A full-size Air Hogs Sky Stunt plane will wow crowds in Florida from April 20th to 21st. The real life plane will be piloted by Jason Newburg at the Fort Lauderdale Air Show. Spin Master's Air Hogs R/C brand has the exclusive toy ...
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The NPD Group, Inc., a global information company, released results from its Consumer Tracking Service for 2012. The U.S. men’s apparel market grew 1 percent in 2012 with total sales of 57 billion dollars with the average selling ...
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K'Nex Brands has revealed this morning it is to open a dedicated office in the UK next year. The London-based arm will officially open its doors on January 1st, 2014. Tomy, the current distributor of K'Nex in the UK, will continue to ...
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Firstly, could you give me a quick recap of how 2012 was for Flair? Was the year better or worse than expected? 2012 was a challenging year in the UK, with the market being at best flat and trading being so late, but it was good for us. ...
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Retailer Hawkin's Bazaar is launching a host of toy car and F1 products this weekend. It is stocking lines from die-cast toy car manufacturers Maisto and Bburago during the current Formula 1 season, with the products available on its ...
Tesco's like-for-like sales in general merchandise - which includes toys, nursery, entertainment, home and more - have fallen five per cent over the past year. Total sales declined slightly, but clothing bucked the trend with a ...
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Having laid the foundations for the property in 2012, the firm behind BinWeevils.com is looking to further ramp up its consumer products activity this year. During 2012, BinWeevils grew its licensee base from three to 20 partners. ...
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Smyths Toys has appointed TBWA\Manchester as its new agency to handle its £11m advertising account. TBWA\Manchester's first campaign will aim to raise awareness of the brand in the UK and is due to launch later this year. Tony ...
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TüV Rheinland's International Approvals Group has begun issuing Certificates of Conformity (CoC) for a variety of products that meet the Iraqi safety requirements. TüV Rheinland is one of four companies authorized to assist ...
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Furniture tip-over injuries have increased dramatically over a period of time, making it a huge child safety issue. A study at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio which takes into account data from 1990 to 2007 found a 41% ...
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Mind Candy is seeking a commercially minded Consumer Products Development Manager. The successful candidate will create "amazing products" for the Moshi Monsters brand owner, which is currently creating innovative new IP. The role will ...
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Mattel's new computer-generated boys TV series Max Steel has made its UK debut on Nicktoons. The show premiered on Saturday, April 13th at 8am and future episodes will air on Saturdays and Sundays going forwards. The Max Steel animated ...
Some eight million Brits run an online business from home. Research from Direct Line for Business claims that 5.2 million people in the UK specifically purchase goods to resell, while 2.8 million sell home made products such as greeting ...
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Super strong rare-earth magnet sets are being recalled by several retailers according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The retailers, which include giants such as Barnes & Nobel and Toys R Us, have been marketing the magnetic kits ...
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When you have not one but two kids it's nice because they have each other and they always have someone to play with. But when it comes to choosing furniture and everything else for their room it's not that pleasant. Sharing a room is never ...
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