Posted AT 12:00 AM EST on 20/08/08
Smackdown in Toyland
BERTRAND MAROTTE
From Wednesday's Globe and Mail
MONTREAL It has the makings of a serious rumble in Toyland.
In one corner stands a resurgent
Lego AS, blazing ahead with
Indiana Jones and
Star Wars on its side.
In the other is Canada's humbled but feisty
Mega Brands Inc.
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