In her new role, she will be responsible for the development and management of HTI's boys' toys ranges across a portfolio of licensed and own in-house brands. UK toy manufacturer and distributor, HTI has appointed Nina-Jo Uttley to the ...
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The TIA hopes that the removal of gendered categories in its 2017 TOTY Awards will make the event more reflective and relevant of the current marketplace. The Toy Industry Association has revealed its decision to drop gendered categories ...
The show continues to gain momentum across Europe, a territory in which ITV believes it has the potential to become one of the most popular boys's properties. ITV Studios Global Entertainment has detailed its plans to launch Thunderbirds ...
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The Retail Food Group (RFG) has confirmed it is not currently engaged in any discussions to acquire Eagle Boys Pizza after its head office entered into voluntary administration late last week. SV Partners were appointed as the ...
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This year's event will be held at Kidtropolis during the October half term. The third annual ToyTesters.tv Awards is open for entries and will be held at Kidtropolis this year. The Awards is shifting location to Kidtropolis in a bid to ...
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The move by the Government will see the current minimum wage upped from £6.70 per hour to £7.20 this month. But the news has our indie retail panel calling for a reassessment of 'already squeezed margins'. The livng wage ...
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The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with USA Today High School Sports, named Jayson Tatum of Chaminade College Preparatory School (St. Louis) as its 2015-16 Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year. "Jayson really deserves ...
The Dante’s Boys Foundation (DBF), an organization dedicated to helping San Francisco Bay Area youth through the pursuit of sports, set a date for the 2016 Dante Benedetti Baseball Classic. The Classic will be held at San ...
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Called Cubetto, the play-set from Primo toys has secured over $400k on Kickstarter with a project that teaches youngsters the basics of coding. A tech-infused wooden toy play-set designed to teach pre-schoolers the basics of coding has ...
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Iconix Brand Group, Inc. received a customary deficiency notice from the NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Staff due to the company’s delay in the filing of its Form 10-K for the year ended Dec 31, according to a filing with the ...
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Eagle Boys pizza is trialling new technology which will allow customers to use a “virtual drive-thru” when ordering pizza online or through its mobile app. The virtual drive-thru will let customers order pizza at home ...
16 new LEGO DUPLO sets will hit the shelves this year. LEGO is bolstering its DUPLO line this year, with 16 new sets set to hit shelves in 2016. The new line, designed for small hands, have been designed to stimulate creativity, ...
Steve Reece shines a spotlight on how more and more social media campaigns are forcing toy firms take an initiative when it comes to issues driving and supporting social change. At last our industry is seizing the social media initiative ...
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Icahn Enterprises has announced its plans to acquire automotive service provider Pep Boys-Manny Moe & Jack for $1bn. The deal was announced after Japanese tire maker Bridgestone quit the race to acquire the company by announcing that ...
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Members of the Ghana Association of Chinese Societies on Monday presented Christmas gifts to children at the Kumasi Children's Home, a state-run orphanage in Ghana's second largest city Kumasi. The gifts included LED TV sets, tower fans, ...