Public will be able to drop off old and used jigsaws at selected Hobbycraft stores where they will receive money off vouchers for any Jumbo puzzle in the shop. Jumbo Games has partnered with Hobbycraft stores to launch a jigsaw amnesty ...
Tags: Jumbo, Hobbycraft, Toys
The mother and son duo were told their range of dolls made to look like their owners was not a viable business. A mother and son toy making duo has secured a £100,000 deal with Hamleys, proving the BBC’s Dragons' Den naysayers ...
Tags: Rejection, Doll Lands, Toys
Pre-school specialist reports significant growth in the two years and above age range. Christmas 2014 is already shaping up to be another successful one for Orchard Toys, thanks to significant growth in the pre-school sector. The firm ...
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Toy from KidDesigns features the sound activated dancing to the Jackson 5 song, I Want You Back. Marvel has revealed the first look at its official Dancing Groot toy at the New York Comic-Con. As Paul Gitter, SVP, Marvel Licensing, ...
The Shullman Research Center found that 21 percent of U.S. adults who plan Christmas shopping expect to purchase jewelry this year; however, the percentage increases dramatically for the top 41 percent of households, or those earning ...
Tags: Christmas Jewelry, Crafts
The National Retail Federation (NRF) predicts that U.S. Christmas-season retail sales will increase 4.1 percent year on year to approximately $619.9 million for the months of November and December 2014. The projected increase is higher ...
Tags: NRF, Christmas-season retail sales
China and the U.S. are benefiting from and straining under 35 years of normalized relations. There have been tons of exports shipped from China to our shores during this time. However, none are more important than Chinese culture. The ...
Tags: Chinese Culture
Following a slate for TV appearances, top ten listings and early advertising, the WiFi connected doll looks set to be a Christmas sell out. Vivid has revealed that the escalating consumer demand for its interactive doll, My Friend Cayla ...
An early spike in sales sees the toy giant cap its shipping to Canada's independent toy retailers until 2015. Independent toy retailers across Canada could be facing a LEGO shortage this Christmas. Following the success of The LEGO ...
Tags: Toy Retailers, Lego Shortage, Toys
LEGO, Loom Bands and Frozen all predicted to bring a merry Christmas for the toy retail giant. Toy retail giant, Smyths Toys Superstores has revealed its Top Ten Toys prediction list for this Christmas. While the list features some old ...
Tags: LEGO, Toy, Christmas Toy
Award recognised the retailer's trading success over the last 12 months. The Entertainer has been named Family Business of the Year at this year's Private Business Awards. The award recognised The Entertainer’s trading success ...
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Few things illustrate our country’s packaging problem as acutely as the post-Christmas cleanup. New electronics toys, of course, can be blamed for a good part of the clutter. Heaps of boxes and plastic packs — often impossibly ...
BBC One show will return later this year with a new 40-episode run. The Link, the BBC One game show inspired by Linkee, has been recommissioned. After ranking as the number one programme in its daytime slot, The Link will return later ...
Tags: Game Show, Recommission, Toys
Mrs Brown's Boys The Ultimate Party Game and Classic British Comedies board games are available to retailers now. Mrs Brown could be heading to your place this Christmas, as Paul Lamond Games reveals a collection of board games based on ...
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Each month, one lucky shopper will be selected to win back their transaction in the form of Toy Hub gift vouchers. Dunblane-based toy retailer Toy Hub is counting down to Christmas by rewarding its loyal customers with the chance to win ...
Tags: Competition, Christmas, Toys