Space Enterprises and Ravensburger have put pen to paper on a licence which will see a series of The Hive jigsaw puzzles released in the UK. The deal includes an option to for Ravensburger to extend the licence globally. ”We ...
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The resurgence of retro toys continues with the return of Spirograph in the US. Kahootz is releasing the Spirograph Deluxe Design Set, reports Toyxplosion, which is currently available for pre-order. It’s based on the original ...
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Sales growth lower than 2011; Toys suffer at the hands of electronic goods and tablets, says BRC. This December UK retail sales were up only 0.3 per cent like-for-like, versus a 2.2 per cent like-for-like growth in December 2011. Total ...
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New Combat Creatures colours and weapons on show at US tech expo. Wow Stuff has taken its Combat Creature Attacknids to the world's biggest technology showcase, CES. The toy is yet to launch in the 'States, but visitors to the Las ...
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Target Corp.said on Tuesday it will match on a year-round basis the prices found on the websites of key rivals Amazon.com Inc, Best Buy Co Inc , Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Toys R Us, its latest tactic to hold onto shoppers focused on price. ...
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Seasoned kids TV presenter and Daybreak correspondant Anna Williamson is to host a toy Demo Zone at this month’s London Toy Fair. Located next to the press office on the Gallery, the Demo Zone will be highlighting and ...
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Hornby’s board of directors has announced the appointment of Nick Stone as finance director. He still start work on January 14th while current finance director Andrew Morris will leave Hornby during Q1 of 2013 after an agreed ...
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LEGO has revealed the latest iteration of its programmable robotic construction kit Mindstorms at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Mindstorms, first released in 1998, is designed to make robotics accessible for kids and adults. ...
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The doors have opened at the 39th Hong Kong Toys&Games Fair,which runs until January 10th. It got underway at 9.30am this morning at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.At the time of writing,the first day of the show is ...
An open letter has been sent to Toys R Us CEO Jerry Storch in the US petitioning to withdraw UFC toys from sale. The petition from the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 was sent to Toys R Us over the Christmas period,reports Five ...
Spin Master US is turning to digital games to supplement its range of toys. It will launch four apps in 2013,based on its Air Hogs,Tech Deck and recently acquired Spy Gear toys,as well as one for a new toy that will also tie in to a game ...
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Surprise acquisitions,top level exec changes,retail casualties and the London 2012 effect,the continued dominance of LEGO and Moshi Monsters in-store–not to mention some eye-watering charity challenges…the toy business has ...
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A new parent-led campaign is calling on the UK's top toy retailers to stop promoting toys as only for boys or only for girls. Let Toys Be Toys arose from a thread on Mumsnet where parents shared experiences of shopping for toys for ...
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LeapFrog has appointed Sally Plumridge as its new international marketing director. Plumridge has a wealth of industry experience gained from senior management positions at Tomy Europe and Mattel. Most recently, she had been running her ...
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Colour screen pet available exclusively in the Toy Kingdom for a limited time only. Tamagotchi has made a return to UK toy shelves in the form of Tamagotchi ID – a colour screened version of the classic interactive pocket pet. ...
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