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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

This Year's Dream Toys Top 12 Toys Were Unveiled

Nov 6, 2014

This year’s Dream Toys Top 12 toys were unveiled this morning at the inaugural event held in Marylebone, London. Celebrating the products predicted to make the biggest splash this season, doors were opened to the crowds of national ...

Tags: Dream Toys, Toys

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 ...

Tags: Dream Toys, Toys

The Annual Pre-Christmas Industry Showcase Will Take Place on Wednesday

Sep 15, 2014

The 12 days of Christmas will be the theme for this year's event, taking place on November 5th. The team behind Dream Toys is aiming to make this year’s event the best yet, with a new theme and more categories than before. The ...

Tags: Dream Toys, Countdown

VTech Predicts It Will Retain The Number One Spot for The Full Year

Dec 24, 2013

VTech predicts it will retain the number one spot for the full year VTech has become the number one manufacturer in the UK infant toy market for the first time, according to the latest NPD figures. In a year that has seen the firm pick ...

Tags: Toys, Infant Toy

Technology Is Moving at a Fast Rate That Electronic Learning Toys Can Become Outdated

Mar 27, 2013

"Technology is moving at such a fast rate that electronic learning toys can quickly become outdated." But VTech product manager Charlotte Johnson also tells ToyNews that tech toys can stand the test of time by focusing on accessibility ...

Tags: Blockbuster Toy, toy

Hasbro Is Preparing to Launch a Bumper Spider-Man Toy Range Into Retail for 2013

Mar 11, 2013

Hasbro is preparing to launch a bumper Spider-Man toy range into retail for 2013. The supplier will supply all-new Power Webs blasters, figures and vehicles, licensed by Disney/Marvel. The range includes the TV advertised £17.99 ...

Tags: Spider-Man Toys, New Hasbro, Toys

ToyNews Speaks to Hasbro's Designers to Find out How Furby Was Made Fit for The Modern Age

Jan 15, 2013

ToyNews speaks to Hasbro's designers to find out how Furby was made fit for the modern age. The original Furby was an instant phenomenon when it hit shelves in 1998. The furry, Furbish-speaking animatronic pet from Tiger Electronics went ...

Tags: Furby, Blockbuster Toy, Toys

Hamleys Sees Its Operating Profit Rise 70 Per Cent to £3.9 Million for The 53 Weeks

Jan 7, 2013

Surprise acquisitions,top level exec changes,retail casualties and the London 2012 effect,the continued dominance of LEGO and Moshi Monsters in-store–not to mention some eye-watering charity challenges…the toy business has ...

Tags: acquisitions, LEGO, Moshi Monsters, Mookie Toys

Wow Stuff's Attacknids Have Appeared on The Legendary US Talk Show

Dec 26, 2012

Every year David Letterman picks his favourite toys to appear on his famous talk show. This year, Wow Stuff's Attacknids have appeared on the legendary US talk show. The wily host first takes control of a single Attacknid, and then ...

Tags: talk show, toy, 14-stanza poem, David Letterman

So Far The Inevitable Heavy Toy Discounting Has Yet to Materialise

Dec 19, 2012

It’s usually Dream Toys which signals the start of 'top toy' price-cutting, but we're in November and so far the inevitable heavy toy discounting has yet to materialise. Last year Asda, Toys R Us and Argos engaged in a price war in ...

Tags: retail, toynews blog, Toys, Price

There's Been a Whirlwind of Events and Launches

Dec 19, 2012

It has been a veritable stampede this week. There’s been a whirlwind of events and launches - just as the kids feet hit the playground the diary dates have started to stack up again in earnest – although that might sound like a ...

Tags: dream toys, peter jenkinson, Toys, Toyologist

The Person Who Came up with The Slow Toy Concept

Dec 18, 2012

How did you come up with the Slow Toy concept? What inspired you? I’ve got a strong feeling about what I would call the ‘slow toy’. It’s a concept that was introduced to me when I went to France and met a lady ...

Tags: Thierry Bourret, Interview, slow toys

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