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So pirate captain Plougman leaves the leaking ship? Good riddance! And Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen takes over? Go, Captain Kirk, go! :D (22 years ago, 8-Jan-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) This mentions reducing the top management structure from 14 to 9 people. Does anyone know where Brad Justice fits into this picture? Steve (22 years ago, 8-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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Jan. 8, 2004. BUSINESS NEWSWIRE LEGO® fires two executives, mulls layoffs COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- Danish toy maker LEGO® said Thursday it would post a steep loss for 2003 expecting a $237.6 million pretax loss, the worst in the privately held (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) My official dose of pessimism for today: the press release says "In spite of the general decline in sales, sales of Make & Create, the core products, were more than doubled." Well, the 2002 equivalent of Make & Create was, as far as I know, (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jan-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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My favorite Minifig (URL) Muffin the Minifig! She's a sleepy girl. --Anthony (22 years ago, 8-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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(...) I dunno-- "Duplo" is a brand name that lasted 25 years. Some of today's parents probably remember growing up with it. But "Explore" was only around for 2 years. Hardly as recognizable. Plus, "Duplo" is one of Lego's great brand names that (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jan-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) I wonder if this means they may reverse the color issue. I'm hopeful. In part, this is because I have already heard-- from within my own family--concern that LEGO's quality control is slipping because "these bricks don't match." Consumers (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jan-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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I can't tell you how many people I have helped in the Lego aisle this past year. People looking for Duplo size Lego were confused. These people were buying products for children that were not their own. (Individuals not familiar with the product (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo)
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(...) I doubt that, Explore or Duplo, still the same stuff. Maybe they're going to kick Jack Stone's butt? (hope so). I think that pre-school is 4-6, and when I was young, I got wonderful sets such as 145 (lots of bricks, some roofs, some windows, (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jan-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) In the Danish TV tonight Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen said, thet the change from Duplo to Explorer had been a fatal mistake, as the sales had HALVED!! So, yes, I guess that'll mean that they'll return to the DUPLO branding. Arne, Copenhagen (22 years ago, 8-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo)
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