Teksta, John Adams and Bentalls among those honoured at last night's event. Character Options, LEGO, Hasbro and John Adams were among the winners at last night's 2013 Toy Industry Awards. Held at the Science Museum in South Kensington, ...
Pair known locally tried to steal a Playmobil Submarine worth £21 An independent toy shop owner in Wells apprehended a pair of shoplifters by catching them in the act and then chasing them down the high street. Kids Stuff owner, ...
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Argos teams with Barnardo's and Denise Van Outen for annual event ; Toy Exchange study reveals parents top 10 toys over past 50 years Argos has teamed up with Barnardo's and Denise Van Outen to mark this year's annual Argos Toy Exchange ...
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Toys R Us is looking to work closely with the Let Toys Be Toys consumer campaign group, agreeing to become more inclusive in its marketing of toys to girls and boys. The news follows a meeting last week between TRU's UK board members and ...
According to Voice of China “peak evening news” reported today, “the new EU Toy Safety Directive” into effect. The EU is the world’s second largest after the U.S. toy consumer market, while the EU market, more ...
This month, our mystery toy retailer discusses brighter weather SOR agreements and rip-off products. As I write this, the first rays of sunshine are streaming through the window and suddenly people are smiling and happy. They’re ...
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Our mystery toy retailer discusses brighter weather SOR agreements and more. As I write this, the first rays of sunshine are streaming through the window and suddenly people are smiling and happy. They’re still not spending but... ...
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The Entertainer has launched an online service that allows customers to order toys online and get them delivered within 90 minutes. The service has launched in conjunction with delivery experts Shutl and a new software extension developed ...
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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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Children's toy retailer Letterbox is growing its eco-friendly product portfolio later this year after a strong response from customers. The firm has stocked a range of eco-friendly wooden toys since 2011, but this is due to expand for ...
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Toy retailer The Entertainer has teamed up with distributor The In Thing to promote Predasaurs. The new pocket money dinosaur collectable range will be boosted by Predasaurs Hunt activities running in stores between April 19th and May ...
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Indie toy retailers say they're facing a tougher start to this year than they did in 2012. With economic worries and the icy fingers of winter squeezing house bill prices up, it's no surprise that many stores – and consumers – ...
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The world's largest dedicated toy retailer Toys R Us Inc withdrew its proposed initial public offering, according to regulatory filings. The New Jersey-based retailer, which operates stores under its namesake brand and the Babies R Us and ...
Online is still the number one go-to destination for mums who are looking for pre-school toys. 58.3 per cent of parents surveyed by ToyNews say they buy their new toys using internet stores. However, one third of those say they also ...
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Britain’s fourth largest supermarket Morrisons has revealed plans to start selling food online by the end of the year and open more convenience stores in its latest financial results, which reported profit before tax down by 4% to ...
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