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A Figurine Is Flying off Shelves as Fans Shop in Their Droves for a Lasting Memento

May 16, 2013

A figurine of outgoing Manchester United FC manager Sir Alex Ferguson is flying off shelves as fans shop in their droves for a lasting memento. Following last week's announcement of Fergie's retirement, Manchester United rushed to restock ...

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Esdevium Has a Raft of Special Offers Available to Indies Visiting Toymaster show

May 16, 2013

Esdevium has a raft of special offers available to indies visiting this week's Toymaster show. A new range of Disney games will be the key focus. The games spread across a host of popular licences, with a focus on pre-school properties. ...

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The Eighth Annual ME Awards Ceremony Is Now Open for Entries

May 16, 2013

The eighth annual Mobile Entertainment (ME) Awards ceremony - set for Thursday, November 14th at London’s Royal Garden Hotel - is now open for entries. The awards - for anyone in the mobile entertainment space including apps, ...

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BinWeevils.com Is Building on Its Consumer Marketing Activity

May 16, 2013

BinWeevils.com is building on its consumer marketing activity, taking a stand at this week's Mums Show Live at Alexandra Palace. BinWeevils will take a stand in the 'lifestyle' area of the new show - which runs from May 16th to 19th. It ...

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Green Board Games Is Offering Retailers a Couple of Free Stock Deals at Toymaster Show

May 16, 2013

Green Board Games is offering retailers a couple of free stock deals at the 2013 Toymaster show. Spend over £250 on an order and you can get free stock worth £80 at retail. Or, if you spend over £500, you can choose ...

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Air Hogs Is Offering Budding Pilots The Chance to Fly a Virtual Sky Stunt Air Hogs Plane

May 15, 2013

Spin Master's Air Hogs flying vehicles brand is offering budding pilots the chance to fly a virtual Sky Stunt Air Hogs plane using Google Street View. Fans can watch and fly the plane above their home, work or any location they choose by ...

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Two Former LEGO Executives Have Acquired Tolo Toys Learning Limited

May 15, 2013

Two former LEGO executives have acquired Tolo Toys Learning Limited. Business partners Jeremy Wilks (pictured) and Jan Nielsen purchased the Wrexham-based educational toy distributor for an undisclosed sum as part of a management buy-in. ...

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Fashion Designer Roksanda Ilincic Is Working on Barbie's New Dreamouse

May 15, 2013

Fashion designer Roksanda Ilincic is working on Barbie's new Dreamouse. She will work with SHOWstudio to create a virtual dreamhouse which will be shown off on the SHOWstudio website. Belgrade-born Ilincic is taking inspiration from ...

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A Company That Produces Colourful Wristbands to Teach Children How to Read

May 15, 2013

A company that produces colourful wristbands to teach children how to read and spell words is on the hunt for a distributor. Jellypips has a kit of 32 reversible bands, covering 64 sounds, which helps "children get to grips with phonetics ...

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Carte Blanche Will Be Showcasing a Number of Attractive Deals

May 15, 2013

Carte Blanche will be showcasing a number of attractive deals in Harrogate this week at the Toymaster show. First up, there will be £10 off the RRP of all Interactive Tatty Teddy and My Blue Nose Friends. This includes Sleep Tight ...

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Cartamundi Will Supply UK Toy Retail with Official Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Card Games

May 15, 2013

Cartamundi will supply UK toy retail with official Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles card games. The company will launch the licensed range in the coming months. Cartamundi UK published the following statement on its Twitter page today: ...

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Vivid Imaginations Is to Bring The New Series of Thunderbirds to Life

May 14, 2013

Vivid Imaginations is to bring the new series of Thunderbirds to life, having signed up as the master toy partner in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. The firm will produce a range of Thunderbirds are Go toys including figurines and ...

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Dr Amanda Gummer From The Good Toy Guide Has Joined Karisma Kidz as a Shareholder

May 14, 2013

Dr Amanda Gummer from the Good Toy Guide has joined Karisma Kidz as a shareholder. The toy expert, owner of FUNdamentals and Good Toy Guide, has invested money and expertise in the growing doll brand that will soon launch online ...

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Toy Hub Has Initiated a New System to Help Kids Work out Their Mental Arithmetic

May 14, 2013

Independent retailer, Toy Hub has initiated a new system to help kids work out their mental arithmetic and drive its own sales forwards. The toy shop, based in Dunblane, Scotland, has made the decision to drop the .99 price point and ...

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Hawkin's Bazaar Has Revamped Its Popular Collection of Party Bag Sets

May 14, 2013

Hawkin's Bazaar has revamped its popular collection of party bag sets, offering customers more choice in age range, price points and themes. The new line of party bags can also help customers save up to 60 per cent when compared to buying ...

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