Article: S&P Equity Research Sees Toy Sales Slowing in Face of Adversity, Competition.

Consumers choosing to look at other options this Holiday season

NEW YORK, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's Equity Research Services' survey of consumer spending and attitudes for the Holiday season shows that the toy industry may have a sub-par showing, as shoppers opt for electronic entertainment device purchases. Standard & Poor's believes this is the result of the noticeable absence of must-have toys combined with the fallout from numerous well-publicized product safety recalls. These were among the findings from the survey conducted for Standard & Poor's Equity Research by InsightExpress. This affirms the view that toy demand will likely abate this ...

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