The consumer facing MadeForMums Toy Awards 2016 will 'celebrate the best children's toys at every age and stage from newborn to pre-teens'. Parenting website MadeForMums has launched its own set of toy awards. The consumer facing ...
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Working with Asda's Wonky Veg project to raise funds for FareShare, Hasbro has launched an auction to buy the Wonky Mr Potato Head on eBay. Hasbro has created a Wonky Mr Potato Head to help raise awareness of food waste and raise money ...
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Hornby is attempting to make the business profitable again following a loss of £13.5 million in what it has said was a "difficult and disappointing year". Hornby has revealed its plans to cut the number of toys it makes in an effort ...
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The firm will deliver a line of vehicles and play-sets to coincide with the release of Fast & Furious 8 in 2017. Mattel has been named the master toy partner for the Hollywood movie franchise, Fast & Furious. The move comes as ...
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This year's event will be held at Kidtropolis during the October half term. The third annual ToyTesters.tv Awards is open for entries and will be held at Kidtropolis this year. The Awards is shifting location to Kidtropolis in a bid to ...
Tags: ToyTesters.tv Awards, Kidtropolis, Fun Toy
The wearable tech/toys-to-life mash-up debuted in the US last year. Hasbro's Playmation range is not coming to the UK anytime soon. The range blending toys, wearable tech and smart technology launched in the US last year, but Hasbro has ...
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The new store is set to open by the end of this year. A Smyths Toys retail store is set to open at a new Crawley retail park later this year. The development of the new retail park in Manor Royal will welcome Smyths Toys and a host of ...
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"We are pleased to have reached an agreement to refinance our debt. This represents a significant step in our efforts to create a strong financial foundation and pursue long-term growth." Toys R Us has reached an agreement with ...
The consumer show will nearly double in size next year when it takes to Halls 1A and 1B of New York's Javits Center. The second annual Play Fair will leave its slot at February's US Toy Fair next year, moving to November instead. The ...
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Despite taking a knock last month with the closure of Disney Infinity, Skylanders creator Jeff Poffenbarger has indicated a healthy future for the market. Toys-to-Life games such as LEGO Dimensions and Nintendo Amiibo are ‘only ...
'We're all keeping our fingers crossed here, as we have serious competition",says Arckit's Damien Murtagh. Arckit’s architectural kits GO Colours has entered the finals for the ASTRA Best Toys for Kids Award, in the Constructive ...
The US firm is responsible for Disruptus, Juxtabo and other art-inspired games. Funnybone Toys' range of games are heading to Canada thanks to a partnership with Ontario-based distributor, Lion Rampart. The US firm behind Disruptus, ...
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Skylanders Academy is the first production by Activision Blizzard Studio, and will make its debut on Netflix this autumn. Activision Blizzard has revealed it will be expanding its Skylanders franchise into the TV space. Skylanders ...
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The lifetime collection of toys features 2,000 Dinky items, with some rare items expected to sell for £5,000 each. A collection of Dinky Toys are readying for auction today, and are set to fetch around £250,000. 2,000 ...
"We at Brio create happy childhood memories and, for the future, we see opportunities to broaden our offer outside our beloved toys." Ink Global has signed as the licensing agent for Brio, and plans are in place to extend the toy brand ...