Worlds Apart has significantly boosted its sales team, hiring the former sales director of Golden Bear. Julie Taylor (pictured) will take on the role of head of grocery sales. She arrives at the firm following her 13-year career at ...
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My Wonder has launched a Goldilocks story product for its pre-school Wonderbook cube. This ties in with National Storytelling Week which takes place at the end of January. Goldilocks and the Three Bears is brought to life with the ...
The Dad's Choice Awards are being launched this year - giving dads the chance to show the kind of toys and games they like to play with their children. Set up by entrepreneur David Ross, he has recruited a team of dad testers who, with ...
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A range of Winx Club Building Blocks will hit toy shelves in autumn 2013. Poland-based Cobi – one of the biggest manufacturer of construction blocks in Europe – will produce the series of building sets. It has signed a ...
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Games marketeers need to have more fun. Whether they are launching a new product or are custodians of a traditional treasure, they should remember it is the promise of fun that attracts the consumer – inside and outside the box. ...
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Disney has lifted the lid on a new video game/toy crossover that is set to challenge Skylanders. Disney Infinity is a video game that brings together characters from a mix of Disney/Pixar IP, including Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the ...
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Lifesize cardboard cutout specialist Star Cutouts enjoyed double-digit growth in 2012 and expects to expand further this year. The company has reported an increase in interest from Europe. To cope with demand, it will be investing in ...
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The Good Toy Guide team is offering free toy clinics at the Toy Fair later this month. Manufacturers, designers and developers can receive free advice on toy design and child development at stand G154. Toy designers are enjoying ...
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The fact that certain kids’ tablets don’t contribute to toy industry sales is “complete lunacy”, says the firm behind Kurio. Retail sales tracker NPD currently classifies the VTech InnoTab and LeapFrog LeapPad ...
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Baby specialist Kiddicare has hired Joe McManus as Branded Toys Buyer. He joins the team from Rakuten Play.com where he spent two years in the buying team, with a focus on toys. McManus previously held positions at Tesco and JD ...
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Skylanders has generated more than $500 million in US retail sales in just over a year. This includes sales of accessory packs and figures. GfK data also puts Skylanders at number three in the highest selling video games franchises in ...
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Hot Butter Studio has created an infographic about the iconic LEGO Minifigure. It charts the history of the toy from the release of the first Minifigure pre-cursors (the Maxifig in 1974 and the arm-less minifig of 1975) through to the ...
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ToyNews speaks to Hasbro's designers to find out how Furby was made fit for the modern age. The original Furby was an instant phenomenon when it hit shelves in 1998. The furry, Furbish-speaking animatronic pet from Tiger Electronics went ...
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Head of licensing Darran Garnham (left) and senior consumer products manager Sam Ferguson (right) reveal how they're growing the Moshi Monsters brand even further with Poppet. Why licence out the Poppet Moshi Monster in particular and ...
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My three-year-old niece has an iPad. Ok,so it's the family iPad,but she uses it frequently.As do her parents and her 12-year-old brother. Although they like the idea of kids'tablets,for whatever reason her parents haven't purchased one ...
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