Alice Taylor has been awarded the Rising star accolade at the annual Chicago Toy and Game Group ceremony. The inventor’s community has a new rising star among its ranks. The Chicago Toy and Game Group has crowned the year’s ...
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'Fun gift for boys' sign has been removed from all Tesco stores, after Maggie Cole spotted the poster in her local store in Dorset. The fight for gender neutrality in toy shops may have itself a new face, as Tesco felt the wrath of a ...
Firm's first successful loan recipients have all been music-related, but AIM is now welcoming applications from toy and game inventors. AIM Start Ups, an official delivery partner for the Government-funded Start Up Loans scheme, is ...
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ToyNews is currently offering Nuremberg Exhibitors a special show package to make sure key messages are communicated to buyers. Exhibiting at Nuremberg? Want to make the most of the show? The bumper ToyNews January issue will boast a ...
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83 finalists will now be whittled down to the winners in 12 categories, to be announced at the Toy of the Year Awards in February 2015. The Toy Industry Association has revealed the 83 finalists for the 2015 Toy of the Year Awards. ...
F1 Scalextric, Airfix and Corgi products on the way. Hornby has signed a new worldwide licensing agreement with Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix for F1 World Championship toy lines spanning Scalextric, Airfix, and Corgi products. Richard Ames, ...
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The store will welcome visitors to free mince pies, mulled wine and a traditional puppet show. Pollock's Toy Shop will be offering shoppers a festive treat for one night only, with a late night event of festive food and a puppet show. ...
Then nominate them now for our 30 Under 30 feature, in association with Gameplan Europe. Our popular 30 Under 30 listing - where we highlight the up and coming young executives working across all aspects of the toy trade - is returning in ...
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UK toy sales have already exceeded £31m as the Frozen franchise becomes the number one licence in the UK toy market. Frozen is on track to beat the all time sales record set by Toy Story 3 as it becomes the number one licence in the ...
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'The move to the Fundamentally Children umbrella has raised the firm's profile to tipping point,' says Dr. Amanda Gummer. Good Toy Guide submissions have hit an ‘all time high’ following the firm’s move to the ...
ToyNews will run a new monthly feature, putting all of your questions to the industry's resident Doctor, Good Toy Guide's Amanda Gummer. You may have been left scratching your head about the best way to push your toy into digital arena, ...
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The TIA is urging retailers to get their nominations in before the deadline of November 28th. Time is fast running out to enter the Toy Retailer of the Year Awards 2014. And the TIA is urging UK retailers to enter the proceedings before ...
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2,638 penguin toys have been sold on eBay between November 6th and November 17th, equating to an average of 240 toys sold a day. Sales of penguin toys on eBay have surged by 300 per cent in the weeks since John Lewis aired its Christmas ...
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Police were called to Smyths in Dublin where sources say customers were 'fighting' over Frozen Elsa doll. Frozen fever appears to have reached new heights after police were called to a Dublin toy shop to break up a fight between parents ...
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Venture will also help to organise the Guangzhou International Stroller and Baby Product Fair. Messe Frankfurt and the Guangdong Toy Association have launched Guangzhou Li Tong Messe Frankfurt Co Ltd, a venture to organise the ...