24 Quotes by Sean McGowan

The prospects for growth for Mattel seem a little easier. In Hasbro's case, they did well last year with Star Wars, but it's going away.

The problem is that consumers are not only online buyers. They buy in multiple channels. We go to stores; we go to the Web site.

Everybody wishes Mattel would buy Hasbro, but that probably won't happen,

Costs were higher, gross margin was lower, there are some challenges, and the price of oil isn't going to help. They are aware of it and getting the price increases now, but the balance of the year is not going to be spectacular.

There isn't an industry where product prices come down faster than consumer electronics.

It's all riding on the fourth quarter, you know. (Toy sellers) are looking at products like scooters and electronic dogs to bail them out in the fourth quarter, but they're nervous.

It may be a boon for electronics retailers, but not for toy sellers.

It's certainly a positive that they'll be back at work, but we're still a little cautious about what the effect will be. Any time you force somebody to do something they don't want to do, you have to wonder whether or not their heart is going to be in it.

It signals that there's still a lot more to find our about what's going on. Given that they are underscoring the liquidity of each unit, maybe they will hang a 'For Sale' sign on the entire business.