Lego Overtakes Barbie Maker Mattel in Half Yearly Sales

Copenhagen: Danish toy maker Lego has taken the top spot as the world's biggest maker of toys by sales, overtaking Barbie doll-maker Mattel, its first half results showed. First-half sales rose 11.0 per cent to 11.5 billion kroner ($2.03 billion or Rs 12,180 crore). Performance was boosted by the Lego Movie product line which was launched together with the group's eponymous feature film earlier this year. "It is too early ...