Toys R Us and video game developer Ubisoft have teamed up to create Toys R Us Towers – a new free-to-play Facebook game. Players can design their own toy shop by deciding what toy departments to put in their store. Examples include ...
Hornby Hobbies' Corgi Toys brand has launched a 2,000-TVR TV sponsorship campaign on ITV1 and CITV. Over 700 sponsorship credits will run throughout December and up to March 2013, promoting Corgi's new toy range. Corgi productes toy ...
Former Toyzone director Mark Goodall has joined Toys R Us UK as buyer for sports and outdoor toys. He was director of factory outlet toy retailer Toyzone from 1995 to 2006. He joined Toys R Us last month. "Having been out to the toy ...
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Magmatic, the company behind the ride-on suitcases, steps in to save Inject Plastics Almost 50 jobs have been saved after the manufacturer of Trunki was bought out. Magmatic Ltd, the firm behind the popular Trunki ride-on kids' ...
The edible flexible Magic Choc product has become Play.com's number one toy. Distributor The In Thing reports the item is the current best-selling toy with the online retailer, and it has kicked off some Christmas discounts to celebrate. ...
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Board games are enjoying a sales boom after consumers took strongly to the category in 2012. And leading suppliers have told ToyNews they expect 2013 to be another successful year. Recent research by Netmums and Mattel shows that double ...
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A new toy company, Mango Education based in Chichester, has been formed to bring Kimochi toys to the UK. Kimochi (pronounced 'Key-mo-chee') means 'feeling' in Japanese and the toys are plush, educational characters designed to help ...
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Shopatron is the ecommerce solution which helps big brands drive sales to its retailers and traders. BRIO is the latest toy brand to partner with Shopatron, opening a new online store at briotoy.co.uk. Orders placed on the site are ...
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The CEO of InterContinental Hotels Group, Angela Brav, has joined the Mothercare board as non-exec director. She is responsible for the management, growth, and profitability of InterContinental's European operations. Prior to becoming ...
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The Gadget Show named InspirationWorks' Kurio 10 as one of the top ten gadgets at the Gadget Show Live Christmas. Battling spider robot Attacknids and Bladez' inflatable remote controlled Android were also recognised in the top ten. ...
The state of New York recently passed a bill banning TCEP (Tris (2-chloroethyl) phosphate), a flame retardant, in Child Care Products for children under 3 years of age. Such products may include car seats, strollers, nursing pillows, crib ...
Tags: TCEP, bill, USA, state of New York
On 24th July 2012, Directive 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment (the "recast WEEE Directive") was published in the Official Journal. The directive shall enter into force on 13rd August 2012.Member States must transpose ...
From 1st April 2008, the testing for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) became mandatory in voluntary German GS Mark certification according to the document ZEK 01-08. These PAHs are based on the list published by the United States ...
Tags: PAH, German, GS Mark, environmental protection
The first toys based on Woolly and Tig will hit shelves in July 2013. And master toy licensee Golden Bear says the full launch will happen in autumn/winter. But the toys are so sought after that parents have already resorted to making ...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — December 6, 2012 — United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced today that the United States has requested the World Trade Organization (WTO) to establish a dispute settlement panel regarding ...
Tags: WTO, restrictive measures, import licensing, trade balancing commitments