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Netflix logo on a TV remote controller

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Miniso's Austin pop-up

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Image of Pop Mart products.

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Cracker Barrel store sign and logo

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Image of Build-A-Bear Workshop storefront.

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The Lego Group

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A person carries a Pop Mart toy

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Toy section of Walmart

Toy makers nix batteries, other materials to save costs during tariff war

Hasbro Magic The Gathering

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Hot Wheels race car toy

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Hasbro former CEO Alan G Hassenfeld

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Mattel Creations website

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