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Cartamundi cites lack of State support on energy costs in closure
Staff at board games maker accept redundancy offer as number of collective job losses soars in first three months of the year
Toymaker Hasbro sees TV production revenue jump 54%
Monopoly maker also gets price increases to stick after supply costs rise
European markets rebound ahead of Federal Reserve meeting
Iseq follows other European indices higher, closing up nearly 2%
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An attic clear-out in the family home unearths the games and toys from simpler times
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Hasbro revenue falls short as pandemic hits toymaker
Covid undermines bet on TV and movie production for accelerated growth
Lego records fastest growth in 5 years on back of digital shift
Sets blending physical bricks with Super Mario games propel profits
Toy boom is not a Covid ‘one-off’, says Mattel
Barbie, Hot Wheels power Mattel’s holiday-quarter sales beat
Fortnite owner signs multimillion deal to buy Irish ‘kidtech’ firm
Dylan Collins’s SuperAwesome acquired by Epic, games maker best known for Fortnite
Lego wins lockdown as Danish toymaker grows sales and profits
Other toymakers have struggled but Lego has shrugged off shop closures
Toymaker Hasbro’s board games hit by Covid delays
Factories in Ireland, the US and India closed just as families seek lockdown entertainment options
Makers of Monopoly in the money despite fall in profits
Cartamundi Ireland also manufactures games such as Connect 4 and Scrabble
Irish-founded tech company teams up with WPP to protect children online
SuperAwesome announces partnership with the world’s biggest advertising agency
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