You only have until end of play today (March 23rd) to nominate a colleague, a supplier, a customer or yourself to appear in our 2015 listing of the top women in the UK toy business. We've been inundated with nominations for our 2015 ...
Next year's London Toy Fair will run from Sunday, January 24th to Tuesday, January 26th 2016. The dates for Toy Fair 2016 have been confirmed as Sunday, January 24th to Tuesday, January 26th 2016. The BTHA and Olympia have been ...
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"There'll be no shortage of Minions products this time around," UK toy retailers tell ToyNews. The UK trade is fully primed for the success of Minions this year, with retailers confident in product levels ahead of the film’s release ...
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The firm scooped the Toy of the Year accolade at this year's Toy Industry Awards for the success of it Snow Glow Elsa doll. Jakks Pacific’s president of international sales has offered a word of thanks to the industry following the ...
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Jakks Pacific, Character Options, LEGO and Smyths Toys among the winners celebrated this year. The UK toy industry’s elite gathered last night in the IMAX theatre of London’s Science Museum to celebrate this year’s ...
The first range of toys and hand-held puppets based on the popular character will be on display at Trends UK's stand at Toy Fair. Kid Kreations has signed as the master toy licensee for the CBBC personality and presenter, Hacker T. Dog. ...
The founder and MD of the UK toy wholesaler leaves to pursue new opportunities and develop the Slow Toy Movement. Founder and managing director of Asobi, Thierry Bourret, has stepped down from his role with the company. After six years ...
Gifting, homewares, collectables, puzzles and paper product will be initial focuses for classic children's property following deal with Rockpool Licensing. Rockpool Licensing has secured global representation of Brambly Hedge, the classic ...
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The Entertainer, Smyths, Argos and Harrods all jump on board the US tradition as predicted UK consumer spend hits £360,000 a minute today. Websites have been crashing, shoppers have been clashing and the police have even been ...
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UK toy sales have already exceeded £31m as the Frozen franchise becomes the number one licence in the UK toy market. Frozen is on track to beat the all time sales record set by Toy Story 3 as it becomes the number one licence in the ...
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The first Toy & Game Inventors Workshop took place in September, as budding toy creators grasped the opportunity to pitch their ideas to some of the biggest companies in the industry. Billy Langsworthy reviews the event and explains how it ...
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The family run business has credited to total sales increase to the nation's demand for Loom Bands this year. Family-owned toy store, The Entertainer has seen total sales surge by over 30 per cent for the first nine months, thanks to ...
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UK sales director honoured at successful inaugural event at BAFTA. Gerbie Quilter has been named as the first ever ToyNews Woman of the Year. Vivid Imaginations' sales director picked up the accolade at a special event held at BAFTA ...
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This month, we take an in-depth look at how Minecraft is making a splash in the toy space. The August issue of ToyNews is now available to read online, and on your iPad, here. This month, we take an in-depth look at how Minecraft is ...
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UK toy retailers are left scratching their heads and fear missing out due to lack of availability of key lines. With reports of Frozen dresses selling on eBay for up to £600 in the national media, toy retailers are asking: where has ...
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