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Toymaster Has Swelled Its Ranks Further, with Two of Its Members Opening New Stores

Jan 29, 2013

Toymaster has swelled its ranks further, with two of its members opening new stores. Bricknells Toys & Nursery has opened a new branch in Penzance, Cornwall at 38 Market Jew Street. Meanwhile, award winning Toy Barnhaus has opened up in ...

Tags: Toymaster, Toys, New Store Brace

eBay Has Banned Slave Toys Based on Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained Movie

Jan 29, 2013

eBay has banned slave toys based on Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained movie. Auction listings have been removed and eBay has cautioned sellers not to re-list the items, reports TMZ.com. The news comes after The Weinstein Company, ...

Tags: eBay, ban, Django, Unchained Toys

Laser Pegs Has Filed a Legal Complaint Against Lite Brix

Jan 29, 2013

Laser Pegs has filed a legal complaint against Lite Brix. The company is taking legal action against Lite Brix for alleged willful infringement of a patent, trade dress infringement and common law unfair competition. The light-up ...

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Hasbro Plans to Cut Back in Order to Save $100 Million Per Year by 2015

Jan 29, 2013

Hasbro plans to cut back in order to save $100 million per year by 2015. The toy giant made the announcement as part of its preliminary full-year financial results for 2012, following weaker than anticipated consumer demand for toys ...

Tags: Hasbro, Toys, Lower Christmas Sales

ToyNews Drew Tens of Thousands of Visitors to Its Website During Toy Fair 2013

Jan 28, 2013

ToyNews drew tens of thousands of visitors to its website during Toy Fair 2013, thanks to its unmatched coverage of the big London event this week. With 44 stories being posted by the ToyNew teams during the three-day event (plus more ...

Tags: ToyNews, Traffic Soars, Toy Fair

Once Again Toy Fair Was Jam-Packed Full of Colourful Characters, Stands and Products

Jan 28, 2013

Once again Toy Fair was jam-packed full of colourful characters, stands and products - and we've captured them. There's 170 images in our Facebook gallery for you to view, share, tag and comment on.

Tags: Toy Fair, colourful characters, Toy

Remember The Hologram of Princess Leia in Star Wars?

Jan 28, 2013

Remember the hologram of Princess Leia in Star Wars? Now you can turn yourself into a holograph with this new smartphone play-set: HolograFX. Inventor Andre Armenante demonstrated it to ToyNews in this world-first video - see below - ...

Tags: smartphone play-set, holograph, HolograFX, Toys

The Success of Avengers Assemble Last Year Is Being Supplemented by Fresh Activity

Jan 28, 2013

The success of Avengers Assemble last year is being supplemented by fresh activity in 2013 and beyond to drive kids into toy stores. Marvel has told ToyNews about its Avengers sustaining programme and plans for fresh animated TV ...

Tags: Marvel, 2013, Toy Retail Plans

Toy Supplier Asobi Is Inviting Retailers to Meet Well-Known Teddy Bear Designer

Jan 28, 2013

Toy supplier Asobi is inviting retailers to meet well-known teddy bear designer Rikey Austin at Spring Fair. Asobi is the UK distributor for Alice’s Bear Shop and exclusive supplier of the complete range of bears and story books in ...

Tags: Teddy, Toys, Spring Fair

Scalextric Demolition Derby Has Topped Toy Fair's Inaugural Editors Choice Awards

Jan 25, 2013

Hornby's Scalextric Demolition Derby, which adds 'build, race and destroy' game play to the classic slot racing toy, has topped Toy Fair's inaugural Editors Choice Awards. More than 300 broadcast, national, consumer and trade ...

Tags: Toy Fair, Scalextric Demolition Derby, Editors Choice Awards

H. Grossman Which Will Produce a Selection of Mr Men and Little Miss Toys

Jan 25, 2013

H. Grossman which will produce a selection of Mr Men and Little Miss toys including an active range. The deal sees a new collection of scooters, trikes and bicycles for boys and girls featuring the iconic Mr. Men Little characters. In ...

Tags: H.Grossman, Toy Fair, Outdoor Toys

The Gadget Show Live Has Named HolograFX as The Most Impressive Tech Toy on Show

Jan 25, 2013

The Gadget Show Live has named HolograFX as the most impressive tech toy on show at Toy Fair. This is the second year the Gadget Show Live has picked out its favourite products at Toy Fair (Last year InspirationWorks' kids Android ...

Tags: Toy Fair, Gadget Show, HolograFX, impressive tech toy

AASE Student and Fisher ABC Boxer Ted Cheeseman Took on The New Tomy Battroborg Robots

Jan 25, 2013

Frank Bruno Academy AASE student and Fisher ABC boxer Ted Cheeseman took on the new Tomy Battroborg robots at Toy Fair this week. The three-time amateur national champion - ranked sixth in the world - staged his first robotic boxing ...

Tags: Toy Fair, Boxing Champ Battles, Battroborg Bots

Worlds Apart Felt This Year's Toy Fair Could Not Pass Without Acknowledging The Fact

Jan 25, 2013

Worlds Apart's Simon Birchenough and John Stewart felt this year’s Toy Fair could not pass without acknowledging the fact that it's the company's 30th Toy Fair. The two founding partners remain true to the company’s ...

Tags: Toy Fair, Toys, Toy Awards

When The Physical Packs Are Coming, How The Game Works and What's in It for Toy Retail

Jan 25, 2013

When the physical packs are coming, how the game works and what's in it for toy retail. Namco Bandai's new Tekken card game wants to change the collectables market by mixing physical cards with a digital game. But how does it work ...

Tags: Tekken card game, toy retail, Toy Fair

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