In a desperate attempt to promote their new bedroom-coded iPhone Game 'The Ories: Super Space Monsters!', North East UK based indie mobile developers ' Adam Green ' and ' Mike Kirby ' have launched a plush toy featuring the games character ...
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Parrot has launched its first dedicated games for the AR Drone 2.0 remote controlled copter. Both free App Store games allow Drone pilots to compare their scores and times with others around the world. AR.Race 2 is an aerial race, ...
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 ...
Mind Candy founder Michael Acton Smith believes Moshi Monsters toys can "stay the course" and follow in the footsteps of brands like Barbie and LEGO. He was asked what he's doing to stop Moshi Monsters from being "just a fad" at the ...
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A toy start-up company is seeking investment for its first range of figures dubbed Legendary Monsters. Web users can help fund the line of toys based on US urban legends - like Mothman and The Jersey Devil (pictured) - via Nevermore Toys' ...
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UK retailers have kicked off a number of toy deals and promotions for the half-term school break. Argos is offering shoppers a £5 gift voucher when they spend £30 or more on LEGO toys in-store, as is Amazon for online LEGO ...
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A host of Monsters University electronic learning toys will hit UK shelves this summer. InspirationWorks, the company behind the Kurio kids' tablet, has reached a deal with Disney to launch an officially licensed smartphone and tablet ...
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The Argos-owned Chad Valley is the third biggest toy brand in the UK, with revenues of £430 million in 2010/2011 (the latest official figures published). Sainsbury’s is planning to significantly expand its Grow & Play line. It ...
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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Disney has revealed a selection of the items in its 1,000-strong portfolio of Monsters University toys in New York. Never known to do things by halves, the firm kicked off with a marching band, as well as appearances from the film's ...
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A pair of toy industry specialists have formed a new company: Maad Toys. Directors David Kupse (left) and Alan Smith (right) have set up the Manchester-based initiative, which already has "strong financial backing" and several licences ...
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Distributor The In Thing has announced a list of show-only trade deals for Toy Fair and Spring Fair. For example, for every Display of Moshi Monster Slap Watches (12 count, £66) purchased, a retailer will receive one free box of ...
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Nearly half of all Argos sales during the 44 weeks to January 5th were made online - some 42 per cent. Customers can also use the Check & Reserve service across 16,000 Argos products. The news comes as the retailer prepares to launch ...
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