Playmobil is the fastest growing toy firm out of the top 25 UK toy companies. It has risen to 16th in the UK toy market chart, up eight positions year-on-year since the end of Q1 2012 (according NPD Q1 2013 figures). Changes have also ...
Wow Stuff will be bringing its range of innovative R/C animated Wow Packs to the UK in the coming weeks. The Cutezee the Kitten and Snot the Zombie back-pack characters have already seen great success in Russia. And Wow Stuff is ...
We may only be half way through 2013, but next year's Toy Fair is already taking shape. Hasbro and Bandai have confirmed they will have high profile 'anchor' stands in the Upper West Hall of Olympia for the 2014 show. The 61st show will ...
ToyNews has established an official network of parents to keep the UK trade up-to-date with consumer news, views and features. Members of the parenting network will help share their views on the toy market, write a monthly column and ...
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Distributors are clamping down on unscrupulous eBay toy dealers who buy rare figures in bulk and resell at extortionate prices. Known as ‘scalpers’, these traders buy a store’s entire Skylanders stock before selling it ...
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Creative Toys is giving away five of its Soccerstarz figures including a rare gold base figure to football fans. The promotion will run from Saturday, May 4th until July 14th and will give collectors the chance to get their hands on five ...
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Attacknids has picked up The National Parenting Center's Seal of Approval. It's another award for Wow Stuff's Combat Creatures brand. "It's great to see Attacknids getting such an amazing response," commented Chris Hood, Marketing ...
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DKL Marketing has promoted Lise Skeppstam to finance director. She will also join the firm's Board of Directors. Skeppstam has been with DKL for many years as finance controller, and an integral part of the company's continued growth. ...
I have a confession. I’ve never bought anything on eBay. I don’t have the patience to cope with the bidding system, to search for a bargain or to go through the rigmarole of delivery or collection. For the toy industry ...
Specialist balance bike manufacturer Kokua has unveiled two new entry level bikes to its popular Like-a-Bike range. The new Hardy and Rosalie are both suitable for children aged between two and six-years-old. The Hardy has been ...
Box of Awesome (which also has Box of OMG for girls) has acquired kids' swap site Swapit to become SuperAwesome. Despite having a truly awesome name, the company says it is now 'the UK's leading kids discovery platform'. Launched ...
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Tomy Europe has strengthened its team with two new appointments in its Agriculture Division. Drew Gibson (pictured) has joined the marketing team as sales and marketing co-ordinator for the Britains and John Deere brands. Gibson takes ...
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The Tillwig Spring 2013 Toy Award winners have been listed, including Brainstorm's Aqua Dragons (which picked up the Sterling Fun Award). In January, the British Toy and Hobby Association also awarded Aqua Dragons the Best New Hobby Toy ...
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Character Group PLC saw its international sales rise 25 per cent in the six months ending February 28th, 2013. It said Peppa Pig, Fireman Sam, Doctor Who, Scooby Doo, Let's Cook and Construct-a-Bugz were the most popular brands. ...
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A Fair Trade doll operation is launching a host of new products in the UK. Pebble, which employs some 6,000 women in Bangladesh across 62 rural production areas, is preparing to bring a small collection of fresh handmade dolls to retail ...
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