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Royal Mail Issues Stamps Celebrating Classic Children's Toys

Aug 23, 2017

Toy franchises including Merrythought Bear, Meccano, Action Man and Hornby Dublo trains are back, in stamp form. Royal Mail has announced plans to immortalise some of the most popular toy brands of the last 100 years in stamp form, with a ...

Tags: Children's Toys, Toys

Toy Fair 2017 Sold out

Oct 9, 2016

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 ...

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App-Connected Toys Make up Less Than One Percent of British Toy Sales

Sep 29, 2016

The data from NPD also predicts that toy sales in Great Britain could reach a record £3.3 billion by the end of 2016. The NPD Group has revealed that less than one per cent of British toy sales belong to the web-connected toys ...

Tags: NPD, toy sales, web-connected toys

Argos to 'Help Discover The Toy Talent of Tomorrow' at Inventors Workshop

Sep 6, 2016

The toy retail giant has signed up as major sponsor for the event taking place this September 20th at Norhtamptonshire's Whittlebury Hall. Retail giant Argos has placed its flag firmly in the ground when it comes to helping the industry ...

Tags: Argos, ToyNews Inventors Workshop

Character Options Co-Founders To Scoop BTHA Lifetime Achievement Award At This Year's Industry Day

Mar 11, 2016

"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

Galt Brings Back Ambi's Bird and Fish Bath Toys

Aug 17, 2015

“The Ambi Toys range is the life work of one of the UK’s most talented toy designers, whose beautiful Bird and Fish bath toys have delighted children at bath time for generations." Galt Toys is relaunching Ambi Toys' classic ...

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The Firm Scooped The Toy of The Year Accolade Awards for The Snow Glow Elsa Doll'sucess

Jan 28, 2015

The firm scooped the Toy of the Year accolade at this year's Toy Industry Awards for the success of it Snow Glow Elsa doll. Jakks Pacific’s president of international sales has offered a word of thanks to the industry following the ...

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The UK Toy Industry's Elite Gathered to Celebrate This Year's London Toy Industry Awards

Jan 22, 2015

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 ...

Tags: Disney, LEGO, Toys

The NPD and BTHA Kick off Toy Fair 2015 with News of a 4.4 Per Cent Increase in Toy Sales

Jan 22, 2015

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

The Winners of The Toy Fair Best New Toy Awards to Predict Top New Toys for 2015

Jan 22, 2015

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

Trends UK Bolstered Its Sales and Marketing Teams with a Triple Hiring

Jan 14, 2015

The new appointments join the firm as the British toy specialist adds new brands and toys to its 2015 portfolio, with new launches lined up for the year ahead. Trends UK has bolstered its sales and marketing teams with a triple hiring. ...

Tags: Triple Hiring, Toys

LEGO and Loom Bands Helps British Toy Market Experience Its Best Sales Growth Since 2010

Nov 7, 2014

New results from the NPD Group reveal that sales have been driven by the arts and craft, building sets and youth electronics categories. LEGO, Loom Bands and Panini Stickers have helped the British toy market experience its best sales ...

Tags: LEGO, Loom, toy market

The Dreamtoys List Has Been Announced by The Toy Retailers Association

Nov 6, 2014

Products from Mattel, Hasbro, Jakks, VTech, Character Options, Vivid, LEGO and Spin Master all named in top 12. The DreamToys list has been announced by The Toy Retailers Association. The list is the most accurate predictive list of which ...

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Sir Torquil Norman Has Been Confirmed as a Speaker at Toy & Game Inventors Workshop Event

Aug 19, 2014

Creator of the Big Yellow Teapot and founder of Bluebird Toys joins September's event. Sir Torquil Norman, the inventor of the Big Yellow Teapot and founder of Bluebird Toys, has been confirmed as a speaker at the Toy & Game Inventors ...

Tags: Sir Torquil Norman, Toy&Game, Toys

The Tillwig Spring 2013 Toy Award Winners Have Been Listed

May 6, 2013

The Tillwig Spring 2013 Toy Award winners have been listed, including Brainstorm's Aqua Dragons (which picked up the Sterling Fun Award). In January, the British Toy and Hobby Association also awarded Aqua Dragons the Best New Hobby Toy ...

Tags: Tillywig Spring Toy, Toy, Aqua Dragons

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