We allege that Toys Us muscled four major toy makers to stop selling their most popular toys to the buying club retailers, or to sell the clubs only combination packs with two or more toys, Miller said. We allege that had two anticompetitive results: toys available to the clubs were more expensive, and consumers found it difficult to compare prices with Toys R Us.In a word, we argue that prices thus were artificially high both at Toys R Us and other retail stores, Miller said. And on top of that, it was hard for consumers to compare prices.Four toy manufacturers are named in the States complaint: Mattel, Inc., Hasbro, Inc., Little Tikes Company, Inc., and Tyco Industries Inc. Tyco has since been acquired by Mattel.

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