BTHA's Rebecca Deeming gives us the lowdown on the latest issues facing the toy industry. It’s been a busy last month for the BTHA having held our second BTHA Training Hub seminar for members, taking on the topic of Tackling Modern ...
Tags: Toy Fair 2018, Toy Safety
Exhibiton space has now sold out with over 80 brands, activities and features to be showcased at the debut event, taking place in the UK capital next week. Global children's properties Transformers, My Little Pony and PAW Patrol will all ...
Tags: Hasbro, Spin Master
The success of the sales has been fuelled by the show’s return to its Tuesday to Thursday format, helping it sell out a full four months ahead of the show next year. Toy Fair 2017 has sold out. The British Toy and Hobby ...
Tags: Toy Fair 2017
"Their commercial success, coupled with their commitment both individually and collectively to extensive charitable work, makes Richard King, Joe Kissane, Jon Diver and Kiran Shah very deserving recipients of the BTHA Lifetime Achievement ...
Tags: Character Options, BHTA, Toy industry day
The Nuremberg clash hasn’t deterred the new companies looking to introduce themselves to the industry. Next year's London Toy Fair will boast the highest number of Greenhouse exhibitors in the show’s history. The Greenhouse ...
Next year's London Toy Fair will run from Sunday, January 24th to Tuesday, January 26th 2016. The dates for Toy Fair 2016 have been confirmed as Sunday, January 24th to Tuesday, January 26th 2016. The BTHA and Olympia have been ...
Tags: London Toy Fair, Toy
Visitors bid for original pieces of artwork in a silent auction. Anagranimals, a Best New Toy of 2015 winner from the BTHA, raised £400 for children’s charity Spread a Smile at last week's London Toy Fair 2015. Illustrator ...
Tags: story books, toy shops, Toys
The arts and craft set from Vivid has been championed by the UK’s parenting site, Netmums. Crayola Colour Alive: Mythical Creatures has been voted as the top toy approved by mums at London Toy Fair 2015. The arts and craft set ...
Tags: parenting site, Toys
Dress Up By Design scoops award for Best Shell Scheme while Epoch Making Toys takes Best Designed Stand for its giant Sylvanian Families house. A giant Sylvanian Families house and a Winnie the Pooh’s Hundred Acre Wood-inspired toy ...
Tags: minimalistic tone, sustainable wood, Toys
Jakks Pacific, Character Options, LEGO and Smyths Toys among the winners celebrated this year. The UK toy industry’s elite gathered last night in the IMAX theatre of London’s Science Museum to celebrate this year’s ...
The NPD and BTHA kick off Toy Fair 2015 with news of a 4.4 per cent increase in toy sales for last year. The British toy market achieved a 4.4 per cent increase in 2014, reaching £3 billion at retail and enjoying its best result ...
Tags: toy market, toy sales, Toys
36 toys pick up honours across 12 categories. The winners of the Toy Fair Best New Toy Awards have been announced for the seventh year at Toy Fair, predicting some of the top new toys for 2015. Winners range from household names such as ...
Tags: toy retailers, toy industry, Toys
Winners will be crowned at the Toy Industry Awards on January 20th, 2015. The BTHA has confirmed the finalists for the Toy Retailer of the Year Awards 2014. The shortlist is: Independent Toy Retailer of the Year: MIDCO Toymaster ...
Tags: Toy Retailer, Toys
Hosted by the BTHA, the sessions will feature discussion from some of the industry's leading inventor relations' experts. Young inventors and toy designers are being welcomed to next year’s Toy Fair with a special seminar hosted by ...
Tags: Toy Fair, Young Inventor, Toys
The firm has also grown its international sales by over 40 per cent in the year ending August 31st, 2014. The Character Group has reported an increase in total revenue of 46 per cent. The Group’s takings have soared from ...
Tags: international sales, Toys