The resurgence of retro toys continues with the return of Spirograph in the US. Kahootz is releasing the Spirograph Deluxe Design Set, reports Toyxplosion, which is currently available for pre-order. It’s based on the original ...
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Sales growth lower than 2011; Toys suffer at the hands of electronic goods and tablets, says BRC. This December UK retail sales were up only 0.3 per cent like-for-like, versus a 2.2 per cent like-for-like growth in December 2011. Total ...
Tags: Toy Sales, Christmas, Toys, Online shopping
Music for Kids, maker of the musical toy Jingle Puzzles, has released its first ever app: The Wheels on the Bus. Developed by kids app specialist P2 Games, publisher of the top-selling Peppa Pig iOS titles, The Wheels on the Bus is on ...
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German toy maker Dracco has launched a new website and game app for its girls brand Filly. A new virtual world gameplay lets kids customise their own Filly environments by purchasing items with a horseshoe currency earned by playing ...
Having reviewed the retail footfall figures,sales reports and estimates for Q4 2012,Steve Reece reckons 2012 will go down as another tough year. Tough for retail,for the global economy and to a degree the toy and games industry. "For ...
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Polaroid is making an ambitious move into the children's tablet market - unveiling its first product in Las Vegas this week at the Consumer Electronics Show. Featuring the Android 4.0 OS, the tablet has already been named a CES ...
Spin Master US is turning to digital games to supplement its range of toys. It will launch four apps in 2013,based on its Air Hogs,Tech Deck and recently acquired Spy Gear toys,as well as one for a new toy that will also tie in to a game ...
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A new parent-led campaign is calling on the UK's top toy retailers to stop promoting toys as only for boys or only for girls. Let Toys Be Toys arose from a thread on Mumsnet where parents shared experiences of shopping for toys for ...
Tags: Mums Re-Ignite Toy, Toys, toy retailers, Let Toys Be Toys
LeapFrog has appointed Sally Plumridge as its new international marketing director. Plumridge has a wealth of industry experience gained from senior management positions at Tomy Europe and Mattel. Most recently, she had been running her ...
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Colour screen pet available exclusively in the Toy Kingdom for a limited time only. Tamagotchi has made a return to UK toy shelves in the form of Tamagotchi ID – a colour screened version of the classic interactive pocket pet. ...
Tags: Tamagotchi, Colour screen pet, Toys
A product that promises to bring toys to life has been green-lit for manufacture. Atoms has just smashed its funding target of $100,000 on Kickstarter, having generated $183,232 in total. The products allow children to make a variety of ...
Goldfish and Bison celebrates spooky game success and secures more stock. Kids who are looking for the spooky living room laser shooter Ghost Hunt will have to wait a while as the action game has completely sold out. Distributed by ...
Tags: Ghost Hunt, laser shooter, retailers, Toys
John Lewis has revealed solid sales growth over the festive period - with total sales up 14.8 per cent compared to 2011. Like for like sales for the five weeks to December 29th, 2012 were up 13.0 per cent. Compared with two years ago, ...
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The newly renamed Independent Toy & Gift show will take place on Tuesday April 16th and Wednesday April 17th at Cranmore Park. Previously known as Play-room at the Park, the show will welcome more than 100 suppliers to The Platinum ...
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A new toy project is vying for funds on Kickstarter. Stompadon is an eight-inch plush toy dinosaur who was originally created as part of a design competition in the US. The proposed toy has a corresponding kids story book, titled ...
Tags: toy project, Kickstarter, Stompadon, plush toy dinosaur