Solar PV capacity passes 100GW as demand slows to 30GW. But its future is positive, say two new market reports. The world’s cumulative solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity capacity surpassed 100 GW in 2012, achieving just over 101 ...
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US Mac sales in January increased 31% compared with the same time, which indicating that Apple began to meet the market demand for a new generation of iMac. Mac sales in the first quarter fell 17%, Apple blamed the short supply of the new ...
GP Flair's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figures are now the number one selling item in the super category, according to new data from NPD. The range was 56 per cent above the next best selling line, according to January figures. ...
Tags: Ninja Turtles, Toys, GP Flair Turtles
US general retailer Walmart has increased its share of the toy market. According to The NPD Group data for the three-month period ending December 31st, 2012, Walmart "improved market share in toys and the Walmart entertainment ...
Tags: toy market, Walmart, toy industry
Mattel's WWE toy range is now the number three ranking line in the UK action figures super category. Retail sales for the range have risen by a massive 61 per cent year on year, according to the latest NPD data. Mattel's share year ...
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More than 40 toy companies will exhibit at the Harrogate Nursery Fair this year. The event - which runs from March 24th to 26th at the Harrogate International Centre - will feature a host of pre-school toy ranges, including those ...
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Sony is expected to reveal its vision of the future of home entertainment today by providing a glimpse at a new-generation PlayStation console that streams games, films, music and more. "Sony needs a big hit with this game console," ...
The NPD Group, Inc., a global information company, has successfully passed the external audit for ISO/IEC 27001 certification. The firm was assessed and approved by the certification company QAS international. The ISO/IEC 27001 is the ...
Solar demand from the Asia Pacific (APAC) region is forecast to grow to 13.5GW in 2013, growing 50% on year, according to NPD Solarbuzz. China, Japan, India, and Australia remain dominant for solar demand in the APAC region, and they will ...
Cumulative solar demand from the UK has now exceeded 2GW, with demand during 2012 surpassing the record levels seen during 2011, according to NPD Solarbuzz. Stimulated by an attractive policy environment, declining solar PV system prices ...
More than 100 million Skylanders toys have been sold across the globe. And the Skylanders franchise has just passed the $1 billion mark in terms of worldwide retail sales. Both figures inclusive of toy and accessory packs, according ...
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LeapFrog is the fastest-growing top ten toy manufacturer in the UK, according to full-year 2012 NPD data. The company says it grew by 26 per cent last year, when it became the eighth biggest toy manufacturer in the UK. The LeapPad kids' ...
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In another illustration of the diminishing importance of the PC, a research firm today said that more than a third of surveyed consumers who once used personal computers to access content said they had switched to tablets and smartphones. ...
Tags: PC, tablets, smartphones
Nestle's US ice cream unit Dreyer's has expanded its Haagen-Dazs range with the launch of a gelato line. Dreyer's, which contracts the licence to Haagen-Dazs from brand-owner General Mills said the range will debut with seven ...
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A picture is worth a thousand words; the grey line in a graph from MetroStore Scanner, a site that keeps unofficial tabs on new additions to the Windows Store, shows the growth rate over the Windows Store over the past 15 days. It’s a ...