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Jon Salisbury Recovering Well After Suffering a Brain Hemorrhage at The End of Last Year
Jan 13, 2015Star ToyNews columnist, Jon Salisbury, recovering well after suffering a brain hemorrhage at the end of last year. Our regular readers will no doubt have noticed that our superstar columnist Jon Salisbury has not appeared in our last ...
Tags: brain hemorrhage, Toys
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The September Issue of ToyNews Is Now Available to Read Online
Aug 29, 2014We delve in to the current board gaming culture with an in-depth look at the booming games and puzzles sector. The September issue of ToyNews is now available to read online, and on your iPad, here. This month, we explore the booming ...
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The August Issue of ToyNews Is Now Available to Read Online, and on Your iPad
Aug 19, 2014This month, we take an in-depth look at how Minecraft is making a splash in the toy space. The August issue of ToyNews is now available to read online, and on your iPad, here. This month, we take an in-depth look at how Minecraft is ...
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The June 2013 Edition of ToyNews Is Now Available to Read Online and on Your iPad
May 30, 2013We celebrate the enduring popularity of Barbie and also take a look at how to secure funding for your business. The June 2013 edition of ToyNews is now available to read online and on your iPad. The issue features a celebration of ...
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Nostalgia: It Ain't What It Used to Be. or Is It?
Apr 25, 2013Nostalgia: It ain't what it used to be. Or is it? In the same way that songs can conjure up vivid memories, toys have that same time travel quality, sending you scuttling back to a bygone era in a blaze of Technicolor. The likes of David ...
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Merger and Acquisition Activity Has Been Pretty Sparse in Toy Circles in Recent Times
Mar 27, 2013Merger and acquisition activity has been pretty sparse in toy circles in recent times. Back in the 1980s Hasbro snaffled the Playskool and MB companies followed by Kenner Parker Tonka in the 1990s, the same decade in which Mattel flexed ...
Tags: Toys, Toy Industry
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Of World's Three Largest Toy Companies, Only Two Have Women on Their Board of Directors
Jan 21, 2013Of the world’s three largest toy companies, only two have women on their Board of Directors and one has none. In the US, Hasbro has Lisa Gersh and Tracy Leinbach while Mattel has Frances Ferguson, Andrea Rich and Kathy White Lloyd, ...
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Many Stories of Enterprising Individuals From Humble Origins Who Achieve Big Success
Dec 19, 2012One of the toy industry’s most endearing qualities is its many stories of enterprising individuals from humble origins who achieve spectacular success. We all know of people. From manufacturers and distributors to retailers and ...
Tags: jon salisbury, Toys, toy business, columnist's attention
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It's Toy Shops' Turn to Expand Beyond Traditional Frontiers
Dec 19, 2012Magasins de jouets sans frontières? Do you remember the TV game show It’s A Knockout or the Peter Gabriel song Jeux Sans Frontières? Now it’s toy shops’ turn to expand beyond traditional frontiers. ...
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