The strategy: Toy and gaming giants Hasbro and Mattel are moving quickly to mitigate the effects of US tariffs.
Hasbro’s efforts to diversify its manufacturing footprint will reduce the share of its US toy and game volume from China to below 40% from 50% over the next two years. The company doesn’t source from Canada and has “minimal” imports from Mexico.
Mattel has also spent recent years broadening its supply chain. It now sources products from seven countries and expects China to represent less than 40% of its global toy production this year, with Mexico accounting for less than 10%.