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Sherborne Toy Store The Toy Box Set to Close
Aug 24, 2016Due to struggling footfall, owners Mark and Sharon Horsman will be closing their Sherborne store and will now concentrate on their second store based in Shaftesbury Indie toy retailer, The Toy Box, has revealed it will be closing its ...
Tags: The Toy Box, Sherborne
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The Indie Toy Retailer Has Partenred with Flair
Mar 17, 2014The indie toy retailer has partenred with Flair for exclusive release of the original 1988 line. Indie toy retailer Midco Toys has partnered with Flair to release an exclusive series of Classic 1988 inspired Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ...
Tags: Toys, classic figures, Ninja Turtles
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Indie Toy Store Owners Are Being Encouraged to Take Part in Independent Retailer Month
Jun 3, 2013July activities aim to raise awareness of local businesses including toy retailers. Indie toy store owners are being encouraged to take part in Independent Retailer Month in July. Retail champion Clare Rayner is urging stores to get ...
Tags: independent retailer month, Toys, Stores
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Q4 2013 Is Going to Be a Bloodbath
May 31, 2013The toy industry will face one of its most aggressive fourth quarter trading periods this year. Retail giants including nationals, grocers and online sites such as Amazon are set to cut toy prices below RRP in a battle for market share ...
Tags: Toys, toy industry, Christmas Toys
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Toy Business Grows Sharply in 2012; More Than 40 New Products to Arrive This Year
May 22, 2013Toy business grows sharply in 2012; more than 40 new products to arrive this year. 2012 saw a new lease of life breathed into the Chicco brand, says Artsana UK, and there are ambitious plans in place to expand its reach even further in ...
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Over 190,000 Businesses Sell on eBay, Reaching Some 17 Million Customers in The UK Alone
May 6, 2013When eBay launched in 1995, the premise was simple: allow consumers to sell their unwanted goods to others via online auctions. Today, the multi-billion dollar business has localised sites in over 30 countries. Over 190,000 businesses ...
Tags: Toy Industry, Toys
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Indie Toy Retailers Say They're Facing a Tougher Start to This Year Than They Did in 2012
Apr 12, 2013Indie toy retailers say they're facing a tougher start to this year than they did in 2012. With economic worries and the icy fingers of winter squeezing house bill prices up, it's no surprise that many stores – and consumers – ...
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Online Is The Number One Go-to Destination for Mums Who Are Looking for Pre-School Toys
Mar 22, 2013Online is still the number one go-to destination for mums who are looking for pre-school toys. 58.3 per cent of parents surveyed by ToyNews say they buy their new toys using internet stores. However, one third of those say they also ...
Tags: Toys, pre-school toys