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Creations for Charity is back for 2021 to help give LEGO sets to underprivileged children around the world during the holidays. If you’re not familiar with Creations for Charity, it is an all-volunteer nonprofit that hosts an annual fundraising event where LEGO builders around the world donate custom LEGO creations that are sold and the proceeds are used to send sets to children. The event will run from now until November 30 and you can either donate a creation or make a monetary donation. All of the details are in the link above.

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Earlier today, Target announced a partnership with LEGO with a limited-edition lifestyle collection for the holidays. The collection includes an assortment that includes items from home goods, pets, toys, gifts, apparel and accessories. This new collection has nearly 300 items and prices range from $1.50-$120 with most items under $30. The LEGO Collection x Target will be available starting in December at Target stores and on Target.com.

Target and the LEGO Group Expand Partnership with Limited-Edition Lifestyle Collection, Just in Time for the Holidays

With most items under $30, the collection is Target’s most inclusive partnership to-date and features toys, gifts, apparel and more for the entire family, inspiring fans of all ages to build new memories together this holiday season and beyond

Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) today announced its limited-edition collection with the LEGO Group, featuring a lifestyle assortment that goes well beyond the company’s iconic brick, with joyful, colorful items across home goods, pets, toys and gifts, as well as apparel and accessories for the entire family. Building on Target’s long-standing partnership with the LEGO Group and reflecting the companies’ shared values of inclusivity, optimism and joy, the curated collection of everyday and creatively unexpected items offers something for everyone, just in time for the holidays.

Last year, more than 80% of families who purchased a LEGO® set spent more time building together than any other leisure activity. Now, Target and the LEGO Group are working hand in hand to reimagine the brand’s iconic colorful bricks into a myriad of items that give

Yesterday was the United Nations International Day of the Girl and LEGO has announced that they are committed to making LEGO play more inclusive and ensuring that children’s creative ambitions are not limited by gender stereotypes. This also marks the launch of a new LEGO campaign called Ready for Girls which celebrates girls who rebuild the world through creative problem solving. There have been articles put yesterday that are misconstruing what the campaign is about and say that this is the end of the LEGO Friends line. LEGO has released a statement about that on the Ambassador Network.

LEGO Friends isn’t going anywhere. Next year’s LEGO Friends portfolio will have the most male figures we have had in our assortment to date. As well as gender, we are also increasing the variety in our LEGO Friends characters with more older and younger characters (including the microdoll).

We are also looking into representation for our Minifigures. Currently we have a larger proportion of male minifigures across the portfolio, but we remain committed to increase the number of female characters as we’re fully aware of how important it is to ensure children are able to reflect themselves in the toys they play with.

The LEGO Friends line celebrates their 10th year anniversary next year which is one of the few original IPs in LEGO’s evergreen portfolio. I’m sure LEGO will be doing something to celebrate that while keeping with their promise of making LEGO play more inclusive.

Girls are ready to overcome gender norms but society continues to

In more LEGO sustainability news, LEGO has announced that baseplates will also be changing their plastic packaging to paper packaging. The baseplates themselves will be the same colors but they will have new product numbers. The baseplates with the new paper packaging will be in available around March 2022.

Over the next few months you will likely see some products with “retiring soon” branding or perhaps a local retailer reporting that they are no longer able to order certain products. We want to share ahead of time that there is no need to be alarmed about baseplates.

In 2022, baseplates will be changing from their current plastic packaging to more sustainable paper packaging. Besides packaging, there are no additional changes with the LEGO baseplates and you will still be able to get the same colors and sizes in 2022 that you can purchase today. You can expect to see the new packaging around March 1, 2022.

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A year ago, LEGO announced that they were investing up $400 million to accelerate their sustainability efforts, one of which was phasing out plastic bags. According to today’s 1HY 2021 Financial Results, LEGO has revealed that after a now completed successful trial of paper bags, they will start rolling it out in early 2022 with all packaging still on track for 100% sustainability by 2025. As part of the trials for parents and children, they found that the paper bags were environmentally friendly and were easy to open and this is part of enhancing the building experience.

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LEGO has released their financial results for the first half of 2021 and they’ve had a very strong performance in all areas of the company. Sales increased by 36% and revenue grew 46%. In the largest global markets, market share also grew as well. The top selling themes so far in 2021 are LEGO City, LEGO Star Wars, LEGO Technic, LEGO Creator Expert, and LEGO Harry Potter.

The LEGO Group steps up strategic investments while delivering strong first half 2021 performance

Consumer sales, revenue and operating profit grew double digits. Brought learning through play to more children around the world.

• Consumer sales grew 36 percent.
• Revenue grew 46 percent to DKK 23.0 billion.
• Operating profit grew 104 percent to DKK 8.0 billion. Net profit grew 140 percent to DKK 6.3 billion.
• Free cash flow was strong at DKK 5.8 billion.
• Market share gains globally and in largest markets.
• With the LEGO Foundation, donations of DKK 1.5 billion YTD to support children’s development via learning through play.

Billund, September 28, 2021: The LEGO Group today reported first half earnings for the six months ending June 30, 2021. Revenue for the period grew 46 percent to DKK 23 billion compared with the same period in 2020. Consumer sales grew 36 percent, outpacing the toy industry and driving market share growth globally and in all major markets.

Operating profit was DKK 8 billion, an increase of 104 percent compared with 1H 2020, despite an ambitious programme of strategic investments to support growth in