You are not going to win this one without a lot of effort and unpleasantness. I would explain that I prefer cleaner rooms, but if my child wants to live like this, OK, except for a couple of rules: No food or liquids that could attract ...
Tags: Toys, Room, Constant Disaster
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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Leading shopping site PriceGrabber.com® today revealed the latest online shopping behavior and trends over the busiest shopping period of the year. The findings indicated that Black Friday has turned into "Black Week," with sales ...
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Tablets, led by the Apple iPad, are once again the most wanted gifts this season and will be in high demand. Those looking for a cost-effective tablet should look at the Polaroid 7" bundle, which comes with a keyboard and earbuds, and is ...
Tags: Tablets, Apple iPad, Android software, color tablet
Like many suburban homes, Mark and Bea Manzo's Naperville basement is filled with toys. But instead of Dora the Explorer and Thomas the Tank Engine, the shelves are lined with Flash Gordon, "Star Trek" and "Happy Days" figurines. The ...
Tags: toys, Flash Gordon, vintage toy, toy industry
A 12-year-old girl who designed a Barbie outfit saw it come to life after winning a competition. Lucy Miller was presented with a one-of-a-kind Barbie doll by Barbie herself, after entering the 'See What Happens When You Design with ...
Tags: Barbie outfit, Barbie doll, toys, Barbie
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 ...
Tags: acquisitions, LEGO, Moshi Monsters, Mookie Toys
Gerber Technology, inventor of the first automated cutting system more than 40 years ago, has installed its 10,000th GERBERcutter. Theory, a New York-based men's and women's contemporary fashion company, purchased the milestone ...
Newtown's children were showered with gifts Saturday — tens of thousands of teddy bears, Barbie dolls, soccer balls and board games — and those are only some of the tokens of support from around the world for the town in ...
Tags: teddy bears, Barbie dolls, soccer balls, board games, toys
Mary Couzin is so game to support the toy industry. This weekend's Chicago Toy & Game Fair — and a growing list of side events — is part of Couzin's efforts to bring attention to toy and game creators. Founder of ...
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With more than 130 careers, Barbie doll has always been both a career trailblazer and a trend -setting style icon. Now, the doll formally threw her pink hat into the presidential campaign ring by unveiling the new "2012 Barbie I Can ...
Barbie, the world's most popular fashion doll, has unveiled the newest innovation toy with a combination of technology and fashion. The 11.5-inch Barbie Photo Fashion doll is also a 0.3 megapixel digital camera. The snapped images are ...
US-based manufacturer of Barbie toys, Mattel is set to launch environmentally friendly packaging materials for its toys. Mattel said the company hopes to source 70% of its paper packaging from recycled material or sustainable fiber by the ...
Tags: Barbie Packaging, Packaging to Go Green, packaging materials
With just over a month until Christmas, 57 percent of consumers (and 65 percent of men) have yet to begin shopping, mostly because they think they have plenty of time, according to the latest Consumer Reports Holiday Poll. However, in yet ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, economy, Malls
Case goods importer Najarian Furniture is expanding its presence here with a 7,000-square-foot expansion of its 220 Elm showroom. This dining room set is part of Najarian's Art Deco-influenced Manhattan collection. At the October High ...
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