... Garimella over Colton Thomas, 8-4; Travis Alexander downing Augusto Tiexeira, 8-5; Ben Roberts knocking off Sean McGowan, 8-1; Luke Martin over Cody Dover, 8-4; and Sam Roberts beating Robert Brock, 8-3. Conway also won five ...

... everything was 'Pokemon' or 'Star Wars.' This year, things are spread out more widely. It's not as clear," said Sean McGowan, a toy analyst with Gerard Klauer, Mattison & Co. and founder of PlayDate, Inc., a company that tracks retail ...

... of sales. "It was inevitable that Wal-Mart would get to the position that they were ahead of Toys R Us," said Sean McGowan, a toy analyst at Gerard Klauer Mattison. "They are building stores at a faster pace and using toys to build traffic ...

... that's been less generous with discounts, charging more on toys than Wal-Mart and Toys R Us Inc., according to Sean McGowan, an analyst at Harris Nesbitt. And Wal-Mart began promoting holiday merchandise a week earlier than Target. Wal ...

... events, book clubs, things like that," said Maria Weiskott, editor of Playthings, which covers the toy industry. Sean McGowan, a toy industry analyst for Gerard, Klauer, Mattison, said many kids, even younger ones, are saving their money ...

... lead to greater sales of its second most-famous item. The company is best known for its Etch A Sketch drawing toy. Sean McGowan, a toy industry analyst at Gerard Klauer Mattison, said fast-food toy promotions usually do help. "It could wake ...

... also cut his earnings per share estimates by 3 cents to $1.47 in 2007 and by 5 cents to $1.60 in 2008. Still, Sean McGowan, an analyst with Wedbush Morgan Securities Inc., said that while Mattel may be experiencing some pain now, it will ...