Majorette in Receivership
[Article 2/8/2010]
by: “Dipstick”
For those of you following the “Rollercoaster Ride” known as the fate of Majorette Die Cast, it has just recently taken another turn.
The new Owner is Smody who it appears is committed to the company and will add it to its stable of many brands including Schuco. See: http://www.simba-dickie-group.de/en/company__brands/overview.shtml This transition should give Majorette some addition distribution which it has lacked for years and is speculated as the reason for its demise.
There is a general article posted by Jeff Koch on Hemmings Eweekly at this link which discusses further details: http://www.hemmings.com/newsletter/newsletter_item.html?id=2680&refer=rss
On another note, Christian Falkensteiner of Austria attended the Nuremberg Toy Fair and reports the following:
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