LEGO

Lego wins lockdown as Danish toymaker grows sales and profits

Other toymakers have struggled but Lego has shrugged off shop closures

Irish-founded tech company teams up with WPP to protect children online

SuperAwesome announces partnership with the world’s biggest advertising agency

Learning from the past to protect your brand during a crisis

Making bold marketing decisions now can pay dividends later, as previous downturns have shown

Equity markets ‘too volatile’ for bargain hunting, says Lego fund manager

Soren Thorup Sorensen manages $18bn portfolio as Kirkbi chief executive

Lego’s plastic bricks shine in gloomy toy market

Sales at Danish toymaker rise 6% to €5bn

Irish-founded ‘kid tech’ company SuperAwesome gets Microsoft backing

Microsoft has taken a stake in the group as it raises $17m in a new fundraising round

Lego looks at piecing together a rental service

Danish toymaker seeks to satisfy consumers pressing for more environmentally friendly products

In a world deluged by plastics, a giant factory rises to manufacture more

Royal Dutch Shell’s plant will produce more than a million tons of plastic, in the form of tiny pellets

Madame Tussauds owner Merlin agrees €6.6bn takeover deal

Group is being acquired by Danish billionaire family that controls toymaker Lego

How to avoid silly mistakes with smart toys

Internet-connected toys have sparked concerns about privacy and security

Apple spends hundreds of millions on Arcade video game service

Gaming could generate more revenues than TV or news subscriptions

Irish tech entrepreneur raises further $13m for ‘kid tech’ company

Dylan Collins’ SuperAwesome also announces dedicated video-on-demand service

Building toys teach innovation, a lesson missing from screen games

Humble train sets offer a better challenge to children than ‘passive’ smartphone play

Catalan government tells Lego: don’t toy with our language

Companies face legal action for not using Catalan in packaging and instructions

Tech giants under threat as online privacy for kids becomes a reality

Facebook could lose $35bn in a decade due to tighter privacy laws, says Irish tech veteran

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