UK sales director honoured at successful inaugural event at BAFTA. Gerbie Quilter has been named as the first ever ToyNews Woman of the Year. Vivid Imaginations' sales director picked up the accolade at a special event held at BAFTA ...
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Creator of the Big Yellow Teapot and founder of Bluebird Toys joins September's event. Sir Torquil Norman, the inventor of the Big Yellow Teapot and founder of Bluebird Toys, has been confirmed as a speaker at the Toy & Game Inventors ...
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Wants to work with major, and independent, toy stores. Duo UK, a packaging manufacturer and supplier, is looking to work with more retailers in the toy space. The firm, which offers bespoke gift packaging, has worked with the likes of ...
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Film director Lance Weiler plans to launch his plush alien creation to the UK to encourage kids to read and engage with the world around them. Filmmaker Lance Weiler is heading to London to encourage children of the UK to step away from ...
Firm is looking for toy retailers with an online presence to get on board with the service. Lost My Name, a start-up that uses technology to create personalised story books for children, has become the highest valued business to ever ...
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An official image of the line-up has surfaced on fan sites across the globe, but the Danish toy maker is yet to confirm the official character names. LEGO has unveiled the cast of its upcoming collectible series, LEGO Minifigures season ...
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The two will operate as separate entities, with Pressman developing its own products, but employing Goliath’s R&D, purchasing and TV campaigns internationally. Goliath Games is continuing its designs for global expansion having ...
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Matthew O’Connell was given 30 seconds to tackle the entire LEGO aisle of the Salisbury store. A twelve year-old boy from Warminster won the opportunity to indulge in a trolley dash around a Smyths Toy Superstore and bagged himself ...
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The Scottish team will travel to London HQ to pitch its latest word game for children and adults. A small team of Scottish toy manufacturers will meet with the bigwigs John Lewis this week, having won the chance to pitch their latest game ...
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The young doctor is on course to break the record having garnered around $500m in sales in the US. Doc McStuffins is on course to break the record as the best-selling toy line based on an African American character, having garnered around ...
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Harry Edwards Brady hit the headlines of 2013 when he became the youngest competitor at last year’s event. Horse riding fanatic and Tomy’s official toy tester for its Britains Big Farm range has secured a return to the Horse ...
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Author Sally J. Hall, parenting specialist Alison Canavan and blogger Jennie Henley join the panel. The Slow Toy Awards 2014 team is welcoming three new judges. Joining the panel is Sally J. Hall, published author and editor of B ...
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Video uses tagging technology to showcase a range of toys without any text or narrative. Last night, while you were most likely sleeping, the Toyology team was running across London delivering toy packages to a range of key journalists, ...
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Kits allow kids to create a range of different structures including forts, dens and playhouses. Toy Essentials has been granted the rights to distribute Toobeez EZ-Toys in the UK, including a brand new addition to the range, EZ-Toy ...
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The collectibles firm is launching a collection of figures inspired by Universal Picture's classic monster movies. Funko is bringing the cast of Universal Monsters to toy shelves across the globe in its latest Pop! series. Dracula, ...