Jazwares is to open a UK office in London's West End. The Florida-based firm's portfolio includes toys for Sonic, Star Wars, Nicktoons and Plants vs Zombies, as well as a licence for One Direction electronics, including headphones. ...
The Entertainer has enjoyed another record Christmas, recording a like-for-like sales increase of 9.5 per cent in the five weeks to December 29th. The specialist toy chain told Retail Week that it maintained margins as total sales boomed ...
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Surprise acquisitions,top level exec changes,retail casualties and the London 2012 effect,the continued dominance of LEGO and Moshi Monsters in-store–not to mention some eye-watering charity challenges…the toy business has ...
Tags: acquisitions, LEGO, Moshi Monsters, Mookie Toys
The "top four players" will take 54.7 per cent share of the market, say analysts. Toy retail is set to face some of its toughest tests over the next few years, starting this Christmas. According to IBISWorld, toy retailers will continue ...
Tags: Toy Retail, Toys, UK Toy
So a particular toy is being sold in a particular retailer exclusively for a limited period. There’s nothing wrong with a little exclusivity between friends, right? Why shouldn’t a company and a retailer be able to ...
Tags: toys, retailer, trade figures
Buyers and executives from ten chains sign up, including TRU, Tesco, Toymaster and more. ToyNews has brought together some of the biggest names in toy retail to form a new panel of industry experts. We’ve set up our own ...
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