Searching for toys and materials in the various early childhood supply catalogs, local toy stores, and specialty stores is both a fun and daunting task. Some toys and materials are a better choice for young children than others, and you can ...
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July activities aim to raise awareness of local businesses including toy retailers. Indie toy store owners are being encouraged to take part in Independent Retailer Month in July. Retail champion Clare Rayner is urging stores to get ...
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The Tillwig Spring 2013 Toy Award winners have been listed, including Brainstorm's Aqua Dragons (which picked up the Sterling Fun Award). In January, the British Toy and Hobby Association also awarded Aqua Dragons the Best New Hobby Toy ...
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Head ten minutes south of LAX on the 405, exit at El Segundo and you'll blunder upon a 200,000-square-foot concrete bunker lurking among the strip malls in this seedy bit of Los Angeles County. The low-slung structure, surrounded by a black ...
The Tekken Card Tournament free app and browser game has been downloaded one million times in just four days. The title allows players to fight one another online, plus they'll soon be able to purchase physical Tekken trading cards from ...
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Rainbow Colours, which produces coloured guitar strings to make it easier for kids to learn to play music, thinks it's time toy stores stocked children's instruments. The company's Chris Poole (pictured) told ToyNews: "I feel that toy ...
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Kiddimoto has increased its sales team, hiring former Trunki exec James Bromley. Bromley (pictured) will now help Kiddimoto support toy stores across the country to develop their ranges of balance bikes, helmets and gloves. He brings ...
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Rainbow Colours, which supplies coloured strings and books to help kids learn to play instruments, has joined music trade body MIA. This means the company is now a part of the national Learn to Play Day which takes place on March 16th. ...
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The success of Avengers Assemble last year is being supplemented by fresh activity in 2013 and beyond to drive kids into toy stores. Marvel has told ToyNews about its Avengers sustaining programme and plans for fresh animated TV ...
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Golden Bear has lifted the lid on its new boys' collectable range called Dudes. The property from MEG - which combines physical and virtual elements - will hit toy stores in late summer in the form of foil bags, blister packs and ...
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We list the up-to-date contact details and buyers for the UK's biggest toy retailers. From specialists to supermarkets and online stores to general retailers, we've listed all the key toy stores and buyers you need to know. Our ...
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Retail opinion was divided over what the most important or stand out moment was for the toy industry last year. Hasbro’s new Furby was named by just under ten per cent of the retailers we questioned, while seven per cent said the ...
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Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash resigned from "Sesame Street" on Tuesday amid allegations he sexually abused underage boys, bringing an end to a 28-year career in which he turned the furry red monster into one of the most beloved — and ...
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