Retailer's predictions see "tech finally add play value to toy market". Technology has finally found a way to add real play value to toys, according to the London toy retailer Hamleys as it unveils its top toys for Christmas 2015. ...
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Toy sales in the sector’s five largest European markets (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK) grew by 4% in 2014, according to market research company the NPD Group. Toy Industries of Europe’s (TIE) Director General, ...
Damian Hall joins the firm as it celebrates its 20th year with plans for further international growth. LeapFrog has welcomed a new sales director for UK and Ireland. In his new role, Damian Hall will now be responsible for providing ...
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"Despite these challenges, we believe we are well-positioned for the all-important holiday season with our biggest ever line of fun educational content, filled with lots of new games, books and videos." LeapFrog Enterprises has revealed ...
The game aims to help children develop their knowledge of ocean science, life science and ecosystems, using the signature Octonauts’ gadgetry. LeapFrog has partnered with creative TV production and licensing firm, Silvergate Media ...
New edition allows kids to customise their tablet in more than 100 different ways. LeapFrog has unveiled the latest addition to its family of award-winning children's tablets, the LeapPad2 Custom Edition. A customisable extension of the ...
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Monkey See Monkey Do is a live children and 3D animation show that aims to encourage active viewing through dance and music. LeapFrog has partnered with Smartoonz to increase the animated content on its LeapPad Tablets with new Monkey See ...
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Rainbow Loom from Choon's Design grabs Toy of the Year title and three category awards. Hundreds of toy executives and industry guests from around the world gathered in New York on Saturday night (February 15th) for the 14th Annual Toy of ...
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NPD's annual Toy Fair address reveals Furby Boom, LeapPad Explorer and Innotab as top sellers. The overall size of the market last year was £2.9bn, down one per cent compared to 2012 - however NPD Group has highlighted a number of ...
New game challenges kids to draw their own hero LeapFrog has kick started its 2014 with the launch of a new action hero game franchise called Adventure Sketchers. Boosting the firm's expanding game portfolio, Adventure Sketchers is a ...
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LeapFrog enjoyed a healthy 40 per cent growth in March YTD, according to new data released by NPD. The impressive figure means that LeapFrog has maintained its position as the eighth biggest toy manufacturer in the UK, with the firm ...
How important are toys to Argos? What are your ambitions in this sector? Argos is the UK's number one toy retailer (by value) and toys is an incredibly important category to our business. Many people will remember flicking through the ...
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LeapFrog is the fastest-growing top ten toy manufacturer in the UK, according to full-year 2012 NPD data. The company says it grew by 26 per cent last year, when it became the eighth biggest toy manufacturer in the UK. The LeapPad kids' ...
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The fact that certain kids’ tablets don’t contribute to toy industry sales is “complete lunacy”, says the firm behind Kurio. Retail sales tracker NPD currently classifies the VTech InnoTab and LeapFrog LeapPad ...
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My three-year-old niece has an iPad. Ok, so it’s the family iPad, but she uses it frequently. As do her parents and her 12-year-old brother. Although they like the idea of kids’ tablets, for whatever reason her parents ...