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 ...
A new payment card aims to help children save and spend their pocket money on toys. Providing children with a contactless pre-paid VISA debit card, PKTMNY allows parents to add pocket money to the account, then set controls on where ...
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The UK’s biggest independent toy chain's owner Gary Grant (middle) and his directors – and sons – Stuart (right) and Duncan (left), explain how the retailer is offering the traditional toy shop ideal on a national scale. ...
The toy industry should shout louder about new product launches in order to reap greater rewards, says Gary Grant. The owner of the UK's biggest independent toy chain The Entertainer says it works more closely with suppliers and licensors ...
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Vivid Imaginations will be holding a special 'Snozzle Saturday' after it was alerted to consumers' fruitless search for an ultra rare Series 5 Moshling. Vivid picked up on the missing Snozzle Wobbleson figure after fans posted across ...
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. ...
The potential new collectable toy craze, Floppets will launch into the UK with The Entertainer. The toy retailer is planning a significant in-store joint marketing campaign across all of its 80 stores over the Easter and May half term ...
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The new Moshi Monsters Light Buddies will launch exclusively in The Entertainer first. The 99p RRP products will roll out to Toys R Us and other High Street retailers soon after. Zappar has teamed up with Milkshake and Mind Candy to ...
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The 2012 Toy Industry Awards winners have been revealed. The awards ceremony took place at London Olympia's West Hall last night, organised by the British Toy & Hobby Association and the Toy Retailers Association. TOY RETAILER OF THE ...
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