A museum exhibition exploring how children use toys to play at war has opened. War Games opens on Saturday, May 25th and runs until March 2nd, 2014, at the V&A Museum of Childhood in London. The exhibition will "explore the fascinating ...
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Character Options is expecting sales in excess of 500,000 units of its new ChillFactor by the end of the year. ChillFactor hit shelves last week with TV advertising commencing on Friday, May 19th. And Character Options is already ...
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Real life Barbie Dreamhouse gallery comes out on top for the week ending May 24th. Not had time to catch up with the hottest news of the week? Well, read on, because ToyNews has put together the top ten most read stories on the site for ...
An exhibition in Osaka, central Japan, has assembled a hall of fame for Japanese tech products, with hits including Sony's Walkman and Aibo, an original Tranformer toy, and Paro the baby seal robot on display. The "First in the World" ...
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Geomagworld sales manager Nolene Brunelli presents the range to indies at Toymaster 2013. A new type of construction toy has been presented to UK independent toy retailers: Geomag Kor. The line was demonstrated to indies at Toymaster ...
The Entertainer, Toys R Us and Toy City among first to stock brand new outdoor toy from Wicked Vision. National retailers are taking stock of Wicked Vision's brand new outdoor toy, the Boomaring. High street names including The ...
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Attendees "loved the play zone" at Mums Show Live last weekend. Play advice and toy review site Good Toy Guide enjoyed a busy stand at Mums Show Live last weekend. Parents and children flocked to the company's play zone between May 16th ...
Floppets toys featuring Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Dora the Explorer and SpongeBob SquarePants characters will hit toy retail this year. Floppets are collectable pocket money character toys that can attach to kids' bags, fingers, shoe ...
Kiddicare has rolled out a fresh line of 23 toys under its new Sunny Safari collection. Designed to stimulate the senses and encourage motor skills, the products are suitable from birth, with each piece encouraging babies to look, listen, ...
John Adams, the toy company that designs and manufactures games, craft, science and doll products including Tiny Tears, Fuzzy Felt and Rubik’s, is hiring a product developer. "You will need to be a creative and Energetic team ...
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This month, our mystery toy retailer discusses brighter weather SOR agreements and rip-off products. As I write this, the first rays of sunshine are streaming through the window and suddenly people are smiling and happy. They’re ...
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Michael Acton Smith is the founder of top licensed toy property Moshi Monsters, but he’s not content with just one brand. In this exclusive interview, he explains to Dominic Sacco about choosing tablets over toys, eclipsing Star Wars ...
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PR firm Fizz Communications has partnered with toy industry specialist Oyster Studios to offer companies promotional services. This includes developing marketing strategy, targeting buyers, through to research, packaging, POS, ...
Mr Moshi on choosing tablets over toys, eclipsing Star Wars and the unstoppable growth of Mind Candy. How many CEOs would willingly cover their face in make-up, drive in a Moshi Monsters-branded car and spend time meeting children and ...
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Our mystery toy retailer discusses brighter weather SOR agreements and more. As I write this, the first rays of sunshine are streaming through the window and suddenly people are smiling and happy. They’re still not spending but... ...
Tags: Toys, Supplier Promotions, toy retailer