Years ago when Toys "R" Us produced their catalog for the Christmas period and locked in prices for the full season, Walmart hit the street underpricing the same items they had in the catalog.

With COVID ending to some degree, shoppers are so tired of staying home they may be going out to do bricks and mortar shopping again. Also all types of competitors knowing when Amazon has prime day are most likely preempting it with their own promotions.

I think co-branding like this is great, but companies have to know the history of the brands they support. There have been a lot of versions of Monopoly through the years and it's a great way for Hasbro to expand their brand and sales. Partnering like this with major organizations is great. Here is an article on the history of Monopoly and here is another.

I think they will -- as many of the top 50 and possibly a few of the top five will also -- probably combine/merge as we are now back in a merger-friendly federal administration.