Child development Toys, like play itself, serve multiple purposes in both humans and animals. They provide entertainment while fulfilling an educational role. Toys enhance cognitive behavior and stimulate creativity. They aid in the ...
WHSmith and the Daily Star are giving away free SoccerStarz collectable toys this Saturday (April 6th). The two have teamed up with Creative Toys to celebrate the launch of new SoccerStarz figures. Readers of the Daily Star can expect ...
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The Independents' Day campaign and Independent Retailer Month have joined forces to support indies across the UK. Launching today, April 4th, the Independents' Day campaign will lead up to the nationwide event Independents' Day, held on ...
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Following a successful 2012, what's next for VTech? We ask Gilles Sautier about the new InnoTab, new products and the popular kids' tablet sector. How have you performed in the UK and Europe over the past 12 months? Last year was a ...
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An ambitious website that allows firms to seek funding for new kids' products says it will change the toy industry. JumpOff, Like Kickstarter, lets users pitch product ideas to the public and acquire funding for them. "We have seen over ...
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The parents of a Naperville boy with Duchenne muscular dystrophy are hoping sales of a product they invented and recently launched will help provide research funds and renewed hope for him and others with the rare disorder. Marty and Geri ...
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When Clinton Cards entered administration, did that influence your move into toys? Stephen: No, it had nothing to do with it. We'd actually started a strategic review of our business a long time before Clintons entered administration and ...
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Greetings specialist Carte Blanche says toys could go on to make up around 25 per cent of its turnover within five years. Licensing and business development director Paul Haines told ToyNews in an exclusive interview: "We've been [in the ...
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Merger and acquisition activity has been pretty sparse in toy circles in recent times. Back in the 1980s Hasbro snaffled the Playskool and MB companies followed by Kenner Parker Tonka in the 1990s, the same decade in which Mattel flexed ...
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The new Horrible Histories toy range heads in to battle with a TV advertising campaign from Saturday, March 23rd. For the first time ever, the popular history book series for children launches its new toy range, already voted 'Best New ...
Lindam Munchkin, which produces a host of baby and nursery goods, is hoping to increase its toy offering. The company already supplies bath toys – now it wants to use its specialism in this sector to help it branch out into other ...
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Golden Bear's former sales director, Julie Taylor, has returned to the company. Taylor will take up her old post as head of the sales team. She left the company at the end of 2012 to pursue new challenges at Worlds Apart, but after much ...
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Peterkin UK announced that its first delivery of Sea Monkeys is ready to ship to retailers. Arriving at Leicester and Ocean's Zoo, the popular brine shrimps are ready to hatch in time for Easter. Andrew Moulsher, Head of Sales of ...
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Moshi Monsters has partnered with popular toy retailers to bring a range of exclusive Moshi Monsters digital codes to kids this Easter. From March 27th until April 21st this year, Argos will offer Moshi fans the chance to obtain an ...
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The toy industry is slowly warming to the Harlem Shake internet sensation. First we had the Bananagrams team do the Harlem Shake, now a bunch of toys have joined in. Online retailer Find Me a Gift has kicked off a competition featuring ...