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VIP Tickets for Consumer Electronics Event Gadget Show Live Have Now Sold out
Feb 19, 2013VIP tickets for consumer electronics event Gadget Show Live - which takes place during the Easter holidays - have now sold out, and remaining weekend tickets are going fast. At time of writing, Exhibition and Super Theatre tickets are ...
Tags: consumer electronics, toy firms, Exhibition and Super Theatre tickets
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UK Retailers Have Kicked off a Number of Toy Deals for The Half-Term School Break
Feb 19, 2013UK 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 ...
Tags: toy deals, half-term school break, UK
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A Host of Monsters University Electronic Learning Toys Will Hit UK Shelves This Summer
Feb 19, 2013A 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 ...
Tags: electronic learning toys, toy industry, toys
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Now Hasbro Has Entered The New 'Toys to Life' Category
Feb 19, 2013First there was Skylanders, then Disney Infinity was announced - and now Hasbro has entered the new 'toys to life' category. The new B-Daman marble battling line from Hasbro, under licence from D-rights and with manufacturing ...
Tags: Skylanders, Disney Infinity, US Toy Fair
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Police Have Raided Three More Premises in The UK
Feb 19, 2013Police have raided three more premises in the UK as the investigation into the horsemeat contamination continues. The UK Food Standards Agency said it joined police and local authority officials to swoop on a site in Hull and two in ...
Tags: UK, horsemeat contamination, FSA
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Results From The First Set of UK Tests on Beef Products for Horsemeat
Feb 19, 2013Results from the first set of UK tests on beef products for horsemeat have in the main cleared the country's retailers. Products from Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, The Co-operative Group and Iceland Foods tested negative for traces of ...
Tags: UK FSA, Horsemeat, Test Results
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Sec Looks at a Surge in Options Trading in The Hours
Feb 19, 2013The US Securities and Exchange Commission is reportedly looking at a surge in options trading in the hours before Heinz announced it had agreed to a US$28bn takeover bid. The New York Times said today (15 February) the SEC had opened an ...
Tags: SEC, options trading, Heinz
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Trade Fair & Technology Fair Crimelab Will Be Held 2013 in Warsaw
Feb 19, 2013The 15th International Trade Fair of Analytical, Measurement and Control Technology EuroLab and the 2nd International Forensic Technology Fair CrimeLab will be held on 10-12 April 2013 at the MT Polska Trade Fair and Congress Centre in ...
Tags: Measurement, Control Technology, chemical technologies
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The Trans-Pacific Partnership Apparel Coalition Welcomed New Data Included in a Report
Feb 19, 2013The Trans-Pacific Partnership Apparel Coalition welcomed new data included in a report released today that showcases the substantial contribution that millions of American workers make to apparel manufactured oversees. The report, Analyzing ...
Tags: Apparel Imports, U.S.Workers, Textile
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The UK Could Be at The Forefront of Using Technologies
Feb 19, 2013The UK could be at the forefront of using technologies that enable patients to be cared for in the comfort of their home if the government adopted more imaginative approaches to supporting the NHS and industry working in this field, ...
Tags: technologies, Rescue Remote Care, services
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Hasbro Will Continue Its Association with The Jurassic Park Franchise
Feb 19, 2013Hasbro will continue its association with the Jurassic Park franchise, with Universal Partnerships & Licensing revealing the firm will be the global master toy licensee for Jurassic Park 4. Hasbro has been the master toy for each film ...
Tags: Hasbro, toy licensee, toys
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The Rainbow Toy Awards for Excellence 2013 Are Open for Entries
Feb 19, 2013The Rainbow Toy Awards for Excellence 2013 are open for entries. Any new toy product launch this year is eligible to be entered into the Awards, which is now in its fifth year. Award winners and highly commended products will be ...
Tags: Rainbow Toy Awards, toy industry, toys
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Hello Kitty Will Be Playing Cupid Next Valentine's Day
Feb 19, 2013Hello Kitty will be playing cupid next Valentine's Day, with Underground Toys lining up a collection of special themed plush for launch this autumn/winter. The Valentine Hello Kitty plush with sound effects will come with a deluxe ...
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First Images of The Official LEGO Lone Ranger Sets Have Appeared Online
Feb 19, 2013First images of the official LEGO Lone Ranger sets have appeared online. MTV Geek originally posted the pictures and LEGO re-tweeted them this week. The sets are based on the upcoming Disney movie The Lone Ranger which is due to hit ...
Tags: official LEGO Lone Ranger, toy, toy industry
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Own Label - or Private Label - Has Become a Key Battleground
Feb 19, 2013In an economic environment where every penny counts for the consumer, own label – or private label – has become a key battleground. The lines assist the retailer in providing a better mix of margin across the complete ...
Tags: Private-Label Toys, toy industry, toys
