A product that promises to bring toys to life has been green-lit for manufacture. Atoms has just smashed its funding target of $100,000 on Kickstarter, having generated $183,232 in total. The products allow children to make a variety of ...
Goldfish and Bison celebrates spooky game success and secures more stock. Kids who are looking for the spooky living room laser shooter Ghost Hunt will have to wait a while as the action game has completely sold out. Distributed by ...
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When Maria Gore took over the reins of online children's boutique Shop For Tots,she was armed with an action plan to ensure that she can successfully juggle her duties both as mum of four and as owner of a vibrant business. She recently ...
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Mattel is preparing a multi-million dollar marketing campaign for Thomas & Friends. The classic kids' brand will get a global 'Anytime is Thomas Time' ad campaign, a new online portal, more live events across North America and possibly ...
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Blue Peter gardener Chris Collins has revealed details of a new gardening kit and toys for children. The Seedlets kit will arrive in April 2013, in collaboration with LiteBulb Group. It will tailor three ability levels: beginner, ...
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The NRF Foundation and American Express announced the winners of their annual Aspire2Retail Intercollegiate Challenge, which is designed to increase understanding of diverse career paths in retail by engaging university students in a ...
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CIO-I'll never forget a conversation I had with the head of IT at PepsiCo's Pizza Hut division in 1984.At the time,Pizza Hut's technology operation was completely mainframe-based.The IT chief(who had a PhD in computer science)told me ...
Mookie has promoted two of its sales staff to senior positions. Stewart Middleton has become UK head of sales and Michael Berg international head of sales. Middleton had a successful year heading up sales of Mookie's newly acquired TP ...
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OCEANSIDE, Calif. — Just in time for Christmas, members of the California Furniture Manufacturers Assn. gathered here to present tens of thousands of dollars worth of furniture and mattresses to military families, the ...
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In light of the holiday season, two auto repair companies donated refurbished vehicles for families in need. In Redlands, Calif., Caliber Collision made its fourteenth recycled ride donation to the family of an 11-year-old boy with ...
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Snowed In Studios, an Ottawa-based video game and interactive media developer, and partner Le Scorpion Masque, a Montreal-based board game publisher, announced today the release of the engaging and educational Monster Chase game for mobile ...
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New online retailer Robes Kids has just launched to offer a wide range of precious and distinctive products for kids. Whether a shopper is interested in purchasing a cute birthday gift for a niece or nephew or is looking for the perfect ...
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Zac Christensen, 16, admits he was "a little bummed." "Just at first," he said. "But not once I thought about it." Instead of piling gifts under the Christmas tree this year, his parents, Janice and Jason Christensen, of Downers Grove, ...
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Golden Bear decides to ramp up development following strong consumer demand. The official Woolly and Tig toys will hit shelves two months earlier than usual. Since becoming master toy licensee for the hit pre-school TV show, Golden Bear ...
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Company sales rose after it branched into toys. Debut Sport's annual turnover has risen 25 per cent since it began selling wheeled toys. The company started making snooker and pool tables for Argos. It now produces over 100 items for 20 ...
Tags: toys, wheeled toys, skateboards, scooters