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Barbie’s big year was years in the making By Kelly Gilblom Bloomberg,Updated February 24, 2021, 7:51 p.m. Email to a Friend Mattel Inc.’s Barbie generated its best sales growth in two decades in 2020.Daniel Acker/Bloomberg One of the biggest consumer hits of the pandemic, alongside Netflix and the Nintendo Switch, is a 61-year-old doll once mocked as outdated and sexist. Long written off by many parents and kids — and criticized for promoting an unrealistic body image — Mattel Inc.’s Barbie generated its best sales growth in two decades in 2020. Years of planning and ...

Barbie’s revival gets the attention of Wall Street We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss By Kelly Gilblom Save Normal text size Advertisement One of the biggest consumer hits of the pandemic, alongside Netflix and the Nintendo Switch, is a 61-year-old doll once mocked as outdated and sexist. Long written off by many parents and kids — and criticised for promoting an unrealistic body image — Mattel’s Barbie generated its best sales growth in two decades in 2020. Years of planning and a bit of luck have turned the Baby Boome...

One of the biggest consumer hits of the pandemic, alongside Netflix and the Nintendo Switch, is a 61-year-old doll once mocked as outdated and sexist. Long written off by many parents and kids -- and criticized for promoting an unrealistic body image -- Mattel Inc.’s Barbie generated its best sales growth in two decades in 2020. Years of planning and a bit of luck have turned the baby boomer of toys into a go-to item for millions of kids. The result: Barbie and Mattel have turned a corner, with Wall Street projecting years of growth for the toymaker. And the company’s shares are up ...

Tessa Violet teams with Gillette on spontaneous shaves Singer and songwriter known as Meekakitty on YouTube will turn women's "wish I'd shaved" moments into music videos. June 24, 2014 Vlogger and singer-songwriter Tessa Violet, who is behind the YouTube channel Meekakitty, which has nearly a million subs, has partnered with women’s razor brand Gillette Venus. The Venus campaign has Violet inviting women to share their spontaneous “wish-I’d-shaved moments” on Twitter with the hashtag #InASnap. Violet, who is signed to Maker Studios, will use her favorite submissions as inspiration fo...

Tech evangelist Rich Greenfield announced a new investment arm that has $75 million to invest. The new LightShed Ventures fund is targeting audio, creator space and subscription businesses. As for his top stock picks, he's high on big internet platforms with data and analytics like Snap and Twitter. Rich Greenfield, one of Wall Street's most influential entertainment sector commentators, is launching a new venture capital arm to invest in disruptive, early stage, private companies.  Greenfield's new arm, LightShed Ventures, has already invested in Podchaser, an IMDB-style company for podcast...