Industry consultant Steve Reece explains why children love those four-legged friends – and why toy companies not working with the pair are missing a trick. Recently we had a new addition in our house. A bright eyed, bushy tailed ...
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Strong sales of LEGO City, Star Wars and Ninjago brands - plus a performance by LEGO Friends which exceeded all expectations - helped the firm to 25 per cent revenue growth in 2012. LEGO Group this morning reported revenue of £2,549 ...
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GP Flair has been confirmed as the distributor of the new fashion doll from the creator of Bratz, Carter Bryant. Pinkie Cooper is the combination of human doll and English Toy Spaniel, who lives in the world of 'IT girl' fashion and likes ...
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The potential new collectable toy craze, Floppets will launch into the UK with The Entertainer. The toy retailer is planning a significant in-store joint marketing campaign across all of its 80 stores over the Easter and May half term ...
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A toy start-up company is seeking investment for its first range of figures dubbed Legendary Monsters. Web users can help fund the line of toys based on US urban legends - like Mothman and The Jersey Devil (pictured) - via Nevermore Toys' ...
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Sanrio has added a brace of partners in the toy category for Mr Men & Little Miss. UK agent Fluid World has signed up PBFA - which is part of the Li & Fung group) to produce a range of Mr Men and Little Miss early learning toys featuring ...
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Highlighting the Plenary session at the Strategies in Light conference, Ella Shum and Vrinda Bhandarkar of Strategies Unlimited reported on the 2012 market for packaged LEDs and SSL products. For the first time in 2012, general lighting ...
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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 ...
LEGO Legend of Zelda toys could become a reality after all. LEGO rejected the fan-designed sets late last year, in favour of a LEGO Back to the Future toy. But now a different Zelda set has been uploaded to Lego Cuusoo, a website ...
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Teddy retailer Build-A-Bear Workshop has reported a dip in European sales, blaming the "challenging" UK market. The company made an adjusted $10.1 million loss in 2012 overall, compared to a loss of $0.4 million in 2011. Consolidated ...
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Play advice website Good Toy Guide has added extra services and opportunities for toy companies, following the overwhelmingly positive response to its launch. The evaluation report is getting great feedback as a very cost-effective way ...
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LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toys have launched in the UK. The collection includes five sets inspired by Nickelodeon’s recently launched computer-animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV series. LEGO Turtles consists of ...
Toys R Us' Jerry Storch will step down as CEO after seven years at the helm, but will remain Chairman of the Board. He will also remain CEO while the retailer looks for his successor. Storch, 56, joined the company in February 2006 ...
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Makies have become the world's first 3D printed toys to feature the CE mark. This means the dolls, which can be designed and customised by users online before being transformed into a real product, are now CE-certified EN71-compliant ...
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New Star Wars Easykits will arrive this autumn, courtesy of Revell. These include the X-wing Fighter (RRP £49.99, 62 parts), which measures more than 40cm long and the Jedi Knights Starfighter (RRP £22.99, 34 parts) with the ...
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