This week saw sales at John Lewis of £108.8m, breaking the £100m barrier for the first time this year and matching the retailer's 2013 record for the earliest week to have reached this milestone. Lighting had its best-ever sales ...
Tags: John Lewis, pre-Christmas
According to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor, UK retail sales were flat last month, at 0.0% on a like-for-like basis from October 2013, when they had increased 0.8% on the preceding year. On a total basis, sales were up 1.4%, against a ...
Tags: Furniture Retail Sales, Furnishing
Kiosks will open later this month in two stores. Toys R Us in the US is to pilot in-store 3D printing kiosks. The kiosks will open later this month in two TRU stores across the states, offering customer the chance to create toys and ...
Tags: 3D Printing, Toys
The 104 piece puzzle joins a burgeoning portfolio of puzzles based on Disney's hit animation with more planned for 2015. Clementoni has expanded its Disney’s Frozen offering with a new Frozen Gem Puzzle. The 104 piece jigsaw ...
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This is the sixth year that Disney Store has run the campaign and this Christmas is set to see the 100,000th soft toy donated to charity. Disney Store is supporting both Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity and In ...
The independent toy retailer is calling on local customers to help donate toys to the children's ward this Christmas. Argosy Toys has launched a charity campaign to deliver new toys to young patients of its local hospital in ...
Tags: Argosy Toys, Toy Appeal
Fans will receive ten pre-selected Amiibo including Mario, Pikachu, Donkey Kong, Fox and Yoshi across three special Loot Crate shipments over Christmas. Nintendo has teamed with Loot Crate in an initiative to offer subscribers select ...
Australia Post has officially opened its upgraded Sydney Parcel Facility, part of a $2 billion investment in capability across the country that will dramatically increase capacity in time for the Christmas rush. The upgrade to the ...
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US-based establishment Anchor Brewing has expanded its product range with the introduction of new 2014 Anchor Christmas Ale. The new spiced ale will be available for a limited period of time starting from early November to mid-January. ...
Tags: 2014 Anchor Christmas Ale, dark spiced ale, Agriculture
Monty and Mabel the penguins and the CGI stars of the retailer's 2014 Christmas ad prove a popular choice this year. John Lewis’s Christmas advert mascots, Monty and Mabel plush toy penguins have sold out online, despite anger ...
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John Lewis today revealed its 2014 Christmas advertising campaign, which evokes the magic of make-believe at Christmas through a child’s eyes. Set to the track 'Real Love', sung by Tom Odell and originally written and recorded by ...
Tags: Christmas Advert, John Lewis
U.S. jewelry and watch sales from all retail outlets in September increased 3 percent year on year to $5.521 billion, according to preliminary government figures. As is often the case, the sector's totals for previous months were revised, ...
New results from the NPD Group reveal that sales have been driven by the arts and craft, building sets and youth electronics categories. LEGO, Loom Bands and Panini Stickers have helped the British toy market experience its best sales ...
Tags: LEGO, Loom, toy market
Australia Post has launched a new service called ShopMate, just in time for Christmas and opening the door to US online stores for local shoppers, and no doubt driving to despair more Australian retailers. ShopMate is said to be “a ...
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This year’s Dream Toys Top 12 toys were unveiled this morning at the inaugural event held in Marylebone, London. Celebrating the products predicted to make the biggest splash this season, doors were opened to the crowds of national ...
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