"Disney Pixar’s Cars continues to be one of our most popular franchises and we look forward to delighting fans with this new range." Disney is launching Cars Ice Racers, a fresh new look for one of its most popular product lines, ...
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From February 1st, Ian Edmunds will become the new managing director of Toymaster, while Yogi Parmar takes on the role of operations director. Edmunds (pictured) has been with Toymaster for almost 16 years serving the group for the last ...
Supporting some upbeat holiday forecasts, Zumiez and Pacific Sunwear of California both raised fourth-quarter guidance after reporting healthy comps in December. A few department stores also showed above-plan performances although both ...
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The group has reported sales of £1.82 billion for the 18 weeks leading to January 3rd this year, seeing an increase of 0.8 per cent. Argos’ like-for-like sales remained broadly flat for the 18 weeks to January 3rd, 2015, while ...
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Mixed bag of results in toy giant's YTD financial results with net sales down domestically but international increase. Toys R Us Inc. is ‘pleased with its efforts to strengthen and transform’ its business as year-to-date ...
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Jabong.com, one of India’s leading online fashion retailers, is set to launch its first technology lab in India, with an aim to use innovation across multiple platforms, including search, data, and marketing, The Economic Times ...
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Halfords boss Matt Davies will take up role in June, while Tesco plans for 43 store closures and consolidation of head office locations. Retail giant Tesco has seen an improved performance over Christmas, with UK like-for-like sales ...
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Stage Stores, Inc. raised its fourth-quarter guidance while reporting holiday comparable sales grew 6.5 percent for the nine week period ending Jan. 3. Michael Glazer, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are very ...
In the process of sales, there always be the peak season and off-season, to some extent, the market will have cold period, this kind of phenomenon is very normal,and how to deal with this kind of situation is the best time to super catch ...
British pub chain JD Wetherspoon will open 200 new pubs over the next five years across the UK and Ireland, by investing £400m in them. In the process, the company is expected to create 15,000 new jobs, Reuters reported. ...
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United Parcel Service Inc (UPS.N) and FedEx Corp (FDX.N) are rolling out new pricing systems to curb online retailers' large package sizes, but industry experts warn many small firms are unprepared and could pay up to 50 percent more for ...
U.S. jewelry and watch sales across all channels rose a preliminary 1.4 percent year on year in November, the month that marks the beginning of the Christmas-shopping season. While the increase was disappointing, compared with the ...
Footfall in November was 2.4% down on a year ago, down on the 0.8% fall in October and below the three-month average of a 1.4% decline, reports the latest BRC/Springboard Footfall Monitor, which covers the four weeks to 29th November 2014. ...
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Big Agnes, a leading manufacturer of camping equipment and apparel, has hired six new employees to support growth fueled by new category launches and increased consumer demand. The company recently unveiled its mtnGLO Collection of tents ...
New TV show will hit screens from next spring and toy range will follow in Q4, with ITV saying “Vivid really understand the Thunderbirds heritage; there’s a real blend of nostalgia and new”. ITV believes Vivid’s ...
Tags: Thunderbirds, Must-Have Toys, Toys