The fact that certain kids’ tablets don’t contribute to toy industry sales is “complete lunacy”, says the firm behind Kurio. Retail sales tracker NPD currently classifies the VTech InnoTab and LeapFrog LeapPad ...
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My three-year-old niece has an iPad. Ok,so it's the family iPad,but she uses it frequently.As do her parents and her 12-year-old brother. Although they like the idea of kids'tablets,for whatever reason her parents haven't purchased one ...
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Mark Kingston, VP, Nickelodeon Consumer Products UK & Australia “BLE 2012 was great for us. Physically, Nickelodeon had a much stronger presence than ever before with a booth that served as both a display and information centre, as ...
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My three-year-old niece has an iPad. Ok, so it’s the family iPad, but she uses it frequently. As do her parents and her 12-year-old brother. Although they like the idea of kids’ tablets, for whatever reason her parents ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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The new Artsee Studio from WowWee allows children to transform their drawings into games. It made its debut at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. The product is aimed at children aged three and up, and promises to ...
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Hornby’s board of directors has announced the appointment of Nick Stone as finance director. He still start work on January 14th while current finance director Andrew Morris will leave Hornby during Q1 of 2013 after an agreed ...
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1.Continue To Innovate In tough times,it's hard to deliver innovative new products due to all the negative forces,but the continuing innovation from toy companies has been a very large part of the relatively stable global toy market ...
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German toy maker Dracco has launched a new website and game app for its girls brand Filly. A new virtual world gameplay lets kids customise their own Filly environments by purchasing items with a horseshoe currency earned by playing ...
Having reviewed the retail footfall figures,sales reports and estimates for Q4 2012,Steve Reece reckons 2012 will go down as another tough year. Tough for retail,for the global economy and to a degree the toy and games industry. "For ...
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Polaroid is making an ambitious move into the children's tablet market - unveiling its first product in Las Vegas this week at the Consumer Electronics Show. Featuring the Android 4.0 OS, the tablet has already been named a CES ...
Company strikes two-year deal with Fisher-Price for pre-school brand. Jumbo Games will launch a range of Little People games and puzzles in spring/summer 2013. The firm struck a two-year licensing partnership with Mattel's Fisher-Price ...
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Retail and supplier seasonal marketing spends are up year-on-year. Two thirds of toy firms surveyed by ToyNews say they’re spending more on marketing their products for Christmas. Some 66 per cent of firms have a higher ...
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Parent advice From our panel of staff contributors Use the halfway house strategy. Put them in the attic or a box in a corner of a closet, and see if their absence is noted. After a suitable time period, you can then transition them ...
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