Rhea Lana's of West Chicagoland is hosting a 6 Day, Children's Consignment Event that will draw thousands of buyers and sellers, as well as benefit local Chicago area non-profits. Founded by Rhea Lana Riner in her living room 15 years ago ...
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DKL has launched an online Easter egg hunt, calling on social media users to search through its online photos to find hidden treasures. In the competition to find the most Easter eggs among the photos, DKL is offering a bundle of Easter ...
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The new Horrible Histories toy range heads in to battle with a TV advertising campaign from Saturday, March 23rd. For the first time ever, the popular history book series for children launches its new toy range, already voted 'Best New ...
Ravensburger will supply a line of licensed Bubble Guppies puzzles in the UK. The company joins Fisher-Price, which is the master toy licensee for Viacom's pre-school brand. The news comes as Channel 5 secures the rights to broadcast ...
Tobar has landed an exclusive deal with Zuru to become the sole distributor of Robo Fish in the UK and Ireland. Robo Fish launched in Australia in July 2012, and so far over three million have been sold worldwide across markets including ...
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Lindam Munchkin, which produces a host of baby and nursery goods, is hoping to increase its toy offering. The company already supplies bath toys – now it wants to use its specialism in this sector to help it branch out into other ...
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Some 58.3% of parents surveyed by ToyNews said they buy their children's new toys online. However, one third of those say they also supplement their online shopping with visits to local bricks and mortar stores, too, depending on the ...
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Supermarket Sainsbury's is enjoying an uplift in general merchandise sales, which includes toys. The grocer saw like-for-like sales rise 2.1 per cent during its financial year ending March 16th, 2013. "Our general merchandise and ...
Brainstorm is backing Aqua Dragons with its largest ever product marketing spend. The firm planned to market the new creature kits on TV in autumn, but due to strong trade response it has brought its activities forwards. A heavyweight ...
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Consumers seem to love the idea of toys based on characters from TV ads – now they’re about to get another one. Forget Compare the Meerkat plush and the EDF Energy Zingy blob; Argos is preparing to launch a range of alien toys ...
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National retailers’ separate toy and video game buying departments should be more closely aligned, says Namco Bandai. The company, which is launching its Tekken Card Tournament online game and physical cards, believes better ...
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Happy Hopperz has announced the arrival of two new designs to join its team of bouncy characters. The White Bull and the Panda will now feature alongside the Happy Hopperz collection of eight different animals. Retailing at £21.99 ...
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A trio of toy companies are on the hunt for distribution partners to help get their products in more stores. UK-based Rainbow Colours, which uses coloured guitar strings, books and more to teach kids how to learn an instrument in a fun ...
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Vivid's Micro Moshi Series One toys have seen "fantastic" sales during their first month on sale. The Moshi Monsters property has maintained its number one position (NPD, 2013) with sales of core collectables and blind bags up 11 per ...
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Fresh data shows European customs confiscated 2.1 million counterfeit toys in 2011 – a drop of 68 per cent. Comparatively, 6.7 million were seized in 2010. However, this doesn’t mean more fake toys passed by undetected, nor ...
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