Hasbr-uh-oh - Business and Tariffs Discussion

[Platypus Prime]

They talked about moving before, I wonder if this is a continuance of those plans, or an entirely new one?

 

[Stepwise]

Yeah, I saw that and thought they'd moved recently. Unless I'm mashing Hasbro up with up some other companies in my head.

 

[Badgertron]

Yeah, I saw that and thought they'd moved recently. Unless I'm mashing Hasbro up with up some other companies in my head.

IIRC they announced they were moving around the time they were doing all those layoffs at the end of 2024, but not WHERE they were going.

 

[Undead Scottsman]

Is Boston cheaper than Rhode Island or what?

 

[Steevy Maximus]

Hasbro’s been talking up about moving headquarters even back in Goldner’s day. It got to the point they even took out some offices several years back in Boston, but shuttered them after Cox took over in a cost cutting move. Guess they made the call to make the move after all.

Is Boston cheaper than Rhode Island or what?

Not necessarily, kind of depends on what kind of incentives the city gave for the move. A big incentive, from what I gather, is that Boston’s status as a high profile center of business and culture makes it a more appealing location for talent and other recruitment efforts. As nice as Providence might be, or Hasbro’s legacy there, Boston carries more cachet with more immediately available resources For a modern multinational company.

 

[Sabrblade]

Maybe Boston is where they will finally have the indefinitely-postponed-but-never-formally-canceled HasCon 2019 take place.