Rakuten Play.com is preparing to shut down its retail business. The closure of the Jersey tax loophole last year has been blamed for the end of the online retailer as we know it. Play.com has confirmed it will become a ...
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A 12-year-old girl who designed a Barbie outfit saw it come to life after winning a competition. Lucy Miller was presented with a one-of-a-kind Barbie doll by Barbie herself, after entering the 'See What Happens When You Design with ...
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The new Artsee Studio from WowWee allows children to transform their drawings into games. It made its debut at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. The product is aimed at children aged three and up, and promises to ...
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The resurgence of retro toys continues with the return of Spirograph in the US. Kahootz is releasing the Spirograph Deluxe Design Set, reports Toyxplosion, which is currently available for pre-order. It’s based on the original ...
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Sales growth lower than 2011; Toys suffer at the hands of electronic goods and tablets, says BRC. This December UK retail sales were up only 0.3 per cent like-for-like, versus a 2.2 per cent like-for-like growth in December 2011. Total ...
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New Combat Creatures colours and weapons on show at US tech expo. Wow Stuff has taken its Combat Creature Attacknids to the world's biggest technology showcase, CES. The toy is yet to launch in the 'States, but visitors to the Las ...
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Seasoned kids TV presenter and Daybreak correspondant Anna Williamson is to host a toy Demo Zone at this month’s London Toy Fair. Located next to the press office on the Gallery, the Demo Zone will be highlighting and ...
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Music for Kids, maker of the musical toy Jingle Puzzles, has released its first ever app: The Wheels on the Bus. Developed by kids app specialist P2 Games, publisher of the top-selling Peppa Pig iOS titles, The Wheels on the Bus is on ...
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Computerworld - LAS VEGAS - With app development, serendipity matters. Ruggero Scorcioni knows that better than almost anybody. Scorcioni showed up in Las Vegas last weekend to enter an AT&T 26-hour app development hackathon, primarily ...
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Hornby’s board of directors has announced the appointment of Nick Stone as finance director. He still start work on January 14th while current finance director Andrew Morris will leave Hornby during Q1 of 2013 after an agreed ...
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1.Continue To Innovate In tough times,it's hard to deliver innovative new products due to all the negative forces,but the continuing innovation from toy companies has been a very large part of the relatively stable global toy market ...
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German toy maker Dracco has launched a new website and game app for its girls brand Filly. A new virtual world gameplay lets kids customise their own Filly environments by purchasing items with a horseshoe currency earned by playing ...
The doors have opened at the 39th Hong Kong Toys&Games Fair,which runs until January 10th. It got underway at 9.30am this morning at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.At the time of writing,the first day of the show is ...
Having reviewed the retail footfall figures,sales reports and estimates for Q4 2012,Steve Reece reckons 2012 will go down as another tough year. Tough for retail,for the global economy and to a degree the toy and games industry. "For ...
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An open letter has been sent to Toys R Us CEO Jerry Storch in the US petitioning to withdraw UFC toys from sale. The petition from the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 was sent to Toys R Us over the Christmas period,reports Five ...