BTHA's Rebecca Deeming gives us the lowdown on the latest issues facing the toy industry. It’s been a busy last month for the BTHA having held our second BTHA Training Hub seminar for members, taking on the topic of Tackling Modern ...
Tags: Toy Fair 2018, Toy Safety
The agreement between Character and the global master toy licensee, Wicked Cool Toys based in the US, will see action figures, playsets, plush, role play and more based on the hit Pokémon animated series, join the firm’s ...
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The Laser X infrared gaming experience is expected to be one of the most in-demand toys for the Christmas season. Character Options has reported an excellent performance for its infrared real-life gaming experience Laser X, with the game ...
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Winners included the likes of Character Options, Ravensburger, Trends UK and Golden Bear. The winners of this year’s Practical Pre-school and Primary Teacher Update Awards have been revealed today. Taking place at a ceremony in ...
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The company revealed that Stretch Armstrong and its major product lines have all performed well. Character Options has announced its latest trading statement, revealing that the board expects to deliver results for the year ended August ...
Returning to its Tuesday-Thursday format, Toy Fair 2017 is on the verge of selling out, with all space on the ground floor sold and less than 100 square metres available on the upper level. Visitor and media registration is now open for ...
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"Character Options has a strong inventors network and this event gives us the opportunity to grow our community further," said Jon Elliott, R&D operations manager. Character Options has signed up as pitch partner for this year's Inventors ...
Twozies is a line of little babies and pets who do everything together. Character Options' new girls' collectable line, Twozies, is launching in the UK in late August. Twozies is a line of little babies and pets who do everything ...
"Their commercial success, coupled with their commitment both individually and collectively to extensive charitable work, makes Richard King, Joe Kissane, Jon Diver and Kiran Shah very deserving recipients of the BTHA Lifetime Achievement ...
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A confident Character Group has detailed a number of new appointments to take it to continued growth throughout 2016. The Character Group is celebrating strong Christmas sales as it sees revenue in the current financial year rise six per ...
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Further awareness will be created during The Gadget Show Live exhibition at Westfield Shepards Bush. To celebrate the launch of the Teksta Robotics Scorpion, the ultimate Teksta Scorpion Battle will take place later this month, along with ...
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In-store and TV drive set to bolster Stack-a-Bubble throughout Easter period and again in May. Character Option's new bubble brand, Stack-A-Bubble, is set to make waves in-store with a high visibility campaign both at point of sale and on ...
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Jakks Pacific, Character Options, LEGO and Smyths Toys among the winners celebrated this year. The UK toy industry’s elite gathered last night in the IMAX theatre of London’s Science Museum to celebrate this year’s ...
The NPD and BTHA kick off Toy Fair 2015 with news of a 4.4 per cent increase in toy sales for last year. The British toy market achieved a 4.4 per cent increase in 2014, reaching £3 billion at retail and enjoying its best result ...
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36 toys pick up honours across 12 categories. The winners of the Toy Fair Best New Toy Awards have been announced for the seventh year at Toy Fair, predicting some of the top new toys for 2015. Winners range from household names such as ...
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