Orchard Toys is going after the pre-school market with a host of new puzzles aimed at kids over two years old. The firm launched no less than four new games and two jigsaw puzzles at Toy Fair last week. Simon Newbery, Orchard Toys ...
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This year's International Toy Fair in Germany kicks off today. It will attract some 2,776 exhibitors from 62 countries, and more than 76,000 visitors. With over one million products on show, ToyNews looks at what the UK companies - ...
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Games specialist Drumond Park is celebrating another successful year of business. According to NPD’s Top Games Manufacturers performance table, the firm remains number two in the UK, in terms of full-year percentage value. It ...
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A fresh range of Sonic the Hedgehog games and puzzles will arrive this summer from Sambro. The UK toy manufacturer will design, manufacture and introduce Puzzles 2 Go, Board Games, Action Games (including Pinball, Four in a Row, Fire ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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Argos is cutting 20 per cent off the price of Turtles toys this Saturday only in its Merry Hill shop. And the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will make their first UK store appearance at Argos' Merry Hill store on the same day. Fans will ...
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Wow Toys is launching a line of collectable animal figures next month. Known as My Pocket Pets, these pre-school toys will target children aged 18 months and upwards. Each pack contains a cute animal figure, plus an RSPCA sheet that ...
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The Malawi orphanage funded by the Toy Trust's Three Peaks Challenge last year has now been built. The UK toy industry's charity arm has revealed to ToyNews that the orphanage - named Toy Trust House - will be home to over 50 children ...
A host of physical Tetris games are in the works - including Jenga Tetris and Bop It Tetris. Hasbro and The Tetris Company have struck a licensing deal which allows the former to produce face-to-face games based on the classic video ...
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The 2014 London Toy Fair will take place from January 21st to 23rd, ToyNews has learned. The news comes after Simon Pilling, Head of Toy Fair Operations and Sales, says he was delighted with this year's show. "Toy Fair 2013 was a ...
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The Many Types of Kids' Beds Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and fun is what you make of it. Of course, this truth is no more evident than in the lives of children. Kids have very unique tastes, and different styles will resonate ...
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Toymaster has swelled its ranks further, with two of its members opening new stores. Bricknells Toys & Nursery has opened a new branch in Penzance, Cornwall at 38 Market Jew Street. Meanwhile, award winning Toy Barnhaus has opened up in ...
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eBay has banned slave toys based on Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained movie. Auction listings have been removed and eBay has cautioned sellers not to re-list the items, reports TMZ.com. The news comes after The Weinstein Company, ...
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Laser Pegs has filed a legal complaint against Lite Brix. The company is taking legal action against Lite Brix for alleged willful infringement of a patent, trade dress infringement and common law unfair competition. The light-up ...
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