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• Riding dinosaur, robot top hot holiday toy list
The dinosaur, called Kota the Triceratops and made by Hasbro Inc.'s Playskool division, retails for about $300 and the Ultimate Wall-E doll by Thinkway Toys is $249. Hasbro's U-Dance game that eliminates a dance mat and wires is $74.99. While parents ...
• Is this a trick? Kids get toys instead of sweets
NEW YORK - It wasn’t the gruesome costumes or gory masks turning up at Lisa Bruno’s front door that spooked her on Halloween. It was the pudge lurking beneath the costumes. “The kids were just so huge,” Bruno says. So five years ago, she was ...
• EarthTalk: Painkillers and electric bikes
While eGO’s bikes may look diminutive, they are known for their strength. “Our bikes are powerful enough to tow a car,” says Kevin Kazlauskas, the company’s operations manager. “These are not toys, and customers aren’t treating them like ...
• Christmas prices come early to Wal-Mart
Christmas is coming early to Wal-Mart this year. After a survey revealed that consumers will be shopping earlier to stretch holiday dollars, the chain announced it would start cutting prices on toys in its stores. Christmas is coming early for Wal ...
• Financial crisis leads retailers to slash prices
Wal-Mart is also cutting prices on 10 popular toys to $10 each. Holiday catalogs are already arriving in the mail. But it may take more than sale signs and promotions to spur shoppers, who have been dealing for months with high gas and food prices ...