Retail buyers attending the Independent Toy & Gift show next month are welcome to attend a chill-out hour and grab some free drinks. Character Options is sponsoring the chill-out hour between 11am and 12 noon each morning, and between ...
Tags: Independent Toy&Gift show, free drinks, Toys
Independent toy retailer Toyology is closing its doors. The Barkingside, Ilford-based store is holding a closing down sale before it shuts its doors by March 23rd. It has been open for just under three years. The store was run by Gary ...
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More and more small toy businesses are using sites like Kickstarter to acquire funding and bring their products to market. The crowdfunding website has seen a number of fresh toys manufactured and shipped, including Atoms (pictured), a ...
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Daily 'flash sales' start-up website Casabu wants to reach one million members by the end of 2013. The news comes after the ten-month-old company secured £900,000 in funding. The site saw new sign up soars shortly after launching ...
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One of the largest toy manufacturers in the world, Giochi Preziosi Group, has announced its collaboration with Printechnologics, using their unique Touchcode technology. Launching this spring, the award-winning technology will allow ...
Tags: Traditional Trading Cards, Toys, Touchcode
The English Open Cup Subbuteo tournament will be held on Saturday, March 16th at Futsal in Birmingham. The English Subbuteo Association announced the event on its website. Kicking off at 9.30am, the event will crown English Champions ...
The 2013 Practical Pre-School Awards Scheme - now incorporating the Primary Teacher Update Awards - is open for entries. The Practical Pre-School Awards is described as the 'definitive' scheme for infant, pre-school and early years ...
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Esdevium Games has reported a rise in sales for a number of its titles. BBC reports Settlers of Catan and Carcassonne sales have increased rom 8,000 in 2010 to 18,000 last year. Sales of railroad building game Ticket to Ride have ...
Revenues generated from sales of toys based on video game properties have risen 28 per cent year-on-year. £77 million was spent on branded toys and merchandise in the UK last year, up from £60 million in 2011, MCV reports. ...
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Underground Toys has secured UK rights to several gift items based on hit fantasy novel saga and TV series Game of Thrones. Products include mugs, keyrings, bags, glassware, notebooks, bookmarks, coasters and magnets, due to launch ...
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Vivid Imaginations is to donate all postal payments for its rare Snozzle Wobbleson Moshi Monster figure to Comic Relief. As a follow up to the forthcoming Snozzle Saturday swap day - which was set up by Vivid after a production scheduling ...
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The second annual Outdoor Toy Awards is now open for entries. The inaugural event took place last year, and this year will see Toyology.TV ramp up its presence even further with the introduction of a number of new features. The number ...
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Games are an important element in every culture around the globe. Simple games give structure to children's playtime and help enforce basic social skills like courtesy, sharing, and taking turns, and more intricate games can help children ...
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Toy retailers are getting behind World Book Day with a host of promotions. Toys R Us is encouraging children to dress up for World Book Day today (pictured, March 7th). It is offering 20 per cent off Smoby products, as well as buy one ...
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A new payment card aims to help children save and spend their pocket money on toys. Providing children with a contactless pre-paid VISA debit card, PKTMNY allows parents to add pocket money to the account, then set controls on where ...
Tags: children, toys, pocket money