Beewi will show off the range at the International Toy Fair. A host of Fiat and Mini branded remote control app cars will be on display at the Nuremberg Toy Fair at the end of the month. Beewi produces a range of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi ...
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Maps Toys enjoyed a successful Christmas period thanks to extensive media coverage for its key brands including Aeromax, Yummy Dough and the new Moshi Monster Cookie Kit. Coverage was secured in Sainsbury's Magazine Christmas Gift ...
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Jazwares is to open a UK office in London's West End. The Florida-based firm's portfolio includes toys for Sonic, Star Wars, Nicktoons and Plants vs Zombies, as well as a licence for One Direction electronics, including headphones. ...
Toy start-up companies and inventors can now receive dedicated technical and regulatory advice on product safety from Bureau Veritas' toy consultants in the UK. The new 'toy start-up consultancy solution' - which is available from the ...
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Finnish pulp and paper manufacturer Stora Enso has announced the launch of Ecoboard Plus, a new linerboard from its Barcelona Mill in Spain, which adds to the company’s selection of boards that are made of recycled material. The new ...
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Following on from its successful debut in 2012, mi-commsPR will once again be hosting its mi-Christmas Open House preview event this summer. The PR showcase will take place on Friday July 5th and July 6th at a town house in central ...
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New online retailer WAE+ enjoyed a record December thanks to strong sales of toys. It completed 35,000 orders in 2012, 11,000 of which were processed in December. The Company also generated £1.2 million sales, which it says is ...
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Fast food chain McDonald's is ditching licensed toys in its Happy Meals for books – for five weeks. The Happy Readers campaign will run from January 9th to February 12th, during which Happy Meal customers will be able to enjoy a ...
The Dad's Choice Awards are being launched this year - giving dads the chance to show the kind of toys and games they like to play with their children. Set up by entrepreneur David Ross, he has recruited a team of dad testers who, with ...
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Disney has lifted the lid on a new video game/toy crossover that is set to challenge Skylanders. Disney Infinity is a video game that brings together characters from a mix of Disney/Pixar IP, including Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the ...
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Lifesize cardboard cutout specialist Star Cutouts enjoyed double-digit growth in 2012 and expects to expand further this year. The company has reported an increase in interest from Europe. To cope with demand, it will be investing in ...
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Target has recalled 46,300 Bugaboo Cameleon and Donkey strollers in the U.S. and 4,440 in Canada because a button on the stroller's carrycot/seat carry handle can become disengaged and cause the handle to detach, posing fall and choking ...
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The Good Toy Guide team is offering free toy clinics at the Toy Fair later this month. Manufacturers, designers and developers can receive free advice on toy design and child development at stand G154. Toy designers are enjoying ...
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The fact that certain kids’ tablets don’t contribute to toy industry sales is “complete lunacy”, says the firm behind Kurio. Retail sales tracker NPD currently classifies the VTech InnoTab and LeapFrog LeapPad ...
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Hot Butter Studio has created an infographic about the iconic LEGO Minifigure. It charts the history of the toy from the release of the first Minifigure pre-cursors (the Maxifig in 1974 and the arm-less minifig of 1975) through to the ...
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