Hornby's Scalextric Demolition Derby, which adds 'build, race and destroy' game play to the classic slot racing toy, has topped Toy Fair's inaugural Editors Choice Awards. More than 300 broadcast, national, consumer and trade ...
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H. Grossman which will produce a selection of Mr Men and Little Miss toys including an active range. The deal sees a new collection of scooters, trikes and bicycles for boys and girls featuring the iconic Mr. Men Little characters. In ...
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The Gadget Show Live has named HolograFX as the most impressive tech toy on show at Toy Fair. This is the second year the Gadget Show Live has picked out its favourite products at Toy Fair (Last year InspirationWorks' kids Android ...
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Frank Bruno Academy AASE student and Fisher ABC boxer Ted Cheeseman took on the new Tomy Battroborg robots at Toy Fair this week. The three-time amateur national champion - ranked sixth in the world - staged his first robotic boxing ...
Worlds Apart's Simon Birchenough and John Stewart felt this year’s Toy Fair could not pass without acknowledging the fact that it's the company's 30th Toy Fair. The two founding partners remain true to the company’s ...
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Around 6.2 million Skylanders figures were sold in the UK last year. MCV reports Activision’s kids franchise was the UK’s biggest physical video games brand last year, with Skylanders toys representing 25 per cent of all video ...
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Warner Bros Consumer Products UK has teamed up MV Sports to launch a line of Batman licensed wheeled toys at Toy Fair. The stand out product in the outdoor play range is a child’s life size Batmobile car. Priced £149.99 ...
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Bananagrams is set to release super-sized versions of two of its leading word games, with Jumbo Bananagrams and Jumbo ZIP-IT primed to hit UK shelves by spring. Both games are primarily designed for outdoor play but can be just as much ...
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Galt Toys has teamed up with parenting expert Dr Miriam Stoppard to launch a range of toys for babies and toddlers. The new 'Dr Miriam @ Galt' range is comprised of 21 wooden, plastic and soft toys is designed to encourage learning ...
The 2012 Toy Industry Awards winners have been revealed. The awards ceremony took place at London Olympia's West Hall last night, organised by the British Toy & Hobby Association and the Toy Retailers Association. TOY RETAILER OF THE ...
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Toy price cuts made too early by certain retailers are having a "damaging" effect on the industry. Alan Simpson, Chairman of the TRA, made the comments following last night's 2012 Toy Industry Awards. He said: “In a year which has ...
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The Good Toy Guide is celebrating its official launch at Toy Fair with the announcement of its new mascot: Popcorn the Bear. The play advice site went live in September and recieved such a positive response that the team knew it needed to ...
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GB Toys, Golden Bear’s older kids division, has announced that it has been awarded a UK deal for distribution rights for a new One Direction gift collection along with licensee rights to develop a brand new range of 1D bears. The ...
Mookie has unveiled its toy line based on the popular bee-based pre-school show The Hive. On show at Olympia are the interactive play-sets The Honeybee Hive and The Honeydew School, which will be available from March at Argos. With The ...
Sales of traditional toys in the industry’s five largest European markets (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK) fell by 2% in 2012, according to the latest data published by the NPD Group. This was the first time the combined ...