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| (...) Enfield's WAY too big to shut down the whole works on something like this. All of their Americas marketing is done out of there, distribution, etc. There's a HUGE shows & events department there - probably 30,000+ sq ft of workspace and (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
| | | | | article about the enfield situation
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| Lego To Shut Enfield Plant, Lay Off 94 By MATTHEW KAUFFMAN The Hartford Courant November 28, 2000 Lego will lay off 94 workers and shut down its Enfield-based manufacturing plant in response to a multimillion-dollar net loss this year, the company (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego)
| | | | | Re: article about the enfield situation
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| (...) Do they even understand that one of the reasons they're losing money is because they're dumbing down their educational building toy product? They start losing money (for the first time ever, apparently) around the same time as they introduce (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego)
| | | | | Re: article about the enfield situation
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| Much as I'd like to believe that, I bet money was wasted on other things, trying to "grow the brand". I wonder how much they blew on the RockRaiders, with the comic scenes and video game and total-theme research. I wonder the same about Action Team. (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego)
| | | | | Re: Lego To Close Molding, Processing at Enfield, CT plant
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| (...) <snort> Not likely. They'd probably be killing off the 3033s because they compete too hard with the overpriced Bulk bricks. Don't get me wrong, I've ordered a LOT of Bulk, but not one standard brick yet, the prices are WAY too high per piece. (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: Larry Tells All... (was Re: Lego To Close Molding, etc.)
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| (...) But he is guessing just right. an automatic injection molding machine does not require a full time operator. One operator could easily oversee 20-30 machines, with enough automation is utilized, and I know Lego is very good at that. Selçuk (26 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
| | | | | AP: Lego To Close Molding, Processing
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| NOVEMBER 27, 19:05 EST Lego To Close Molding, Processing ENFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Toymaker Lego Systems Inc. said Monday it would close its molding and processing operations in Connecticut as part of a global restructuring. The move will mean the (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.announce) !!
| | | | | Re: Lego To Close Molding, Processing at Enfield, CT plant
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| (...) I doubt it. LDMI (Lego Direct Marketing), the main distribution warehouse, is still in East Windsor, CT (about three miles from me, actually). Some of the blocks may have originated from Enfield, but much of them are tride-and-true Danish (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: Lego To Close Molding, Processing at Enfield, CT plant
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| In lugnet.lego, Will Middelaer writes: [...] (...) The full Associated Press article is now available on LUGNET at: (URL) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Pokemon blitzes Lego
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| This is the latest from BBC. Wednesday, 29 November, 2000, 13:46 GMT Lego is in trouble, and it is Pokemon's fault, according to Eva Lykkegaard, head of information at the Danish toy maker. The Pokemon-craze that has swept the minds of children (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego)
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