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The Entertainer Enjoys Positive Christmas Sales
Jan 16, 2017The Entertainer has smashed sales during the Christmas 2016 trading period, the retailer has revealed. In the five weeks leading up to December 31st 2016, the company reported an increase in total sales of 13.5 per cent, with December ...
Tags: Entertainer, Cyprus
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Playmobil Takes Home Two Accolades at Mumii's Best Baby & Toddler Gear Awards
Sep 6, 2016The firm's 123 Take Along Ship was awarded with the Consumer Choice and Silver titles in the Toddler Toy category. Playmobil has scooped two gongs at this year’s Mumii’s Best Baby & Toddler Gear Awards 2016, thanks to its 123 ...
Tags: Playmobil, 123 Take Along Ship
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Golden Bear Takes Home Double Gold Awards at Lovedbyparents Awards
Aug 8, 2016'It's a great start to the awards season and the fact that all votes are from consumers is brilliant,' says Golden Bear's Katherine Pierce. Golden Bear scooped the gold award in the Best Doll or Soft Toy category at this year’s ...
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American Girl Makes First Leap Into Construction Toys With Mega Bloks
Mar 23, 2016The line includes popular characters from the American Girl's Girl of the Year range including Grace, Isabelle, Saige, McKenna and Nicki. Mattel’s leading American Girl brand has made its first move into the construction toy ...
Tags: Mattel, Mega Bloks, American Girl
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Lil' Monkey Will Find out If It Has Been Awarded a Gold
Jul 7, 2015Awarded in the best Outdoor Toy category, Lil’ Monkey will find out if it has been awarded a Gold, Silver, Bronze or Highly Commended accreditation at the Right Start presentation ceremony in October. TP Toys' Lil’ Monkey Dome ...
Tags: Right Start award, Lil'Monkey, toy
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French RC Firm Modelco Is Acquired by Goliath
Apr 2, 2015Global independent toy firm is looking to expand in the RC sector, an 'important category' to its growth plans. Goliath has acquired the leading French RC developer, manufacturer and distributor, Modelco. Known for its portfolio of ...
Tags: Global independent toy, Flying Dragon, Toys
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Firm to Roll out Range of Pre-School Puzzles and Games for New Series
Jan 9, 2015Firm to roll out range of pre-school puzzles and games for new series. Coolabi has inked a deal with Ravensburger as it continues to grow the licensing programme ahead of the debut of the new series of The Clangers. Ravensburger will ...
Tags: pre-school puzzles, games, Toys
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Famosa Unveils New Portal for Its Spanish Outdoor Toy Range
Apr 30, 2014Famosa unveils new portal for its Spanish outdoor toy range. Famosa has launched a new UK and Ireland dedicated website for its Spanish outdoor toy range, Feber. Banner buttons across the top of the new site - which can be found here - ...
Tags: outdoor toy, toy
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Rockwood and Holliday Pigments Are Jointly Exhibiting at The 18th Chinacoat Exhibition
Oct 30, 2013Rockwood Color Pigments and Holliday Pigments are jointly exhibiting at the 18th Chinacoat exhibition to be held at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) in November. Three Rockwood companies will be in attendance, Rockwood ...
Tags: Pigments, Construction
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Geomagworld Has Signed up First Celtic Toys and Learning as Its New Distributor in The UK
Apr 19, 2013The Swiss manufacturer of the Geomag magnetic construction toy, Geomagworld has signed up First Celtic Toys and Learning as its new distributor in the UK. The firm is best known for its Tolo Toys Learning subsidiary. It develops and ...
Tags: Toys, magnetic construction toy
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Mattel's Matchbox Brand Is Celebrating Its 60th Anniversary with a New TV Advertisement
Apr 12, 2013Mattel's Matchbox brand is celebrating its 60th anniversary with a new TV advertisement. Matchbox has also launched an iconic, collectable 24 die-cast car collection to commemorate the brand's milestone, each of which comes with a ...
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When Clinton Cards Entered Administration, Did That Influence Your Move Into Toys?
Mar 27, 2013When Clinton Cards entered administration, did that influence your move into toys? Stephen: No, it had nothing to do with it. We'd actually started a strategic review of our business a long time before Clintons entered administration and ...
Tags: Toys, Toys Interview
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Sanrio Has Added a Brace of Partners in The Toy Category for Mr Men & Little Miss
Feb 20, 2013Sanrio has added a brace of partners in the toy category for Mr Men & Little Miss. UK agent Fluid World has signed up PBFA - which is part of the Li & Fung group) to produce a range of Mr Men and Little Miss early learning toys featuring ...
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Retail Opinion Was Divided Over What The Most Important or Stand out Moment
Jan 18, 2013Retail opinion was divided over what the most important or stand out moment was for the toy industry last year. Hasbro’s new Furby was named by just under ten per cent of the retailers we questioned, while seven per cent said the ...
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Skylanders Has Generated More Than $500 Million in US Retail Sales in Just Over a Year
Jan 15, 2013Skylanders has generated more than $500 million in US retail sales in just over a year. This includes sales of accessory packs and figures. GfK data also puts Skylanders at number three in the highest selling video games franchises in ...
Tags: Skylanders, video games, UK
