Just a fifth of stores still use gendered labeling A survey by Let Toys Be Toys has indicated that 'girls' and 'boys' signs are falling out of favour in toy stores. Throughout November, Let Toys Be Toys supporters across the UK and ...
Auction allows the industry to bid on airtime, catalogue and online slots donated by the initiative's media sponsors, The Toy Trust Media Auction opened last week, and Flair has kicked off the bidding. The Media Auction allows the ...
Can you think of a day when you are not using your computer? The computer is one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century. Computer has done wonder to our life. The way we think and work it has revolutionized the things around us. Now ...
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Final push in sponsorship needed as 163 riders prepare for Isle of Wight challenge in June. There's just two weeks to go until the Toy Trust Isle of Wight Big Kids Bike Ride - and the body is urging the industry to get behind as many ...
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The Entertainer, Toys R Us and Toy City among first to stock brand new outdoor toy from Wicked Vision. National retailers are taking stock of Wicked Vision's brand new outdoor toy, the Boomaring. High street names including The ...
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With low footfall, rising rents and online competition, running a High Street store is more challenging than ever. So, why not open one just for a month or a week? The toy industry has already dabbled in pop-up shops over the past few ...
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Creative Toys is giving away five of its Soccerstarz figures including a rare gold base figure to football fans. The promotion will run from Saturday, May 4th until July 14th and will give collectors the chance to get their hands on five ...
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When eBay launched in 1995, the premise was simple: allow consumers to sell their unwanted goods to others via online auctions. Today, the multi-billion dollar business has localised sites in over 30 countries. Over 190,000 businesses ...
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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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Distributor The In Thing's fresh prehistoric collectable range Predasaurs will be included in Box of Awesome. Predasaurs has already enjoyed a swathe of marketing activity of late, with 200,000 cover mount samples on boys magazines, TV ...
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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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Vivid's Micro Moshi Series One toys have seen "fantastic" sales during their first month on sale. The Moshi Monsters property has maintained its number one position (NPD, 2013) with sales of core collectables and blind bags up 11 per ...
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The UK High Street has changed massively in the space of a few months. In December, electrical retailer Comet closed its last store, and January brought about the demise of Jessops, HMV and Blockbuster, with all three entering ...
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Moshi Monsters has partnered with popular toy retailers to bring a range of exclusive Moshi Monsters digital codes to kids this Easter. From March 27th until April 21st this year, Argos will offer Moshi fans the chance to obtain an ...
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The UK High Street has changed massively in the space of a few months. In December, electrical retailer Comet closed its last store, and January brought about the demise of Jessops, HMV and Blockbuster, with all three entering ...