Furniture was the best-performing product category in July, reporting its highest growth since January (excluding Easter distortions), according to the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. Although GfK’s Climate for Major Purchase ...
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This toy-based email/voicemail service allows parents to send messages via an app that their children then receive through a toy. Toymail, a toy-based email/voicemail service, is exclusively available to pre-order in the UK at ...
Bond star was introduced to the game by her daughter. Oscar-winning actress Dame Judi Dench has written the foreword for The Collins Little Book of Bananagrams. The book has been written by the brand’s creative consultant Deej ...
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UK department store John Lewis has become the official partner for the Slow Toy Awards 2014. To celebrate the latest development, the Slow Toy Team has extended the entry deadline by a further five days, until Friday, August 22nd. The ...
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The shop has been celebrated for its events both in-store and as part of the farm’s attractions. Independent toy store the Cheshire Toy Shop has been named the Good Toy Guide’s Retailer of the Month for August. The shop has ...
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The campaign is designed to support children and families make the transition from cot to bed. Worlds Apart has launched its Ready For Bed? campaign, designed to support children and families make the transition from cot to bed. The ...
My Stable giftset comes with a range of different horses, riders, tack, feed and straw bales. Utterly Horses has rolled out a new My Stable giftset aimed at the pre-school market. Priced at £56.95, the giftset is targeted at ages ...
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Walls leaves the firm 'to pursue interests outside of the industry'. Mark Walls has decided to resign from the position of UK managing director at HTI. Walls, who has worked for HTI for a number of years and has overseen significant ...
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The toy giant has extended its partnership with SuperFanArt to incorporate further popular properties from its portfolio. Hasbro is gearing up to start selling 3D printed Transformers toys, as the firm expands its partnership with ...
DC Comics, Marvel, How To Train Your Dragon 2 and Adventure Time lines all looking to make Q4 one to remember for the dress-up firm. Rubie's is predicting its new light-up Frozen dresses will be one of its biggest hits this Christmas. ...
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New technology sees toys adjust to suit three different levels of development: Explore, Encourage and Pretend. Fisher-Price has welcomed Smart Stages technology to a line of its infant toys. The content of Smart Stages toys adjust to ...
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Top Trump It lets fans create digital cards with a range of over 30 themes. Winning Moves is giving fans the chance to create their own digital Top Trumps cards with the launch of its new app, Top Trump It. The free app features more ...
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'Pleased to meet with new inventors who would not normally cross our paths' says firm's development director. GP Flair has become the latest supplier to give the Toy & Game Inventors Workshop its full backing. The firm joins Hasbro, ...
The FTC is now seeking refunds for the parents who were charged. Online giant, Amazon is being sued by the US Federal Trade Commission for allegedly allowing millions of dollars of unauthorized in-app purchases by children. The FTC is ...
UK games firm confident about the success of the Disney hit ahead of the launch of its first Frozen product. The success of Disney’s Frozen is likely to mirror the Toy Story legacy, according to UK games specialist Esdevium. The ...
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