Games, puzzles and books specialist Orchard Toys has achieved a record month in terms of turnover. MD Simon Newbery told ToyNews that October and November last year were huge months for the company. Year-on-year sales rose 35 per cent ...
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Del Monte has introduced a new product range, Del Monte Occasions, in combifitMidi 1,000-mL carton packs with combiSwift screw cap from SIG Combibloc. The new line-up of fruit-based juice drinks comes in the varieties of Pineapple Mojito, ...
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Orchard Toys has appointed a new marketing manager, with the popular Lynda Freebrey due to retire at the end of April from her role as marketing and PR manager. Alison Brown (pictured) starts at the firm on Tuesday March 5th. She arrives ...
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It’s been 50 years since the animated TV sitcom The Jetsons introduced the world to future technology through flying cars without roads, and the robot maid Rosie and her infamous attitude. Today, the flying car which folded into a ...
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Orchard Toys is going after the pre-school market with a host of new puzzles aimed at kids over two years old. The firm launched no less than four new games and two jigsaw puzzles at Toy Fair last week. Simon Newbery, Orchard Toys ...
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We explain how to get there, the changes for 2013 as well as listing the nearby hotels, and more importantly, bars. How to get there The 2013 Toy Fair takes place at the London Olympia’s Grand Hall from Tuesday, January 22nd to ...
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A number of companies exhibiting at next week's Toy Fair will have exclusive offers to tempt visitors. Thousands of retailers who have pre-registered to attend the show - including Argos, Harrods, JD Williams, John Lewis and Toys R Us ...
wo monolithic buildings in lower Manhattan that serve as major network hubs for the U.S. are operating on generator power, thanks to Hurricane Sandy. The buildings, known as carrier hotels, are a 2.9 million square foot structure at 111 ...
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Come winter, come the need for light. But whether it's a firework or a bonfire lighting up the cold, dark evenings or festive coils of lighting designed to lure shoppers in to the pre-Christmas sales, there are a host of illuminating ...
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Mattel 01628 500 000 Mattel had two of the top five family games last year, according to NPD December 2011 data, and Uno was the number one card game. This season it has a number of fresh products, including Chameleon Crunch, which ...
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Orchard Toys and Carte Blanche among those awarded this year. Several toy companies scooped awards at the 2012 Talking Tots Toy Awards. The winners are as follows: Toys that help children develop communication Winner - ...
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The UK distributor of Pack Leader’s range of PRO labelers, Advanced Dynamics has installed an ELF-50 desk top labeling unit at Orchard Valley Foods’ production site at Tenbury Wells, in Worcestershire, UK. Orchard Valley Foods ...
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There is a great variety of different folk dances existing among the Uygur people in Kumul, all of which have a long history and unique characters. The obvious characters can help us easily tell the Kumul dances from other kinds of dances ...
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Hublot’s unveiled world’s First Pop-Up Store In Singapore From 14 September to 23 September, the Swiss luxury watch brand Hublot has opened the invisible doors of its world’s first pop-Up store in Singapore. The ...
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Economy (i)GDP Data The overall GDP value in 2005 was RMB 194.2 billion: RMB 35.92 billion from the primary industry, RMB 82.28 billion from the secondary industry, RMB 76.0 billion from the tertiary industry. The proportions of its ...
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