Today - Friday, November 28th - is the final deadline for retaillers wishing to enter the Toy Retailer of the Year Awards. Retailers can compete nationally in like for like categories and can apply in more than one, if applicable. ...
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UK toy sales have already exceeded £31m as the Frozen franchise becomes the number one licence in the UK toy market. Frozen is on track to beat the all time sales record set by Toy Story 3 as it becomes the number one licence in the ...
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New results from the NPD Group reveal that sales have been driven by the arts and craft, building sets and youth electronics categories. LEGO, Loom Bands and Panini Stickers have helped the British toy market experience its best sales ...
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Products from Mattel, Hasbro, Jakks, VTech, Character Options, Vivid, LEGO and Spin Master all named in top 12. The DreamToys list has been announced by The Toy Retailers Association. The list is the most accurate predictive list of which ...
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The electronics specialist has seen 'phenomenal growth' in the toy sector this year. Toys are playing a pivotal role in the future of business for UK electronics specialist Maplin. Over the last year, the retailer – which deals in ...
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Nominations for Retailer category being encouraged from the industry. The application process for the 2014 Toy Retailer of the Year Awards is now open. Retailers can compete nationally in like for like categories and can apply in more ...
The New York-based retail chain is turning to toys to pick up the slack by stocking more LEGO, dolls and board games than before. International book retailer Barnes & Noble is selling more toys than ever, in order to compensate for slow ...
The ToyNews Retail Advisory Board gives its views on the first major holiday of this year "Easter is the second biggest selling time behind Christmas," according to some of the UK's leading toy retailers. Traditionally a gifting period ...
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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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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 ...
Toys R Us is looking to work closely with the Let Toys Be Toys consumer campaign group, agreeing to become more inclusive in its marketing of toys to girls and boys. The news follows a meeting last week between TRU's UK board members and ...
Pony brand's new TV show Filly Funtasia premieres globally next year. Kids' pony brand Filly has sold more than 60 million collectable figurines to date. The brand is the number one girls licence in Germany, claims BRB Internacional, ...
Grocer believes new Nutmeg Kid's line will 'draw more customers into stores' and drive toy sales. Supermarket Morrisons expects toy sales to continue to rise, thanks to the new Nutmeg kids’clothing line. The grocer believes ...
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LEGO Star Wars toy sales in LEGO retail stores rose 40 per cent during a recent marketing campaign. The Yoda Chronicles Tour, which took place over the Easter period, attracted an estimated 10,000 people who take part in the fun ...
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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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