For the first time ever The Gadget Show Live will present a new Toy Arena this week. The new arena will display the latest hi-tech toys across 150 square metres of dedicated space, and will be hosted by Toyology. The new addition ...
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Smart Trike is rolling onto British TV with its very first television advertising campaign in the UK. Airing now, the adverts will celebrate the new trike technology Touch Steering and the trike's patented Swivel Wheel. Smart Trike ...
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Scholastic plans to expand further into the toy sector for 2013. The firm's art and craft Klutz kits retail from £7.99 up to £14.99, and are already sold by a wide variety of retailers, including independent toy shops and High ...
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The April 2013 edition of ToyNews is now available to read online and on your iPad. The issue boasts the first interview with Simon Hedge since he took on the role of managing director of GP Flair. We talk about the firm's strong start to ...
Character Options is celebrating its most successful UK toy Twitter party to date. Launched to honour its new Peppa Pig Theme Park toy collection, the social media event took place on March 26th and delivered nearly eight million tweets ...
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The world's largest dedicated toy retailer Toys R Us Inc withdrew its proposed initial public offering, according to regulatory filings. The New Jersey-based retailer, which operates stores under its namesake brand and the Babies R Us and ...
You're alone in the far back corner of a basement on Roosevelt Road, the air choked with the dank smell of age. Above you, a Berwyn storefront. Around you, the cluttered office of its owner. What kind of maniac intentionally keeps his desk ...
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One quarter of UK children familiar with Moshi Monsters first experienced the brand via toys, new research suggests. Specialist youth research agency Dubit also found that 19 per cent of US kids played with the toys first, compared to 36 ...
Portable colour-in play-sets 'ideal for drizzly days' this Easter. Carddies is encouraging retailers to stock up on its range in time for what is predicted to be a chilly Easter ahead. A portable product including 12 colouring pencils, ...
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Vivid Imaginations is rolling out its toy line based on Aardman's Canimals ahead of the Easter break. The programme - which focuses on a collection of cute can-shaped creatures who see our world from their unique viewpoint - launched in ...
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The Toy Trust has joined forces with Christian Aid to donate £10,000 to support the children displaced by the civil war in Syria. Over three million people have fled their homes in Syria and need food, shelter and medical supplies. ...
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Educational Learning has become a member of the Toymaster Group. The company currently has two different award winning card games - Wildcat and Dinohistoria. They are available in single (containing 56 cards) or double packs (containing ...
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This Easter Asobi extends its portfolio with the introduction of EGG Helmets. A collection of customisable, multi-sport head wear, EGG Helmets uses its patented technology to deliver a snug yet flexible safety helmet. Available in a ...
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To celebrate the launch of the new Silver Series range of Disney-Pixar Cars, life-size models of some of the most popular characters are set to tour Toys R Us and Smyths stores across the country. The tour kicks off on Friday March 29th ...
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Mouldable chocolate product Magic Choc has scooped the Creative Services accolade at The Irish Times Inter-Trade-Ireland Innovation Awards. It beat two other finalists to win - vStream Group's 5D video product and a Fire-Blast Protection ...