They could have at least sent a teddy bear. Russ Berrie, which makes stuffed animals and other gifts, has spurned an eager, unnamed suitor. Wednesday the firm told the Street it had rejected an ...

Russ Berrie, founder of the toy company that bears his name, died suddenly on Christmas day. The cause of his death was heart failure, the company said in a statement. Berrie, 69, was the chairman … ...

Russell Berrie, master marketer of things most people didn’t need but had to have, from small teddy bears to plastic trolls, has died. He was 69. The founder, chairman and chief executive ...

But on Christmas Day 2002 Russ, a type 2 diabetic, died of a massive stroke, leaving the Russell Berrie Foundation assets valued at $420 million, including 43% of the company's stock, then worth ...

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - Russ Berrie & Co. on Wednesday said it received an unsolicited offer to acquire the company for $18 a share, but said the proposal undervalues the company.

Shares of Russ Berrie and Co. hit a 52-week-high Wednesday after the teddy bear and gift maker announced it received and rejected a $380 million takeover over. Oakland, N.J.-based Russ Berrie said ...