More than 40 toy companies will exhibit at the Harrogate Nursery Fair this year. The event - which runs from March 24th to 26th at the Harrogate International Centre - will feature a host of pre-school toy ranges, including those ...
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Retailer requires three specialist buyers to join its team. The UK's largest model retailer Modelzone is on the hunt for three specialist buyers. It's seeking a buyer for trains, a buyer for kits and accessories, and a buyer for die ...
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Entries for the annual Toy Industry Twitterwards - recognising the best use of Twitter by toy retailers, suppliers and commentators - are now open. Organised by Toy Shop UK, the awards are designed to celebrate those businesses or ...
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"Lack of originality will kill the toy industry". Those are the words of a retired industry veteran who spoke to us at the London Toy Fair this year. But if the breadth of product on offer at this year's Toy Fairs is anything to go by, ...
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GP Flair has joined forces with parenting website UKMums.tv to host a number of Tree Fu Tom Twitter Parties. Top bloggers from across the country will host their own social media parties on Tuesday February 19th. They will showcase new ...
Toys R Us' Jerry Storch will step down as CEO after seven years at the helm, but will remain Chairman of the Board. He will also remain CEO while the retailer looks for his successor. Storch, 56, joined the company in February 2006 ...
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A host of Monsters University electronic learning toys will hit UK shelves this summer. InspirationWorks, the company behind the Kurio kids' tablet, has reached a deal with Disney to launch an officially licensed smartphone and tablet ...
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The Rainbow Toy Awards for Excellence 2013 are open for entries. Any new toy product launch this year is eligible to be entered into the Awards, which is now in its fifth year. Award winners and highly commended products will be ...
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The Argos-owned Chad Valley is the third biggest toy brand in the UK, with revenues of £430 million in 2010/2011 (the latest official figures published). Sainsbury’s is planning to significantly expand its Grow & Play line. It ...
First images of the official LEGO Lone Ranger sets have appeared online. MTV Geek originally posted the pictures and LEGO re-tweeted them this week. The sets are based on the upcoming Disney movie The Lone Ranger which is due to hit ...
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A new Barbie Digital Makeover Mirror has dazzled visitors to the 2013 US Toy Fair. Girls can use attach an iPad to the vanity frame to "try on" virtual eye shadow, lipstick and glitter, reports Mashable. Users can hold a wand, dip ...
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In an economic environment where every penny counts for the consumer, own label – or private label – has become a key battleground. The lines assist the retailer in providing a better mix of margin across the complete ...
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Flying Toys has sent ToyNews a video of one of its R/C helicopters invading the H Grossman stand at Spring Fair. The Parrot AR Drone 2.0 features a camera which can be used to film events like this.
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The biggest member of the Hexbug toy family will hit shelves this year, Innovation First International has announced. The Hexbug Scarab XL and Hexbug Spider XL remote control products are both 65 per cent larger than their original ...
Members of the GMB union are staging a number of demonstrations across nine Amazon UK depots today (Wednesday, February 13th). The dispute concerns staff wages, which are £6.20 an hour - one penny above the UK minimum wage, ...
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