Frozen and Loom Bands may be topping the Christmas predictions lists this year, but flexibility is the real key to a successful festive period, says our Retail Advisory Board. While it’s no surprise that planning for the festive ...
Tags: toy market, Toys
This September Scotland will vote on whether to leave the UK or not. But how might the outcome affect the country's retailers? By the end of this summer, a question will be asked of Scotland with the potential to change the UK as it is ...
Tags: Toy Industry, Independence
Fergus and Foggs' owner Adam Allton-Nee was inspired to raise money with the help of local businesses in aid of his friend’s daughter who has cerebral palsy. Tamworth toyshop, Fergus and Fogg’s held a tea party for hundreds of ...
"The Workshop will allow us to access brand new talent all under one roof" says firm's director. Sambro has become the sixth toy supplier to pledge support to ToyNews' upcoming Toy & Game Inventors Workshop. The firm - which has a ...
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 ...
Tags: Sir Torquil Norman, Toy&Game, Toys
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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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 ...
Tags: Blankgame, John Lewis, Toys
This month, we take an in-depth look at how Minecraft is making a splash in the toy space. The August issue of ToyNews is now available to read online, and on your iPad, here. This month, we take an in-depth look at how Minecraft is ...
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New offering from Stui is both ‘fun and educational’, and blends tech of an iPad with traditional wooden blocks. App and children’s toy developer Stui believes its first toy, Wonderblox, can help ease parent’s ...
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By September 30th, new toy safety requirements for all music toys will come into effect. An amendment to the EU toy safety standard is causing reverb among toy suppliers as a new scope of testing sets out to scrutinise all musical ...
Tags: Safety Amendment, Reverb, Toys
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. ...
Tags: Frozen Dresses, Rubie, Toys
New line of baby monsters represent a "massive step forward to toy technology". Flair is confident it has a hit on its hands with the robotic pet, Xeno. Xeno, which launches this summer, can sing, dance, play games and interact with a ...
Tags: Toys, Electronic Toy
Event will help people in the industry understand how they can use consumer research to test and improve their products. Kids Brand Insight is launching The Toy Consumer Research Bootcamp, an event to help people in the industry ...