Having just celebrated its fourth birthday, Captain Neil Waite from Captain Neil´s Toy Chest tells Jade Burke how Shopkins has been a success for his business and why he chose a pirate theme for his store. Tell me a bit about your ...
Tags: Indie profile, Interview, Retail, Captain Neil's Toy Chest
Tonner will develop a line of limited edition 16-inch and 17-inch collectable dolls while Toy Vault will deliver an Outlander board game. Hit historic, time-traveling TV series Outlander has taken its first steps into the toy market with ...
Tags: Tonner, Outlander board game, collectable dolls, Toys
The catalogue features images of boys playing with dolls and irons while girls ride toy motorcycles and wield lightsabers. A Spanish retail chain has drawn its line in the sand when it comes to gender stereotypes by showing boys playing ...
Tags: toy motorcycles, dolls
An energetic crowd of 50,515 professionals flocked to the 2014 China Toy Expo, China Kids Expo and China Licensing Expo from Oct.14-16 in Shanghai New International Expo Center, an increase of 26% over the previous year. Overseas ...
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China Toys Main Exported Products from Jan. to Dec. 2014 Product Name Unit Volume Value Compared with the Same Period of Last Year Volume ...
Tags: Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars
The Baby Box Company takes a nostalgic look at the best selling toys of the last 100 years with new detailed infographic. From the terracotta dolls of Ancient Rome to Tamagotchi of today, toys have played a significant role in child ...
Tags: toy, toy manufacture, toy development
Antiques Roadshow's Bunny Campione will open the inaugral event celebrating 200 years of childhood and taking place in November 2016. Collections of rare antique dolls, teddy bears and toys will be heading to London Olympia as part of a ...
Dolls are a great gift for a new toddler and baby dolls are a treasured collectible all over the world. The earliest dolls were crafted from found materials like corn husks and red clay. Baby dolls from centuries past were created using ...
Tags: Dolls, baby dolls
The food industry is capitalising on a booming licensing industry by ensuring big names such as Frozen feature on more packaging. Streets Ice Cream is leading the way in Australia, announcing it will bring to life the favourite ...
Tags: Frozen Franchise, food industry, booming licensing industry
British company woos parents with its heritage brand name, service and quality With the birth of Britain's royal baby, Prince George, having caused a sensation in China, it is hardly a surprise to see the royal family's choice of pram, ...
Tags: Royal Pram, Chinese market
Little Charmers has enjoyed 'stellar ratings' since launching last year in the US and Canada. Nelvana Enterprises has partnered with Rubie's to launch a line of costumes based on the pre-school series, Little Charmers. Little Charmers ...
Tags: Rubie's, Little Charmers, Toys
We're running guides on Toymaster, the boys market and dolls and accessories. Don't miss out on the chance to get your products featured in the May issue of ToyNews. We are currently accepting editorial copy for the following sector ...
The dolls now make up roughly 15 per cent of all toy sales in Nigeria, according to its creator. An independent doll line has taken off in Nigeria, making up 10 to 15 per cent of the country's toy sales. Taofick Okoya created the Queens ...
New line the result of collaborations with the European Space Agency, TrowelBlazers and the Girls Leadership Institute. Arklu is showcasing its new range of Lottie dolls at Spielwarenmesse 2015, including the ‘Gold Collection’ ...
Tags: women archaeologists, palaeontologists, geologists, Toys
m4e secures deal with firm covering Europe, CIS, Middle East and North Africa. Simba Dickie Group is adding to its licensed portfolio, securing the master toy rights for CGI series Wissper from m4e. The agreement covers Europe, CIS, ...