Toys R Us Inc. said on Wednesday that Gerald Storch, 56, will step down as chief executive of the world's largest dedicated toy retailer, while remaining chairman. The news came just weeks after the company reported lackluster results in ...
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Over three million Go Walkies pets sold to date; three new TV lines planned for autumn. Vivid Imaginations is throwing even more weight behind the popular AniMagic brand this year, revealing that more than three million of the Go ...
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Orchard Toys has appointed a new marketing manager, with the popular Lynda Freebrey due to retire at the end of April from her role as marketing and PR manager. Alison Brown (pictured) starts at the firm on Tuesday March 5th. She arrives ...
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American International Toy Fair is the largest toy and youth product marketplace in the Western Hemisphere, bringing together more than 1,100 exhibiting manufacturers, distributors, importers and sales agents from around the globe to ...
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During the next New York Toy Fair, opening this Sunday, Lexibook will present its new products, with a special focus on its tablets. Following the launch of its educational Android tablets for children in 2012, Lexibook further ...
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The Duo Gamer ($40) from Gameloft (a mobile-game maker) is a controller for playing games on smart devices that replaces touch-screen controls with physical controls, making many games easier to play. It works with most iOS devices. The ...
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New figures from BDO's High Street Sales Tracker have shown that the first week of 2013 recorded the best weekly performance in three years - however January still ended up being a flat month. The overall figures show that like for like ...
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The third Skylanders video game features figures that can transform. Skylanders: Swap Force comes with over 50 new toys, 16 of which can be split in two and combined together to form different combinations. In a demo shown to ToyNews ...
More than 15,000 execs from 92 countries have registered to attend next week's US Toy Fair in New York, according to the Toy Industry Association. Year to date registration for international buyers is up three per cent - at time of press, ...
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Danish toy bricks manufacturer Lego has announced plans to discontinue packaging and processing operations at its Billund plant in western Denmark, in a bid to slash costs. The unit manufactures the toys' packaging as well as decorations. ...
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Amazon is set to stock the new SoccerStarz Club 4 Packs from Creative Toys. The packs feature four SoccerStarz blisters from the same team in one box with club-specific packaging. These include official Manchester United, Chelsea FC, ...
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A host of Pac-Man construction toys will launch this autumn to accompany the new TV show. 41 Entertainment has granted K’Nex with the wordwide licence for the products (excluding Japan). Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures TV ...
Bunk beds are a smart furniture investment. Parents love the versatility of bunk beds and kids think they're loads of fun. Bunk beds are available in many convenient and stylish designs. Construction Most bunk beds are built for two ...
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A new organic plush toy range is on show at Spring Fair 2013 this week. Best Years' line - targeting children from birth - arrives in stores in March. It is produced in Egypt using soft Egyptian organic cotton. The designs range from ...
Clooci has launched a couple of fresh USB toys at Spring Fair 2013. Okiiyo (pictured) is a USB card reader that can be used to save and transport files between devices such as a smartphone, PC, Mac, digital camera or handheld games ...
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