Mattel Skip-Bo. Mattel purchased Fisher-Price, Inc. in 1993, Tyco Toys, Inc. (owners of the Matchbox and Dinky Toys brands) in 1997, and Pleasant Company (maker of the American Girl brand) in 1998. Mattel purchased The Learning Company in 1999 for $3.5 billion, but sold it in 2000 at a loss. The company had a $430.9 million net loss that year. Mattel earned the first grant for Disney Princess doll licenses in 2000. In December 2000, Mattel sued the band Aqua, saying their song "Barbie Girl" violated the Barbie trademark and turned Barbie into a sex object, referring to her as a
The Iconic The Iconic The Iconic (styled as THE ICONIC) is a Sydney-based, Australian online fashion and sports retailer. The company was launched in 2011 and is one of Australia’s largest fashion, sportswear and kidswear destinations. Since its launch date, the brand has become an Australian online fashion retailer which stocks over 1000 brands and 60,000 items, including Australian labels Sass & Bide, Camilla and Marc and Lorna Jane. International brands stocked include Nike, Levi’s, Calvin Klein and Adidas. THE ICONIC has its warehouse located in Sydney. The Iconic was launched in 2011 by the co-founders Adam Jacobs, Finn Age Hansel, Cameran