Mookie has unveiled its toy line based on the popular bee-based pre-school show The Hive. On show at Olympia are the interactive play-sets The Honeybee Hive and The Honeydew School, which will be available from March at Argos. With The ...
Nearly half of all Argos sales during the 44 weeks to January 5th were made online - some 42 per cent. Customers can also use the Check & Reserve service across 16,000 Argos products. The news comes as the retailer prepares to launch ...
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We list the up-to-date contact details and buyers for the UK's biggest toy retailers. From specialists to supermarkets and online stores to general retailers, we've listed all the key toy stores and buyers you need to know. Our ...
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A number of companies exhibiting at next week's Toy Fair will have exclusive offers to tempt visitors. Thousands of retailers who have pre-registered to attend the show - including Argos, Harrods, JD Williams, John Lewis and Toys R Us ...
Head of licensing Darran Garnham (left) and senior consumer products manager Sam Ferguson (right) reveal how they're growing the Moshi Monsters brand even further with Poppet. Why licence out the Poppet Moshi Monster in particular and ...
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Aluminium recyclers are anticipating a surge in the amount of foil trays and wraps set to be received following the Christmas period, but it is still unclear if the bulk of material is recycled. It is estimated that as much as 4,500 ...
Surprise acquisitions,top level exec changes,retail casualties and the London 2012 effect,the continued dominance of LEGO and Moshi Monsters in-store–not to mention some eye-watering charity challenges…the toy business has ...
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Dublin, Ireland. SoftCo, a global supplier of business process automation technology and experts in Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) solutions, is hosting a free P2P webinar on Friday, 02 November, 2012. SoftCo have deployed P2P solutions to leading ...
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Mobile payments are expected to be worth $730bn by 2017 with high street purchases driving growth, according to a study from Juniper Research. The report: Mobile Payments for Digital & Physical Goods: Opportunity Analysis 2012-2017 ...
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Company sales rose after it branched into toys. Debut Sport's annual turnover has risen 25 per cent since it began selling wheeled toys. The company started making snooker and pool tables for Argos. It now produces over 100 items for 20 ...
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With the Olympics coming, kids up and down the country are hurtling around in the sun, pretending they are the next Jessica Ennis. With the European Championships around the corner, kids are dribbling between cones and imagining they are ...
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Every year David Letterman picks his favourite toys to appear on his famous talk show. This year, Wow Stuff's Attacknids have appeared on the legendary US talk show. The wily host first takes control of a single Attacknid, and then ...
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Argos'partnership with Barnardo's has resulted in a£700,000 bumper pre-Christmas bonus for the children's charity. During the six-week Toy Exchange campaign with the retailer,donations to Barnardo's rose by over 71,000 bags. Those ...
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$33.8bn has already been spent online this holiday season According to figures from internet analytics firm comScore, shoppers spent a record $1bn online on four separate days. As consumers increasingly access the internet on-the-go ...
It’s usually Dream Toys which signals the start of 'top toy' price-cutting, but we're in November and so far the inevitable heavy toy discounting has yet to materialise. Last year Asda, Toys R Us and Argos engaged in a price war in ...
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