It might be a challenging year for the toy trade, but Harrods’ Toy Kingdom is confident it is about to have one of its strongest 12 months yet. Sales have risen since the London store’s toy area underwent a multi-million pound ...
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How important are toys to Argos? What are your ambitions in this sector? Argos is the UK's number one toy retailer (by value) and toys is an incredibly important category to our business. Many people will remember flicking through the ...
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ToyNews has branched out by launching a toy manufacturing and distribution division. Retailers will be able to stock dolls, action figures and other accessories based on staff members Samantha Loveday, Dominic Sacco and Robert Hutchins. ...
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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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At last - the toy shows are all over and we can all get back to doing our normal day jobs. So how did the shows go this year? Well, the general consensus seems to suggest they were steady but nothing exciting emerged. I'm not sure I ...
The UK toy trade wants its annual awards ceremony overhauled. ToyNews received feedback from 30 toy firms, many of which called for better recognition for smaller brands, as well as a tweaked format and product reviews process. ...
Makies have become the world's first 3D printed toys to feature the CE mark. This means the dolls, which can be designed and customised by users online before being transformed into a real product, are now CE-certified EN71-compliant ...
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Maker of miniature vibrating bugs Innovation First has revealed its new UK sales director – Daniel Richardson. Richardson boasts over 15 years of toy trade experience and previously held sales and managing director positions at ...
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Peterkin has signed the exclusive UK and Ireland rights to Amazing Live Sea Monkeys. The deal is effective now and the first wave of crustaceans will be available from Peterkin in time for Easter. Peterkin Head of Sales and ...
How did you come up with the Slow Toy concept? What inspired you? I’ve got a strong feeling about what I would call the ‘slow toy’. It’s a concept that was introduced to me when I went to France and met a lady ...
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How has Wooky performed over the past 12 months? Over the last 12 months Wooky has increased sales revenue dramatically. We’re lucky to have an established and strong team in the UK based in our Liverpool offices who have experience ...
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Don't you just love the school holidays? Loads of kids come into the shop looking at the toys they want and hopefully buy them. But you still get the odd ‘child’ who needs some serious time with the Supernanny. Take this ...
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Outdoor toy specialist Mookie has appointed David Fogel to the team as business director. Fogel has extensive experience in the toy trade, having been involved with Hamleys and Toy Stack. "It's great to have someone on board with ...
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Toy Fair is the largest international toy trade show in the Western Hemisphere where the newest and hottest products in the children's entertainment marketplace are exhibited. It is the premier meeting place for manufacturers, retailers, ...
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