BTHA's Rebecca Deeming gives us the lowdown on the latest issues facing the toy industry. It’s been a busy last month for the BTHA having held our second BTHA Training Hub seminar for members, taking on the topic of Tackling Modern ...
Tags: Toy Fair 2018, Toy Safety
The Playmobil Ghostbusters Echo-1 has been shortlisted for 'Best Toy Vehicle' gong in the Made for Mums Awards 2017. Playmobil is celebrating two nominations in the MadeforMums Awards 2017, starting with the Ghostbusters Ecto-1 (pictured) ...
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The firm has announced its strongest UK profits yet, as well as the appointment of a new national account manager. Schleich UK has reported its strongest ever earnings in Q1 for 2017. Following a record breaking 2016, the company has had ...
Exhibiton space has now sold out with over 80 brands, activities and features to be showcased at the debut event, taking place in the UK capital next week. Global children's properties Transformers, My Little Pony and PAW Patrol will all ...
Tags: Hasbro, Spin Master
"We believe the Dragons products will ignite our fans's passion even more and at the same time invite more children to get to know the play benefits of Playmobil." Playmobil has partnered with DreamWorks Animation to develop a series of ...
The firm's 123 Take Along Ship was awarded with the Consumer Choice and Silver titles in the Toddler Toy category. Playmobil has scooped two gongs at this year’s Mumii’s Best Baby & Toddler Gear Awards 2016, thanks to its 123 ...
Tags: Playmobil, 123 Take Along Ship
Returning to its Tuesday-Thursday format, Toy Fair 2017 is on the verge of selling out, with all space on the ground floor sold and less than 100 square metres available on the upper level. Visitor and media registration is now open for ...
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Having first opened its doors in 2007, The Toy Box is celebrating its ninth birthday this year. Here, the retailer's directors - Sharon and Mark Horsman - talk to Jade Burke about their hopes to expand its new Kids Clothing Agency, the ...
Tags: The Toy Box, Kids Clothing Agency, profile
36 toys pick up honours across 12 categories. The winners of the Toy Fair Best New Toy Awards have been announced for the seventh year at Toy Fair, predicting some of the top new toys for 2015. Winners range from household names such as ...
Tags: toy retailers, toy industry, Toys
After four years on south Bristol's Wells Road, the traditional toy retailer will close its store due to the economic climate. Wells independent toy retailer Jack and Jill Toy Shop has announced its plans to close its high street store ...
Tags: economic climate, toy retailer, Toys
83 finalists will now be whittled down to the winners in 12 categories, to be announced at the Toy of the Year Awards in February 2015. The Toy Industry Association has revealed the 83 finalists for the 2015 Toy of the Year Awards. ...
On Entertainment, Wild Bunch and Pathe unite for $80 million animated film. A Playmobil movie is set to hit cinemas in 2017. Paris-based On Entertainment is teaming with Wild Bunch and Pathe to create the $80 million animated ...
Tags: Playmobil Movie, Toys
LEGO and Barbie take the top spots on boys' and girls' lists of the most favoured toy licences this year. Barbie and LEGO have been named the most popular toy licences among British children, according to results of a new survey by LIMA. ...
Midco Toys' six-month promotional campaign with the Burton Mail has got off to a flying start. The event kicked off with Playmobil, which allowed readers in the Burton-on-Trent area to exchange collected tokens from the local newspaper ...
Tags: Midco, Burton Mail, Toys
Rainbow Loom from Choon's Design grabs Toy of the Year title and three category awards. Hundreds of toy executives and industry guests from around the world gathered in New York on Saturday night (February 15th) for the 14th Annual Toy of ...
Tags: Toys