Having held a number of senior roles within the UK toy industry, most recently with Famosa, McCrickard brings with him a wealth of experience. Engino Toy Systems has welcomed a new UK sales director in the form of Simon McCrickard. The ...
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Range spans Heidi dolls, plush, play-sets and figurines. Famosa is bringing its Heidi toy range to Mexico. Continuing Studio 100's brand development across Latin America, the toy range will debut in Mexico this Christmas, featuring ...
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Venture unites the complementary product ranges and management skills of both IMC Toys and Rubie’s to form one trading base. IMC Toys and Rubie’s have revealed the incorporation of its new Italian companies, IMC Italia srl and ...
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Heineken has sold its Mexican packaging business Empaque to Crown Holdings for $1.225bn, in a bid to reduce its net debt by the end of this year. The company said the proceeds from the sale will be used to reach the target of bringing ...
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Upload a photo of a Pinypon around the world to be in with a chance of winning. Famosa has kicked off a worldwide contest involving its popular Pinypon brand. Called #pinypontour, fans simply need to upload to Instagram a photo of a ...
Danish toy firm secures logistics partner for its launch into the British market. Danish toy company Upcoming Minds has appointed Import Services as its logistics partner for its launch into the British market. The UK expansion will see ...
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Famosa unveils new portal for its Spanish outdoor toy range. Famosa has launched a new UK and Ireland dedicated website for its Spanish outdoor toy range, Feber. Banner buttons across the top of the new site - which can be found here - ...
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The Spanish firm will distribute Tickety Toc toys across Spain and Portugal in early 2015 Zodiak Kids and master toy partner Vivid have appointed Famosa as the Spanish toy partner for popular pre-school brand, Tickety Toc. The three ...
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At last - the toy shows are all over and we can all get back to doing our normal day jobs. So how did the shows go this year? Well, the general consensus seems to suggest they were steady but nothing exciting emerged. I'm not sure I ...
The BTHA tips 34 toys for success in the fifth annual Best New Toy Awards. The BTHA has released its fifth annual Best New Toys list at the 60th London Toy Fair. In 12 categories 34 toys were named by the show's oganisers. Winners ...
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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 ...
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Disney has hundreds of licensing partnerships in place across Europe and toy sales for its big IPs are climbing. With huge films like Planes and Monsters University on the way, the opportunities for toy firms are bountiful. Anna ...
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Import Services has bolstered its portfolio of toy clients with Famosa. The new distribution platform will be operational from January 1st in time to support the launch of the new Furby plush line and the I Love Minnie range of dolls. ...
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