piper
Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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