Chip the Robot Dog, the SelfieMic and Minions Pie Face all make the list. Toys R Us has revealed its 2016 'Must-Have Christmas Toys' list. The list of 14 includes the likes of LEGO, Nerf, Shopkins and Num Noms, as well as hit pre-school ...
Revenues for franchise brands, boys and pre-school categories all increased. Hasbro has reported that net revenues for the first quarter 2015 increased five per cent to $713.5 million versus $679.5 million in 2014. Excluding a ...
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, ...
Sales of traditional toys in the industry's five largest European markets (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK) were flat in 2013, according to information from the NPD Group. While sales grew in France (+0.7%), Germany (+1.5%) and ...
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Making the move from digital creatures in the Furby Boom app to physical toys. Hasbro's Furblings are making the move from digital creatures in the Furby Boom app to physical toys. The Furby Furblings are miniature companions for Furby ...
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Both the Furby Boom and Furby 2012 made it into the NPD's top 10 best selling toys of 2013. Official NPD data has revealed that Hasbro's Furby Boom was the best selling toy of 2013. And the data made for happy reading for Hasbro as both ...
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Teksta, John Adams and Bentalls among those honoured at last night's event. Character Options, LEGO, Hasbro and John Adams were among the winners at last night's 2013 Toy Industry Awards. Held at the Science Museum in South Kensington, ...
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 ...
Orders made on or before the 23rd of December 2013 will be delivered in time for Christmas day Rakuten's Play.com has revealed that a range of the marketplace's merchants are offering last minute delivery on certain toy ranges. Orders ...
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Argos: "We have seen an unprecedented demand for Furby Boom this year" Hasbro is shipping additional Furby Boom stock to meet UK demand this Christmas. The company is bringing in another 80,000 Furby Booms to cope as recent demand has ...
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It might be a challenging year for the toy trade, but Harrods’ Toy Kingdom is confident it is about to have one of its strongest 12 months yet. Sales have risen since the London store’s toy area underwent a multi-million pound ...
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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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Sales of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toys are continuing to soar. It's been named the number one new toy property in the UK in NPD's March retail sales data, in terms of value sales. Flair's action figures are also the third-placed ...
Hasbro saw its games, girls and pre-school categories grow during the first quarter of 2013. Games posted 26 per cent revenue growth year-on-year during the period. Games that grew in the quarter included Magic: The Gathering products, ...
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Hasbro has introduced a new Furby MouthOff app which enables fans to talk just like their toy. The app is currently available to download for iOS and Android devices. Users can swap their mouth for a Furby mouth of their choice. They ...
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