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LEGO replaces 50% of its entire product portfolio every year.
LEGO has achieved a growth rate of nearly 15% annually for the last several years, significantly outperforming the generally flat toy industry.
LEGO's CEO believes that a 15% annual growth rate is likely the upper limit of what the company can sustainably manage long-term due to operational constraints.
After testing 600 materials, LEGO abandoned its project to use recycled PET (rPET) for its bricks because it did not lower CO2 emissions and compromised product quality.
LEGO considers China and India to be very important markets for future growth, driven by its mission to reach as many children as possible globally.
LEGO operates over 1,000 branded retail stores globally, with 500 of them located in China.
LEGO's six global factories are standardized to operate identically, allowing employees to be interchangeable between locations like the Czech Republic and Vietnam.
LEGO considers its primary competition to be for children's time, rather than just competing with other toy companies.
All of LEGO's product designers are co-located in Billund, Denmark, to foster a creative atmosphere.
LEGO launches approximately 400 to 450 new products annually.
LEGO established a digital hub in Copenhagen, hiring between 300 and 400 digital experts to build new capabilities.
LEGO is establishing a new greenfield factory in Vietnam as part of its global manufacturing expansion.