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Post by coldblooded on Apr 26, 2023 5:41:00 GMT -5
It really is funny seeing these threads because it demonstrates a fundamental understanding of how these stores work. It's been done to death in this thread alone but if the solution of hiring Mattel stockers to manage the shelves or any of the other proposed solutions were genuinely effective, there would be efforts being made to implement them. The reality is Walmart doesn't need to keep the WWE shelves fully stocked with the newest product because it's not anywhere near the top of their list of priorities. Grown ass adults are in this thread thinking it's the end of the world for Walmart and Mattel because the shelves don't have the most recent Elite wave every other week. It's kind of ridiculous. Nobody is crying end of the world, get over yourself. No one is expecting new stuff every week. It's not hard to ask a company that makes more money than target, to produce as good as them. |
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Post by newgenandy on Apr 26, 2023 6:09:05 GMT -5
If (and we know they’re not) they were going to do anything it would be with barbie, hot wheels, fisher price etc. the brands they own and are huge names
Of the most recent 50 pictures on the official Mattel Instagram
2 are WWE related v 11 are barbie related
There’s currently 4 videos on the story. All are barbie.
Even uno has more than wwe, and wwe is only because of the crowdfund and game.
Otherwise you’re going back to July 2022 for a Zeus / hogan video.
WWE’s really not high up on Mattel’s list of concerns or priorities
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Post by The Real Valbroski on Apr 26, 2023 9:48:15 GMT -5
Also if they got rid of top picks your store’s pegs would be that much emptier. Because the top picks have different sku’s (WM) DPCI‘s (Target) than the core Elite lines. So the warehouse still wouldn’t be sending the core line. If they were they’d be at the stores now the inventory is automated. Once a store’s inventory for that SkU/DPCI hits a certain count (3 or less) in the system the warehouse automatically ships more. You want to correct it then you need to have people stop stealing, hiding or ringing up other SKU/DPCI’s when they are street dated, because those will still be shown as on hand in the store’s inventory even though they are no longer there. How do we pin the first paragraph here to the front page of this forum? There's still a concerning number of people who think the kid with the SNC in the action aisle between electronics and toys has a direct line to Mattel. Sure they’ll say they don’t but that’s just what they want you to think. He knows what he’s doing. |
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Post by Deep Figure Value on Apr 26, 2023 10:30:16 GMT -5
What if we all just went and got jobs in Bentonville and completely reshaped the supply chain and logistics issues Wal-Mart is experiencing with the Mattel WWE Elite Collection WWE Action Figures by Mattel using our collective institutionalized knowledge and understanding of Wal-Mart's supply chain and logistics procedures? How hard can it be? With the wealth of supply chain and logistics knowledge we collectively possess, someone here has to have an in with the Wal-Mart's Director of Mattel WWE Elite Collection WWE Action Figures by Mattel Division.  |
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Post by Back to the Codyverse on Apr 26, 2023 10:42:41 GMT -5
Some hot takes in here. Dumbass hot takes at that.
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Post by powerfred3k on Apr 26, 2023 12:33:59 GMT -5
Midnight: Dark KnightOk then whats the alternative ? Keep things the way they are and let the toy department and mattel die a slow death ? I would say its the vendor route or the store within a store model. If mattel does nothing i doubt they will be around in the future. They are going to do nothing and you'll have to live with it. Mattel doesn't care, they have their money the long before it hits shelves so it's Wal-Mart's issue and Wal-Mart doesn't care either. Mattel is a multi-billion dollar company, the definition of an evergreen product, they aren't going anywhere any time soon short of being bought by Hasbro. Walmart is fine and will do its own walmart thing. Mattel on the other hand is billions in debt, not the other way around. "Mattel long term debt for the quarter ending December 31, 2022 was $2.326B" (thats 2.3 billion dollars) "Mattel net income for the twelve months ending December 31, 2022 was $0.394B, a 56.38% decline year-over-year." If mattel does not do something to increase profitability then they are going be in big trouble. Hasbro has already at least once tried to buy mattel. So if nothing changes mattel will continue to lose money. Then at some point file bankruptcy or finally get taken over by hasbro, maybe someone else. So my point is all options should be on the table. If some kind of vendor or store within a store system will work then do it now. Walmart is not going to magically stock there toy department better even if enough people complain. |
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Post by PJ on Apr 26, 2023 12:44:55 GMT -5
So you think they should spend more money hiring vendors to stock shelves at stores? That’s not going to put any more money in their pockets. Mattel’s made their money once the product as left the factory. They’ve already made all they are going to make on the product whether WalMart or Target puts it on their shelves or leave it in their warehouses.
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Post by Deep Figure Value on Apr 26, 2023 13:04:16 GMT -5
They are going to do nothing and you'll have to live with it. Mattel doesn't care, they have their money the long before it hits shelves so it's Wal-Mart's issue and Wal-Mart doesn't care either. Mattel is a multi-billion dollar company, the definition of an evergreen product, they aren't going anywhere any time soon short of being bought by Hasbro. Walmart is fine and will do its own walmart thing. Mattel on the other hand is billions in debt, not the other way around. "Mattel long term debt for the quarter ending December 31, 2022 was $2.326B" (thats 2.3 billion dollars) "Mattel net income for the twelve months ending December 31, 2022 was $0.394B, a 56.38% decline year-over-year." If mattel does not do something to increase profitability then they are going be in big trouble. Hasbro has already at least once tried to buy mattel. So if nothing changes mattel will continue to lose money. Then at some point file bankruptcy or finally get taken over by hasbro, maybe someone else. So my point is all options should be on the table. If some kind of vendor or store within a store system will work then do it now. Walmart is not going to magically stock there toy department better even if enough people complain. Net Income =/= Revenue Net Income is defined by a period's total revenues, less the period's total expenses. It's not a good metric to try and use to articulate an organization's financial situation, because debt costs have already been factored into the expressed value. Mattel's revenue for 2022 was $5.435B, which is down over 2021, but not to the terrifying tune of 56% - closer to .4% The $394M expressed above is Mattel's 2022 profitability - not the total sum of cash on hand that they have address the $2.33B in debt. They're hardly tanking. |
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Post by ChuckPOORis55 Cody Gang 4 Lyfe on Apr 26, 2023 14:44:22 GMT -5
Walmart is fine and will do its own walmart thing. Mattel on the other hand is billions in debt, not the other way around. "Mattel long term debt for the quarter ending December 31, 2022 was $2.326B" (thats 2.3 billion dollars) "Mattel net income for the twelve months ending December 31, 2022 was $0.394B, a 56.38% decline year-over-year." If mattel does not do something to increase profitability then they are going be in big trouble. Hasbro has already at least once tried to buy mattel. So if nothing changes mattel will continue to lose money. Then at some point file bankruptcy or finally get taken over by hasbro, maybe someone else. So my point is all options should be on the table. If some kind of vendor or store within a store system will work then do it now. Walmart is not going to magically stock there toy department better even if enough people complain. Net Income =/= Revenue Net Income is defined by a period's total revenues, less the period's total expenses. It's not a good metric to try and use to articulate an organization's financial situation, because debt costs have already been factored into the expressed value. Mattel's revenue for 2022 was $5.435B, which is down over 2021, but not to the terrifying tune of 56% - closer to .4% The $394M expressed above is Mattel's 2022 profitability - not the total sum of cash on hand that they have address the $2.33B in debt. They're hardly tanking. This man really thought Mattel made half as much money than they did a year ago lmao. I'm so glad we have so many economists and accountants on this form. |
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Post by Deep Figure Value on Apr 26, 2023 15:06:24 GMT -5
Net Income =/= Revenue Net Income is defined by a period's total revenues, less the period's total expenses. It's not a good metric to try and use to articulate an organization's financial situation, because debt costs have already been factored into the expressed value. Mattel's revenue for 2022 was $5.435B, which is down over 2021, but not to the terrifying tune of 56% - closer to .4% The $394M expressed above is Mattel's 2022 profitability - not the total sum of cash on hand that they have address the $2.33B in debt. They're hardly tanking. This man really thought Mattel made half as much money than they did a year ago lmao. I'm so glad we have so many economists and accountants on this form. ...I...I'm actually an accountant...   |
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Post by ChuckPOORis55 Cody Gang 4 Lyfe on Apr 26, 2023 15:09:27 GMT -5
This man really thought Mattel made half as much money than they did a year ago lmao. I'm so glad we have so many economists and accountants on this form. ...I...I'm actually an accountant... An actual accountant being one of the most rational people here makes sense lol. |
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Post by secondwhiteline on Apr 26, 2023 15:33:55 GMT -5
What if we all just went and got jobs in Bentonville and completely reshaped the supply chain and logistics issues Wal-Mart is experiencing with the Mattel WWE Elite Collection WWE Action Figures by Mattel using our collective institutionalized knowledge and understanding of Wal-Mart's supply chain and logistics procedures? How hard can it be? With the wealth of supply chain and logistics knowledge we collectively possess, someone here has to have an in with the Wal-Mart's Director of Mattel WWE Elite Collection WWE Action Figures by Mattel Division.
I know all sorts of dudes in the industry. TOP MEN. I'm just not allowed to say because it could get people in trouble, but trust me.
Sorry, thought I was in the AEW section.
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Post by Back to the Codyverse on Apr 26, 2023 15:54:20 GMT -5
What if we all just went and got jobs in Bentonville and completely reshaped the supply chain and logistics issues Wal-Mart is experiencing with the Mattel WWE Elite Collection WWE Action Figures by Mattel using our collective institutionalized knowledge and understanding of Wal-Mart's supply chain and logistics procedures? How hard can it be? With the wealth of supply chain and logistics knowledge we collectively possess, someone here has to have an in with the Wal-Mart's Director of Mattel WWE Elite Collection WWE Action Figures by Mattel Division.
I know all sorts of dudes in the industry. TOP MEN. I'm just not allowed to say because it could get people in trouble, but trust me.
Sorry, thought I was in the AEW section.
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Apr 26, 2023 17:15:52 GMT -5
Its simple 4head, just 1-2 employees in every area (across the entire continental US) is really all you need. It's things like this that really show how small scale people think, "oh they'd only need a couple of people to serve my area so it shouldn't be that much" as if you wouldn't have to do that for rest of the country. There's 3k plus counties in the US, assuming you give 1-2 People a tri-countie area, that's 1-2 thousand employees. It's just the same mental gymnastics again and again and again. If it were all that simple (and as vital as it's made out to be), it would already be in practice. It’s always “I’ve got a solution for Mattel to focus exclusively on niche hardcore machildren collectors instead of their much larger, much more profitable children’s toy market - actual children.” These people come up with these ideas trying to fantasy book toy distribution (which they know zero about) and rewrite the rules to a game that Mattel isn’t even playing in the first place. |
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Post by LA Times on Apr 26, 2023 17:38:47 GMT -5
Most Walmarts dont even have a single Mattel WWE figure on their pegs and you would be lucky if you found a Top Picks Elite Roman Reigns, Goldberg, John Cena, Jeff Hardy, etc.
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Post by powerfred3k on Apr 26, 2023 17:51:11 GMT -5
So you think they should spend more money hiring vendors to stock shelves at stores? That’s not going to put any more money in their pockets. Mattel’s made their money once the product as left the factory. They’ve already made all they are going to make on the product whether WalMart or Target puts it on their shelves or leave it in their warehouses. Heres the problem, mattel makes some money when they send product to walmart, target, etc. When the product does not make to the shelves retailers do not order more. This is especially true for these "exclusives". Rsc has pretty much been able to scoop up every one of these as if late. Mattel is losing lots of money on all the reorders they are not getting. The toy dept in general in walmarts is bad. So all in all i think its a losing battle because people are less interested in physical toys. The thing is thats all mattel is, so continuing to do nothing and mattel is serious trouble. I have a real issue though with no one else providing a better option. |
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Post by powerfred3k on Apr 26, 2023 17:52:12 GMT -5
Most Walmarts dont even have a single Mattel WWE figure on their pegs and you would be lucky if you found a Top Picks Elite Roman Reigns, Goldberg, John Cena, Jeff Hardy, etc. Bingo. |
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Post by PJ on Apr 26, 2023 18:43:26 GMT -5
So you think they should spend more money hiring vendors to stock shelves at stores? That’s not going to put any more money in their pockets. Mattel’s made their money once the product as left the factory. They’ve already made all they are going to make on the product whether WalMart or Target puts it on their shelves or leave it in their warehouses. Heres the problem, mattel makes some money when they send product to walmart, target, etc. When the product does not make to the shelves retailers do not order more. This is especially true for these "exclusives". Rsc has pretty much been able to scoop up every one of these as if late. Mattel is losing lots of money on all the reorders they are not getting. The toy dept in general in walmarts is bad. So all in all i think its a losing battle because people are less interested in physical toys. The thing is thats all mattel is, so continuing to do nothing and mattel is serious trouble. I have a real issue though with no one else providing a better option. The Barbie aisle, Fisher Price aisle and Hot Wheels section are always stocked which are Mattel’s bread and butter. And the wwe line has been like this at Walmart for years. And they still order it. Come Sept/Oct once they do their fall reset the warehouse will start pushing the back stock like the do every year for the holiday season. Then come the start of the new year it’ll go back to a case or two every few months. That’s how my WalMarts have been for years now. Hell there was a long while with Mattel’s DC lines my area WalMarts didn’t even have the DCUC line including their exclusives in their system to order, because corporate didn’t want it in these area stores. And the only time they carried them was during the holidays. And once the new year came the tags were removed until the next holiday season. |
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Post by powerfred3k on Apr 26, 2023 20:51:53 GMT -5
PJ When toyrus came back with a handful of stores a few years ago. Did they not have vendors stock everything or almost everything in those stores ? Anyway, unless there are dedicated people stocking the toy department nothing will change.
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Post by LA Times on Apr 27, 2023 9:01:20 GMT -5
PJ When toyrus came back with a handful of stores a few years ago. Did they not have vendors stock everything or almost everything in those stores ? Anyway, unless there are dedicated people stocking the toy department nothing will change. It was just 2 stores that operated with a business model where they rented out floor space to toymakers who were responsible for keeping their shelves stocked. |
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I dont know good luck 
