Members of the ToyNews Retail Advisory Board have united in the belief that the attitudes of the world's major toy suppliers towards the UK's indie scene need addressing before they become too marginalised With talk of big name mergers ...
The event will take place at London's ExCeL in the October half term. A new consumer event that lets kids and families engage with toy and children’s entertainment brands is heading to the UK’s capital. Pioneered by the ...
Tags: Simon Pilling, Toytesters.tv, Gemma gallagher, Toytopia, Kidtropolis
The collection will allow kids to create and build their own Shopkins scenes for their figures. The Shopkins range is expanding even further with the latest release of the construction line Kinstructions from Trends UK. The collection ...
Tags: Trends UK, Construction, Shopkins, Kinstructions
Aldi supermarkets in the UK have taken a unique approach to advertising their 2016 Easter offerings. They are parodying two popular advertisements by other well-known brands. In one advertisement, Aldi has re-created Cadbury’s ...
Tags: Aldi, Advertisment, Cadbury, Coke
Wesfarmers has attributed its latest successful half-yearly results to a strategic emphasis on customer service, good value and improved product ranges in its Coles supermarkets and other retail stores. The parent company of Coles ...
Tags: Wesfarmers, Retail business
US-based confectionery company Hershey Company is launching egg-based sweet treats and recipes, in time for Easter holidays. The company will introduce a range of new sweets and creative activities, crafts and recipes. The festive candies ...
Tags: Egg-Based Treats, Hershey
According to figures published by IDC, in the fourth quarter of 2015 over 14 million tablets were shipped to Western Europe as the market volume declined 10.1% on year. In value terms, however, the decline was only 1.8% on year, thanks to ...
Tags: Tablets, iPad volumes
China Fireworks (HS: 3604) Major Export Markets from Jan. - Dec. 2014 (by Export Value) No. Country Volume (Kg) Value (USD) YOY Volume Value ...
Tags: Fireworks, Plastic Craft, Wooden Crafts
A confident Character Group has detailed a number of new appointments to take it to continued growth throughout 2016. The Character Group is celebrating strong Christmas sales as it sees revenue in the current financial year rise six per ...
Tags: Character Eyes, Toys
Food Standard Scotland (FSS) is considering a package of measures to tackle advertising, promotion and potion size of certain foods and drinks, which would be considered for taxation and regulation in order to improve Scottish diet. ...
Tags: Food Standard Scotland, package
Star Wars was not the only force making a come-back in 2015. The return of generic advertising brought with it a promise of increased profitability for the diamond trade. Even as numerous stories reflecting pain in the industry vied for our ...
GO2 Foods has acquired Yorkshire-based pudding maker Real Yorkshire Pudding Company (RYP) from its founder Paul Holmes. GO2 Foods is a new business which was founded by food industry executives. The deal will see RYP managing director ...
Tags: Real Yorkshire Pudding, GO2 Foods
Tourism authorities in Hong Kong and Guangzhou have signed agreements in Hong Kong on Wednesday to crack down on low-cost tours and forced shopping. Authorities will publish a list of some 40 travel agencies in Guangzhou who operate tours ...
Tags: Low-cost Tours
California start-up Skully Incorporation plans to ship the first orders of what it says is the smartest motorcycle helmet ever by Christmas. Marcus Weller, founder and CEO of Skully Inc says the idea started off with an accident. He was ...
The International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday received its first U.S. shipment, including food and Christmas presents, since two private U.S. space firms each recently suffered a failure on their cargo delivery missions, U.S. space ...
Tags: Space Station, U.S.Shipment