APP, one of the world’s largest paper and packaging producers, announced an end to the clearing of natural forest across its entire supply chain in Indonesia, with immediate effect. Greenpeace said that after a decade of public ...
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Shares in toy giant Mattel hit a 14-year high after the company revealed its 2012 financial results last Friday. Its share price on the NASDAQ US stock exchange closed at $38.26 on Friday, February 1st, its highest since June 1998. ...
Sales of Barbie may have fallen slightly in 2012, but Monster High more than made up for any shortfall. Worldwide gross sales for the Barbie brand were down three per cent, while sales for Other Girls Brands were up 57 per cent, ...
Tags: Monster High dolls, Barbie, dolls
German footballer Marco Reus visited the Nuremberg Toy Fair today to show off his custom Hot Wheels car. The 23-year-old Borussia Dortmund and German national team star presented the model to the press at Mattel's stand. His Hot ...
Warner Bros is showcasing a huge toy programme this Toy Fair season. The Hollywood giant has products inspired by the new Superman movie, Man of Steel, plus other DC Super Heroes, The Hobbit trilogy, plus The Big Bang Theory and Looney ...
Tags: Warner Bros, toy programme, Toy Fair season
The first toys based on Mattel's new mega franchise Max Steel will hit stores worldwide this August. The new line of toys 'infuses team-up, turbo energy and transformation features unique to the brand' and includes action figures, ride-on ...
Tags: Mattel, mega, toys, August Launch
Tomy Europe will have a new EVP from April 1st, with Nicolai Lindhardt stepping into the role. Lindhardt (pictured) will succeed Gary Hunter, who has successfully led the integration of the RC2 and Tomy businesses to form Tomy Europe. ...
Tags: Tomy Europe, Tomy businesse, toys
Hit Entertainment is seeking a licensing manager for Hard Lines. The candidate needs to have at least two years marketing experience ideally in entertainment or responsibility for the development and implementation of the UK and ...
Mega Brands UK has announced that Kerry Rimmer will be joining its team. Rimmer will start work on January 28th as General National Accounts Manager responsible for the UK Sales team. Reporting directly to Dave Martin (vice president, ...
Tags: Mega Brands, trade marketing, Design department, Toys industry
A US appeal court threw a jury verdict worth more than $80 million against toy giant Mattel on January 24th. The sum was to be paid to MGA Entertainment following trade secret infringement claims relating to Bratz dolls. The US Circuit ...
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The 2012 Toy Industry Awards winners have been revealed. The awards ceremony took place at London Olympia's West Hall last night, organised by the British Toy & Hobby Association and the Toy Retailers Association. TOY RETAILER OF THE ...
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While some areas continued to struggle this year, there are signs of improvement. Samantha Loveday asks some key licensing execs for their views on the year gone by, the challenges and what 2013 might hold. "For spring/summer 2012 the ...
Tags: toy licensing, toy sales, toy
Of the world’s three largest toy companies, only two have women on their Board of Directors and one has none. In the US, Hasbro has Lisa Gersh and Tracy Leinbach while Mattel has Frances Ferguson, Andrea Rich and Kathy White Lloyd, ...
Tags: toy companies, toy, toy industry
Stardoll, the site for fashion conscious young women, recently hit a 200 million user milestone. We find out how it’s boosting toy brands with high-impact campaigns, while taking its IPs into the physical world. "Media consumption ...
Tags: Toys, toy brands, toy companies
Mark Kingston, VP, Nickelodeon Consumer Products UK & Australia “BLE 2012 was great for us. Physically, Nickelodeon had a much stronger presence than ever before with a booth that served as both a display and information centre, as ...
Tags: Brand Licensing Europe 2012, toy industry, exhibition, toys