A new event promises to demonstrate the best ways to create a top-selling toy. The Toy Product Development Masterclass from industry veteran Steve Reece is for toy companies who want to develop more winning products and product ranges. ...
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Tree Fu Tom is celebrating its full product range launch in the UK. The hero of the popular CBeebies TV series made a series of appearances throughout half term. He visited Welwyn Garden City, Bluewater, Kingston upon Thames and ...
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The 2013 Australian Toy Awards winners have been revealed. The news comes after the 2013 Australian Toy Hobby & Nursery Fair kicked off yesterday (March 3rd). It runs until March 6th at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre ...
Mattel has revamped the Team Hot Wheels website to 'strengthen the brand's presence with boys'. It's been given a new look in preparation for the 2013 ‘Take the Challenge’ campaign. This challenges boys to create the most ...
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Vivid's AniMagic has got off to a great start to 2013 - it's secured the number one spot within the Special Feature Plush category, with a 14.9 per cent share. Following another strong growth year in 2012 with Newborns, Tessie Goes ...
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Skylanders Giants Magic Choc will launch exclusively in Toys R Us stores across the UK. Distributor The In Thing has announced that the limited edition edible model making kits will be centered around the sought after Toys R Us exclusive ...
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Alyss Toys has appointed a team of sales representatives across the UK. Five team members have been appointed with responsibilities for territories listed below: Kirsty Baxter – The Midlands Steve Baker – London & South ...
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How many products are available in the UK and what are the key items in the range? There are currently eight ranges appealing to both boys and girls including trains sets, farm toys, rescue and military and Loving World which is very ...
A toy company is hoping to bring comic book characters old and new into action figure form. Indie Spotlight Comic Book Heroes, a crowdfunding project set up by Geoff Beckett Jr of GBJR Toys, hopes to raise $20,000 in investment to produce ...
Mind Candy founder Michael Acton Smith believes Moshi Monsters toys can "stay the course" and follow in the footsteps of brands like Barbie and LEGO. He was asked what he's doing to stop Moshi Monsters from being "just a fad" at the ...
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GP Flair's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figures are now the number one selling item in the super category, according to new data from NPD. The range was 56 per cent above the next best selling line, according to January figures. ...
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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is a new entry into the fast-paced stealth-action Metal Gear franchise that first debuted in 1987. This game is an action-packed bloodbath that hardcore action gamers and fans of the franchise will likely ...
Argos has announced plans to close its TV shopping channel. On a separate note, the retailer has also pulled out of China. Its TV shopping channel launched in June 2011 on BSkyB and showcased over 1,000 products a week, reports The ...
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After the 2013 NASPD Annual Conference's kickoff cocktail reception in Las Vegas on February 21, 2013, the nearly 500 attendees got down to the business of making sense of the pipe market during the general session Friday morning. ...
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B Kids is readying a raft of new product for launch at next month's popular Harrogate Nursery Fair. After the successful launch of Watch Over Me Dream Station, B Kids will be showcasing two new nursery night time products. Bobbee ...
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