Retailers see boosts in sales as consumers show signs of favouring indie shops over big name stores. Christmas 2014 is looking to be the year of High Street resurgence, according to the UK’s independent toy retailers. Festive ...
The 5,500 sqft store is located at Port Baku Mall. The Entertainer, working with franchisee The Zeta Group, has opened its first store in Azerbaijan. The 5,500 sqft store is located at Port Baku Mall, a premium mall recently developed ...
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While the group has seen consolidated net sales decrease by 1.3 per cent versus the prior year period, Toys R Us has seen an improvement of 0.4 per cent in net sales, thanks to its raft of new stores this year. Toy retail giant, Toys R US ...
ABBA lovers can now buy single records and recording studios instead of real estate. Money, Money, Money; Gimme, Gimme, Gimme; The Winner Takes It All. Use any or all of the above as you see fit to mark the arrival of an ABBA Monopoly ...
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The haul - worth thousands of pounds - was seized by officials at the Essex airport. More fake Frozen goods have been seized by UK officials, this time racking up thousands of pounds worth of rip-off merchandise. The haul was ...
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Both the Aqua Dragons range and Magno-Z will be advertised immediately after Christmas. Brainstorm has detailed its upcoming ad campaigns for its Aqua Dragons, Magno-Z and T-Rex Projector and Room Guard lines. Both the Aqua Dragons ...
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DUI? Dealing drugs? Better Call Saul. Mezco has unveiled its latest Breaking Bad action figure, and this time it's Walter White's lawyer of choice, Saul Goodman. Yes, the man who once uttered the line 'I once told a woman I was Kevin ...
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Firm will launch a new collection of characters in March 2015. Sekiguchi has appointed Bandai as the UK distributor of Monchhichi from 2015. The firm will launch a new collection of Monchhichi characters in March 2015 and will back the ...
The wheeled range includes bikes, scooters and skates. HTI has launched an extensive range of Disney Frozen wheeled and pocket money toys. The wheeled range includes bikes, scooters and skates and the 14” bike boasts a robust ...
City of Zombies has been sweeping schools, testing children's mental arithmetic stealthily. Zombies have entered schools across the UK and mathematics is fast becoming the new rock n’ roll of the younger generation. But fear not, ...
This week, ToyNews' Rob Hutchins reports from a Christmas themed Board Game Club, an emerging hot bed of inventor relations. Never let it be said that the game inventor community is a dull one. If you aren’t busy cooking up games ...
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Firm will follow a strong 2014 with an action packed 2015 as the brand celebrates turning 70 with a raft of new product launches. Mattel's Thomas & Friends brand has enjoyed significant growth this year, ahead of a 2015 brimming with ...
The set – originally priced at $119 – has now sold out apart from on the online auction site, where its asking price has reached nearly seven times its RRP. Online touts continue to cash in on parents’ desperation for ...
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The Conservation Volunteers is offering you the chance to win big in celebration of its partnership with Mind Candy. National charity The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) is offering retailers the chance to win a fully merchandised Moshi ...