Tactic Games has expanded its sales team, with the appointment of Sabrina Green as sales administration manager. Green (pictured) previously managed the web fulfulment team at Links of London. "Sabrina will strengthen the sales team and ...
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LEGO Friends, Turtles and Skylanders Giants among the top toys this year. This year's finest toys and games have been unveiled at the "Oscars" of the toy industry, the Toy of the Year Awards. The 13th annual awards ceremony kicked ...
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The UK's first Skylanders Giants window display will appear at Hamleys today. More to follow. Want to receive up to the minute toy industry news straight to your inbox? Click here to sign up for the free ToyNews Daily Digest and ...
Twofour Broadcasting is on the look out for toy companies to take part in a new TV series. The firm - which was responsible for casting for BBC2's The Fixer last year - is looking for firms which may be worried about the future of their ...
Disney is launching a line of toys based on the Oz the Great and Powerful movie in its stores. The film arrives on March 8th in cinemas, and the product range includes toys, figurines, dress-up and clothing. Products include the Oz ...
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The new Moshi Monsters Light Buddies will launch exclusively in The Entertainer first. The 99p RRP products will roll out to Toys R Us and other High Street retailers soon after. Zappar has teamed up with Milkshake and Mind Candy to ...
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Disney has revealed a selection of the items in its 1,000-strong portfolio of Monsters University toys in New York. Never known to do things by halves, the firm kicked off with a marching band, as well as appearances from the film's ...
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Toy Fair is always magical, but technology is adding even more magic to the mix, especially when it's implemented to make toys smarter and more fun. This year we saw some excellent examples of tech-toy coolness to come, from giants like ...
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Skylanders is Activision's very popular video-game line that lets you use a physical toy as an in-game character. At Toy Fair this year, we got a sneak peek at the upcoming Skylanders: Swap Force, the third installment in the game series. ...
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Fonterra Brands Australia is recalling CalciYum yogurt pouches from Woolworths, Coles and independent supermarkets due to possible contamination by plastic, according to the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ). The company ...
The Holden VF Commodore is being pitched as offering two sides of the same coin – sport-luxury or luxury-sport, with as-yet unreleased Commodore SS V-Series and just-unveiled Calais V-Series forming the respective heads and tails ...
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Toy retail giant Toys ‘R’ Us has turned to FP International to provide compact packing machines across its distribution chain in Europe The Mini Pak R machine can produce five different types of air cushions to package the ...
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Asobi is looking to continue its successful run well into 2013, adding French brand Vilac to its portfolio. The exclusive distribution deal covers the UK and Ireland and also includes Vilac's sister companies, Jeujura and Petitcollin. ...
Toys R Us Inc. said on Wednesday that Gerald Storch, 56, will step down as chief executive of the world's largest dedicated toy retailer, while remaining chairman. The news came just weeks after the company reported lackluster results in ...
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McCubbin Hosiery LLC, an Oklahoma City, OK based supplier of socks, tights and slippers has engaged Enhanced Retail Solutions (ERS) for their cloud based offering, Retail Synthesis and Best Practices. ERS is a top provider of solutions to ...