'It's a great start to the awards season and the fact that all votes are from consumers is brilliant,' says Golden Bear's Katherine Pierce. Golden Bear scooped the gold award in the Best Doll or Soft Toy category at this year’s ...
House & Gift Fair South America is a 4 day event being held from 6th August to the 9th August 2016 at the Expo Center Norte in Sao Paulo, Brazil. This event showcases products like festive articles, regional handicraft, sacred ...
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Rubik’s Spark arrives with six game modes, five of which with 26 difficulty levels including an extra game called Rubik’s DJ, which allows users to make their own music. Rubik’s Brand has unveiled the next evolutionary ...
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"We are well-equipped to significantly grow Swimways' brands both domestically and internationally through our strong retail relationships and global sales network’, says Spin Master’s Ben Gadbois. Spin Master is set to enter ...
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“We already have a great relationship with Jumbo, and we are looking forward to seeing the Bob range launch at retail this September." Jumbo Games has signed a deal with Mattel to produce a range of children’s jigsaw puzzles ...
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The family-owned firm will be releasing 500 and 1000 piece puzzles depicting a montage of images from the show, including howstopper bakes from series one to seven. Puzzle specialist Gibsons has secured a new deal with Love Productions to ...
The firm is looking to raise £25,000 in order to take its project – a collection of press pout and play cardboard play-sets – to market this Christmas. A London-based team of toy designers is chasing Kickstarter ...
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LyondellBasell has announced its plan to move ahead with the construction of a high density polyethylene (HDPE) plant on the US Gulf Coast. Scheduled to be commissioned in 2019, the plant is expected to have an annual production capacity ...
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WHY ATTEND? »World’s largest children baby and maternity products marketplace: Over 81,000 trade buyers and 2,147 suppliers, 2,836 brands, come together under one roof in three days. »Strong participation ...
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Rubbabu produces hand made toys, including tactile balls, games and educational toys. Bigjigs Toys is boosting its distribution portfolio in the form of Rubbabu, a brand new to the UK market. Rubbabu produces hand made, award-winning ...
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“With 25 years of experience in the gift industry and a passion for art and craft products, Cuckoo is the most natural and perfect fit for Skinny Sketcher,” said founder and director Gillian Logan. Skinny Sketcher has ...
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For each act of friendship shared using #FriendshipisMagic or #FrienditForward, Hasbro will make a $1 donation to GenerationOn. Hasbro is set to celebrate this year’s International Day of Friendship (July 30th) with a special ...
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The system of toy blocks encourages kids to make connections in order to control other toys, such as make a robot draw lines on paper, through the basics of coding. Google has joined the latest swathe of firms making headway in the fight ...
"Crowdfunding has helped to democratise the toy industry, meaning toy designers can now get their innovations to market despite limited contacts and knowledge." Heather Delaney, one of the world’s most influential crowdfunding PR ...
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Entertainment and character licensing remains the largest category, accounting for $113.2 billion, or 45 per cent of the total global licensing market. Retail sales of licensed products have jumped a significant 4.2 per cent on the ...
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