In the U.S. and Canada, the company says its Star Wars, Playskool Nerf and board games divisions grew, but not enough to offset declines in Littlest Pet Shop, Marvel and Transformers.
The company expressed confidence that the worst is behind it: "Based on the strength of our product line, we believe the two most recent quarters will prove to have been the most challenging for Hasbro in this economic cycle," it says in its release.--Sarah Mahoney