With low footfall, rising rents and online competition, running a High Street store is more challenging than ever. So, why not open one just for a month or a week? The toy industry has already dabbled in pop-up shops over the past few ...
Tags: Pop-up Shops, Toys
Apricot Collection, the new online clothing store, is pleased to support the amazingly talented upcoming Toronto-based designer, Tetiana Kachurak. While on the hunt for finding unique, different pieces to add to her new online ...
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Traffic was light in bedding showrooms at the High Point Market, but retailers found some products that can help them boost sales this spring, producers reported. There were a few standout new bedding lines introduced here, including ...
Tags: bedding showrooms, Furniture, Furnishing
QBP's BMX distribution business, QBMX, has added several new brands: bikes and frames from Deluxe BMX and Mutant, forks from AND, and components from Box and Promax. QBMX distributes more than 30 brands. “These brands add an ...
The sought-after brands in this latest phase join the likes of Salvatore Ferragamo, Valentino, Zegna, A Factory Store (Alberta Ferretti, Moschino), Etro, Pal Zileri, Roberto Cavalli, La Perla, Fratelli Rossetti, Hugo Boss, Baldinini, ...
Tags: McArthurGlen Designer, Apparel
Initial sales at the three Zoodle children's stores opened by WHSmith have been "encouraging". The retailer commented on its kids' stores, which sell children's books, toys and stationery, in its latest financial report. "We continue to ...
Tags: Toys, Toys Industry
The company behind Moshi Monsters says it will test out its next properties on tablets before launching toys. Mind Candy has already announced its ambition to become "a company that has franchises", and now its CEO Michael Acton Smith has ...
Tags: Toys, Candy toys
The growth of children's tablets is undeniable, apps are increasingly claiming kids' attention, and the Skylanders craze is spawning new launches from major entertainment brands. But traditional toy firms shouldn't fear new technology, ...
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Sequential Brands Group, Inc. announced that it acquired the intellectual property management company that owns two consumer lifestyle brands, Ellen Tracy and Caribbean Joe. The purchase price of the transaction was comprised of $62.3 ...
The reform attempt made by the traditional manufacturing enterprises fromoverseas sales to domestic sales may not make success soon, at least for the present. As early as three years ago, located in China's Lighting Mecca, Guzhen Town, ...
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Kohl’s Department Stores announced a partnership with Catherine Malandrino, who will be the third designer for the retailer’s DesigNation limited-edition collection. As part of the Kohl’s DesigNation concept featuring ...
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Broadcast and pro audio technology specialists HHB Communications is releasing the HHB 2013 Catalogue at the BVE London show on Stand D62A. With technical and sales information on over 2,000 professional audio products from the world's ...
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The Argos-owned Chad Valley is the third biggest toy brand in the UK, with revenues of £430 million in 2010/2011 (the latest official figures published). Sainsbury’s is planning to significantly expand its Grow & Play line. It ...
In an economic environment where every penny counts for the consumer, own label – or private label – has become a key battleground. The lines assist the retailer in providing a better mix of margin across the complete ...
Tags: Private-Label Toys, toy industry, toys
JFW International Fashion Fair (JFW–IFF) is Japan’s largest fashion business trade show, held in January and July each year at the Tokyo Big Sight in Odaiba, Tokyo. There is a wide range of exhibitors at every show, from major ...
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