With Easter and summer school holidays upon us, parents will not only be faced with more expense but also vast quantities of excess toy packaging, as they seek ways of entertaining their children on long journeys. Toy packaging is ...
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The world's largest dedicated toy retailer Toys R Us Inc withdrew its proposed initial public offering, according to regulatory filings. The New Jersey-based retailer, which operates stores under its namesake brand and the Babies R Us and ...
Google Shopping Express, which launched Thursday, is a local delivery service the company hopes will make it possible for shoppers to get the items they order online a few hours later, and at a low cost. It’s not quite, "click and ...
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Galt Toys has launched its first Horrible Histories Art Set. Based on Scholastic's best selling children's history books, the new Awesome Art Set contains over 100 pieces to help children create the artwork. Stencils created by Horrible ...
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Any new toy that wants to get its product into retail needs to appreciate that they will not be alone. Retail buyers are inundated with calls from start-ups, inventors and product designers, almost daily. To get noticed you really need a ...
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Carte Blanche Group is ramping up its marketing activity for the Tatty Teddy and My Blue Nose Friends toy range, teaming up with kids' online swapping and trading community, Swapit. An online campaign will run from Easter for six weeks, ...
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One quarter of UK children familiar with Moshi Monsters first experienced the brand via toys, new research suggests. Specialist youth research agency Dubit also found that 19 per cent of US kids played with the toys first, compared to 36 ...
Portable colour-in play-sets 'ideal for drizzly days' this Easter. Carddies is encouraging retailers to stock up on its range in time for what is predicted to be a chilly Easter ahead. A portable product including 12 colouring pencils, ...
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Vivid Imaginations is rolling out its toy line based on Aardman's Canimals ahead of the Easter break. The programme - which focuses on a collection of cute can-shaped creatures who see our world from their unique viewpoint - launched in ...
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ToyNews has added to its list of exclusive contributors, with independent toy store directory Toy Shop UK coming on board. Toy Shop UK was set up by father and son team, Tim and Michael Hawkins, over five years ago – and since then ...
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The Toy Trust has joined forces with Christian Aid to donate £10,000 to support the children displaced by the civil war in Syria. Over three million people have fled their homes in Syria and need food, shelter and medical supplies. ...
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If you think of Scholastic, book publishing is probably the first thing that springs to mind. However, the firm also has a top selling arts and crafts brand – Klutz – which it is looking to further expand in the toy space this ...
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Love it or hate it, technology in toys is here to stay – January's Toy Fair was testament to that. There's a growing market for app toys but it's a tricky path to navigate. We're still a few years off parents giving their ...
Since 2008 the Kidizoom has been one of the top ten toys every year, in terms of sales value. Technology has played a massive part in Kidizoom's success. Today the Twist Plus product features a two mega pixel camera with twisting lens, ...
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When Clinton Cards entered administration, did that influence your move into toys? Stephen: No, it had nothing to do with it. We'd actually started a strategic review of our business a long time before Clintons entered administration and ...
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