Exclusive UK distributor Karen Wood is now on the lookout for independent stores to partner with. Strider Sports International has appointed Karen Wood as the exclusive UK distributor for its Strider balance bikes. Wood has worked with ...
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The first Toy & Game Inventors Workshop took place in September, as budding toy creators grasped the opportunity to pitch their ideas to some of the biggest companies in the industry. Billy Langsworthy reviews the event and explains how it ...
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Toys and children’s clothing are lagging behind other industries when it comes to safety, according to the Stericycle European Recall and Notification Index. The toy industry continues to lead all consumer goods in terms of volume ...
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The Workshop will head north next year. The Toy & Game Inventors Workshop will head north in 2015 – with a new venue in the Midlands. The Workshop made its debut this September, providing inventors, would-be inventors and students ...
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"Many customers are re-ordering as it sells out week after week." Tobar is enjoying strong sales for its new My Magical Mermaid line. The product sees children place a mermaid in water and her tail will swish from side to side, ...
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“With all the hype around the film, we’re seeing interest picking up on our illustrated Paddington movie range that’s in stores now." Rainbow Designs is expecting the Paddington movie to give several of its pre-school ...
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For the main part of China’s history, women were dominated by a patriarchic system and forced to a background role. Only in recent history have they reached a more equal position in Chinese society and started to visibly shape the ...
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The range is designed to bring the old family values of traditional toys together with the technology of today. ToysLab is launching a new range of toys designed to ‘uphold real family values’ while offering kids the latest in ...
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Venture unites the complementary product ranges and management skills of both IMC Toys and Rubie’s to form one trading base. IMC Toys and Rubie’s have revealed the incorporation of its new Italian companies, IMC Italia srl and ...
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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 ...
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Puppy Surprise is the 90s toy featuring a mummy dog with a surprise number of puppies in her litter. Trends UK has signed an agreement to distribute Puppy Surprise from Just Play in the UK. The firm will relaunch the Puppy Surprise ...
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The educational toy specialist has welcomed a new senior marketing manager and an international sales customer relations coordinator. Educational toy brand, Learning Resources has welcomed a new senior marketing manager and a new ...
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LEGO Movie director and writer Phil Lord and Chris Miller have revealed the sequel movie will feature more female characters and more female stuff. LEGO Movie 2 will feature more female characters and more female role models, the ...
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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 ...
“Shopkins certainly ticks all the boxes for the next collectable craze” says Bulldog Licensing Shopkins has all the ingredients to become the next playground craze, according to the collectable brand’s licensing agency, ...