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Doc McStuffins Has Become The Fastest-Selling New Property at The Disney Store for 2012

Jan 6, 2013

Doc McStuffins has become the fastest-selling new property at the Disney Store for 2012. Toys and products based on the animated pre-school TV show include talking plush, a Lambie Mini Bean Bag and Doctor's Bag Set. Disney says extra ...

Tags: Doc McStuffins, new property, Disney Store, toy, 2012

LEGO Confirmed That Fiona Wright to Take up The Role of UK and Ireland General Manager

Dec 31, 2012

LEGO UK has confirmed that Fiona Wright will take up the role of UK and Ireland general manager. Wright (pictured) will now be responsible for the total sales function in the territory, which accounts for some of the LEGO Group's largest ...

Tags: Fiona, LEGO, LEGO Group, general manager

His Brothers Will Receive Money to Give to Charities of Their Choice

Dec 28, 2012

Zac Christensen, 16, admits he was "a little bummed." "Just at first," he said. "But not once I thought about it." Instead of piling gifts under the Christmas tree this year, his parents, Janice and Jason Christensen, of Downers Grove, ...

Tags: piling gifts, gifts, holiday season, charities, gift giving

The Official Woolly and Tig Toys Will Hit Shelves Two Months Earlier Than Usual

Dec 28, 2012

Golden Bear decides to ramp up development following strong consumer demand. The official Woolly and Tig toys will hit shelves two months earlier than usual. Since becoming master toy licensee for the hit pre-school TV show, Golden Bear ...

Tags: Woolly toys, Tig toys, toys, Golden Bear

Debut Sport's Annual Turnover Has Risen 25 Per Cent Since It Began Selling Wheeled Toys

Dec 28, 2012

Company sales rose after it branched into toys. Debut Sport's annual turnover has risen 25 per cent since it began selling wheeled toys. The company started making snooker and pool tables for Argos. It now produces over 100 items for 20 ...

Tags: toys, wheeled toys, skateboards, scooters

Jumbo Games Will Launch a Range of Little People Games and Puzzles in Spring/Summer 2013

Dec 28, 2012

Company strikes two-year deal with Fisher-Price for pre-school brand. Jumbo Games will launch a range of Little People games and puzzles in spring/summer 2013. The firm struck a two-year licensing partnership with Mattel's Fisher-Price ...

Tags: Little People games, games, Jumbo Games, Jumbo, toy industry

Retail and Supplier Seasonal Marketing Spends Are up Year-on-Year

Dec 28, 2012

Retail and supplier seasonal marketing spends are up year-on-year. Two thirds of toy firms surveyed by ToyNews say they’re spending more on marketing their products for Christmas. Some 66 per cent of firms have a higher ...

Tags: Toy firms, Christmas, Toy, toy retailers

Over a Third of UK Adults Will Leave Christmas Shopping Until Christmas Eve This Year

Dec 26, 2012

Over a third of UK adults will leave Christmas shopping until Christmas Eve this year. Nearly 17.2 million - 36 per cent of UK adults - will leave their shopping to the last minute, according to a survey from ICM commissioned by ...

Tags: christmas, christmas eve, retail, sainsbury's, shopping

An Evanston Student Has Been Charged with Bringing a Toy Gun to School

Dec 26, 2012

An Evanston Township High School student has been charged with disorderly conduct after he brought a toy gun to school this week, authorities said. Adel Mohammed Sobhi, 19, of the 800 block of Mulford Street, was charged Wednesday with ...

Tags: Toys, Toy Gun, School, Evanston Student

Williams Gains an Opportunity to Shop at Christmas Store for Becoming a Volunteer

Dec 26, 2012

When the doors of Bethel New Life opened last Saturday, Darlene Williams darted inside and headed straight for a table piled high with dolls, princess costumes and fairy tale castles. Toys had begun to spill out of her giant tote bag when ...

Tags: Toys, Way to Give, Churches

Joe's Bar Described by Event Organizers as The Largest Private Toy Drive in The City

Dec 26, 2012

For the 10th annual Kandy Kane Ball on Dec. 8, a semitrailer was parked outside Joe's Bar waiting to be filled with toys from the party, described by event organizers as the largest private toy drive in the city. More than 1,000 patrons, ...

Tags: Toys, Kandy Kane Ball, toy drive

Wow Stuff's Attacknids Have Appeared on The Legendary US Talk Show

Dec 26, 2012

Every year David Letterman picks his favourite toys to appear on his famous talk show. This year, Wow Stuff's Attacknids have appeared on the legendary US talk show. The wily host first takes control of a single Attacknid, and then ...

Tags: talk show, toy, 14-stanza poem, David Letterman

The Best 10 Stories Have Been Published in This Week

Dec 26, 2012

1) Toys R Us bags exclusive Skylanders Giant figures 2) VTech introduces InnoTab 2 Baby 3) Now Golden Bear adds Woolly and Tig 4) LEGO Star Wars prices rocket on eBay 5) Toy retail is under pressure 6) Are the days of a single hot ...

Tags: top 10, toy stories, toy, Golden Bear

At The Hospitals,The Chicago Firefighters and Their Volunteers Delivered Hundreds of Toys

Dec 26, 2012

At 13 months old, Julian Lazcano was too young to speak or even really understand the firefighters and volunteers who visited his room and formed a small circle around him Friday morning at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. But ...

Tags: Firefighters, toys, hospitals

a Poll Held by Toynews Has Revealed That Most Girls Are Hoping to Receive a Furby

Dec 26, 2012

A poll held by ToyNews on Stardoll has revealed that most girls are hoping to receive a Furby from Santa this Christmas. The online fashion community for girls asked its users to pick just one toy that they're hoping to get this ...

Tags: Christmas, Furby, toy, Santa

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