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The buying group would like to thank those suppliers attending for their support, and it looks f ...
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| Wednesday, 10th Mar 2010 |
The latest Swapit Cool Report figures in Toys ‘n’ Playthings revealed that three of Topps’ tradi ...
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The new range features a total of 27 pieces to collect. 20 of England’s top players have been tr ...
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Simon Poole, GMTV sales and marketing director, told TnP: "In response to the articles that ...
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| Friday, 5th Mar 2010 |
The results show double-digit growth for UK sales for the fifth consecutive year and profit for ...
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Clive Crouch, who will be leaving at the end of the month said: “Having joined GMTV a year befor ...
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| Wednesday, 3rd Mar 2010 |
This month we bring you lucky readers the most comprehensive review of 2010’s key fairs, includi ...
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| Wednesday, 3rd Mar 2010 |
Organised by the Australian Toy Association (ATA), the show provides the annual focus for the Au ...
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Kids@Play has also opened a new services division and warehouse in Caerphilly.
Malcolm Evans, M ...
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| Monday, 1st Mar 2010 |
As part of the expanded line-up of content, Virgin Media has also secured the rights to bring a ...
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| Monday, 1st Mar 2010 |
The LazyTown ethos is to inspire children to motivate kids to lead a healthier lifestyle.
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| Friday, 26th Feb 2010 |
Labour shortages in the Pearl River Delta were already serious, but now about half of the about ...
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The deal, conceived and negotiated by Pearl & Dean and Carat Sponsorship, will build o ...
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Scheduled to be released in March 2010 in the UK and Europe, the Magnet Set will feature 56 diff ...
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| Thursday, 25th Feb 2010 |
The trade show attracted 10,600-plus buyers from 85 countries and the total number of buyers in ...
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| Thursday, 25th Feb 2010 |
The Stroke Association’s aim is to support stroke survivors and their families by working with b ...
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The ‘Q’ in the product name (kyuu in Japanese) means ‘sphere’ in Japanese, giving a clue to the ...
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| Tuesday, 23rd Feb 2010 |
The Montreal-based company and some of its subsidiaries filed for Chapter 15 in the US Bankruptc ...
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| Tuesday, 23rd Feb 2010 |
Rae along with her husband Harry started H. Grossman Ltd in 1949 and she was very well know ...
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Mark will be undertaking the classic 'Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk' - a challenging treck cr ...
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| Friday, 19th Feb 2010 |
Helix is currently developing an original script with an eye towards creating a film franchise b ...
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Retailers with a combined spending power of £12 billion heralded a boon of record-breaking trans ...
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| Friday, 19th Feb 2010 |
The announcement was made at BRIO’s toy fair dinner attended by distributors and customers from ...
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| Thursday, 18th Feb 2010 |
MotionTrendz intends to deliver innovative, cost effective products to satisfy the requirements ...
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| Thursday, 18th Feb 2010 |
In addition to his new role, Dan will also look after the London trade accounts. Moving to Fiest ...
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| Wednesday, 17th Feb 2010 |
Advanstar has announced the return of Hasbro after a six-year absence
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Money has been raised by selling promotional copies of the CD at some recent Toy Industry dinner ...
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| Tuesday, 16th Feb 2010 |
New introductions were on show from Silverlit Electronics alongside the latest remote control in ...
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The specially created Disney Princess Dance is supported by the British Dance Council, and TV st ...
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| Monday, 15th Feb 2010 |
Originally launched in 2003 in America, Mighty Beanz was a breakout hit
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| Monday, 15th Feb 2010 |
More than 400 executives from across the toy industry gathered to honour their peers and pay tri ...
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Pending the outcome of the current outstanding legal battle with Mattel, MGA Entertainment ...
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| Thursday, 11th Feb 2010 |
The show organiser has reported that there was an atmosphere of optimism at the show with 23.2 p ...
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| Thursday, 11th Feb 2010 |
Demand for exhibition stands at Christmas in July exceeded all expectations last year, with the ...
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| Thursday, 11th Feb 2010 |
Manhattan will now manufacture and distribute Quadrilla’s complete range of Marble Runs and acce ...
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| Wednesday, 10th Feb 2010 |
Over 500 leading licensing industry figures joined the WBCP team for an interactive showcase o ...
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| Wednesday, 10th Feb 2010 |
The contract, which will run until the end of 2011, is a worldwide exclusive for Scalextric and ...
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| Wednesday, 10th Feb 2010 |
The first in the triple win is a campaign for the launch of new construction toy range, LEGO Atl ...
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| Tuesday, 9th Feb 2010 |
Winning Moves UK Ltd, the team responsible for Top Trumps, Regional Monopolies, Waddington’s Num ...
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| Tuesday, 9th Feb 2010 |
The Razor RipRider 360 featured on the top spot of the programme which was aired yesterday. A su ...
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| Friday, 5th Feb 2010 |
Jo Goodall (Nee, Jo Birkin) will be taking up a one-year contract of interim general manager - C ...
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| Friday, 5th Feb 2010 |
The wooden toy specialist already boasts distribution rights for a number of quality brands incl ...
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| Friday, 5th Feb 2010 |
Toys from eight categories received the coveted innovation award at the opening ceremony of the ...
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| Thursday, 4th Feb 2010 |
Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom will feature as part of Five pre-school Milkshake! block from Apr ...
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| Thursday, 4th Feb 2010 |
Calls to the office number are being diverted, although customers may experience delays in getti ...
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| Thursday, 4th Feb 2010 |
The purchase of the Lyon-based Majorette was in the form of an asset deal. Smoby Toys will absor ...
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| Wednesday, 3rd Feb 2010 |
There are thousands of ways the Eternity II puzzle can be completed, so Tomy is urging players a ...
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| Tuesday, 2nd Feb 2010 |
The Licensing Awards 2010 are now officially open for entries, and the newly designed we ...
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| Tuesday, 2nd Feb 2010 |
Well a trip onto the Character Options stand would not have left buyers disappointed with an imp ...
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| Tuesday, 2nd Feb 2010 |
Defra research has found that the average UK household contains 25 toys with half of these requi ...
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| Monday, 1st Feb 2010 |
Available to download from today, the Ben 10 Top Trumps iPhone app will be available to download ...
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| Monday, 1st Feb 2010 |
The deal sees BBC Worldwide and Vivid extend the success of BBC One’s hugely popular entertainme ...
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| Friday, 29th Jan 2010 |
Amazon revealed a net profit of $384m (£238m), up from $225m in the same quarter a year ago.
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| Friday, 29th Jan 2010 |
The 57th Toy Fair, which was sold out in December, took place in the Grand Hall at Olympia f ...
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| Friday, 29th Jan 2010 |
InspirationWorks is developing a range of innovative and fun electronic
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| Thursday, 28th Jan 2010 |
The collection will include two figures launched in August to be followed by a further two desig ...
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| Thursday, 28th Jan 2010 |
The deal will see Hasbro extend In the Night Garden product ranges alongside BBC Worldwide’s amb ...
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| Thursday, 28th Jan 2010 |
Dyson spoke of "a strong sense of confidence in the future of the toy industry" as he ...
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| Wednesday, 27th Jan 2010 |
Toy retailers will see a return to the traditional in 2010 thanks to new wooden toy additions to ...
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| Wednesday, 27th Jan 2010 |
Many favourite children’s characters have been created into shows and episodes over the years, b ...
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| Wednesday, 27th Jan 2010 |
The coveted Toy Retailer of the Year Award was presented to independent retailer Stewart Miller ...
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| Monday, 25th Jan 2010 |
Pointless is hosted by comedian, actor and television presenter Alexander Armstrong and returns ...
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| Monday, 25th Jan 2010 |
Lightsaber construction kits and a Death Star Planetarium are just a few of the toys being featu ...
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| Monday, 25th Jan 2010 |
In November the Airfix and Scalextric firm reported caution among some UK retailers on buying in ...
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| Friday, 22nd Jan 2010 |
Handed out each morning of the show, it's an ideal opportunity to reach the toy industry en mass ...
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| Friday, 22nd Jan 2010 |
Ryan spent three years at LEGO before joining Hasbro as general sales manager in 2008.
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| Friday, 22nd Jan 2010 |
The two-year deal will grant the toy company access to a massive back catalogue of characters an ...
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| Thursday, 21st Jan 2010 |
Robert will continue to head operations as managing director of Wesco Limited, supported by key ...
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| Thursday, 21st Jan 2010 |
Award-winning CitiBlocs are high quality wooden construction blocks, precision cut from high-gra ...
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| Thursday, 21st Jan 2010 |
Treasure Trove Nursery will handle the sales, trade marketing and distribution of the Bright Sta ...
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| Wednesday, 20th Jan 2010 |
Sales in the four months since the end of August 2009 have been 1.2 per cent higher than the com ...
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| Wednesday, 20th Jan 2010 |
The range, which will include yo-yo’s, spinning tops, whoopee cushions, basketball sets, paddl ...
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| Tuesday, 19th Jan 2010 |
Whether you are holding an event on your stand, have a special offer on for the show or ...
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| Tuesday, 19th Jan 2010 |
With continuous TV scheduling on Playhouse Disney Channel several times daily, Handy Manny featu ...
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| Monday, 18th Jan 2010 |
The machines, costing £5,000 each, can be delivered to Haiti very quickly via a Florida air lift ...
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| Monday, 18th Jan 2010 |
Following a hugely successful launch in August last year with the classic Ben 10 glass marbles, ...
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| Monday, 18th Jan 2010 |
Carrera, which is known for quality licensed analogue and digital slot racing sets, claims that ...
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| Friday, 15th Jan 2010 |
The deal will see the company produce a range of collectable stickers and albums for release in ...
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| Friday, 15th Jan 2010 |
The Montreal-based company said it would raise C$100 million through a stock sale and $121 milli ...
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| Friday, 15th Jan 2010 |
Winnie the Pooh is currently starring in My Friends Tigger & Pooh on Playhouse Disney Channe ...
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| Thursday, 14th Jan 2010 |
VTech will be launching its exciting new Chuggington Laptop in June 2010. Suitable for ages thre ...
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| Thursday, 14th Jan 2010 |
It was the nursery retailer's 18th consecutive quarter of like-for-like sales growth, and includ ...
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| Wednesday, 13th Jan 2010 |
http://content.yudu.com/Library/A1lxrt/ToysnPlaythingsFebru/resources/index.htm126 pages are ded ...
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| Tuesday, 12th Jan 2010 |
Based on the books written by author Bonnie Bryant, the live-action series follows the adventure ...
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| Tuesday, 12th Jan 2010 |
Hamleys’ chief executive Gudjon Reynisson said: “The Christmas sales figures were very strong, w ...
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| Tuesday, 12th Jan 2010 |
In addition to a 35 per surge in sales of champagne, toys and electrical have been performing st ...
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| Monday, 11th Jan 2010 |
Little Charley Bear - which will air on CBeebies - features an
imaginative and playful teddy be ...
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| Monday, 11th Jan 2010 |
“We have been impressed by Donna’s enthusiasm and professional approach,” says Richard Greaves, ...
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| Monday, 11th Jan 2010 |
Jonathan Evans moves to the newly created position of general manager, customer strategic market ...
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| Friday, 8th Jan 2010 |
Retail Week is reporting that Deloitte's fees were included in recent report for creditors circu ...
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| Friday, 8th Jan 2010 |
The site enables prospective retailers and partners to download key information, view all of the ...
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| Friday, 8th Jan 2010 |
The agreement comes into effect immediately and the two companies will consequently be sharing e ...
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| Wednesday, 6th Jan 2010 |
The annual collection, now in its sixteenth year, will be launched on 7th January 2010. This yea ...
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| Wednesday, 6th Jan 2010 |
Rah Rah The Noisy Lion is a very loveable little lion who sometimes forgets his words when he ge ...
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| Wednesday, 6th Jan 2010 |
Mattel will manufacture, market and distribute the exclusive line of WWE action figures and acce ...
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| Tuesday, 5th Jan 2010 |
The two year deal will see Factory produce products including collectable stickers, trading card ...
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| Tuesday, 5th Jan 2010 |
The Playmais range, distibuted in the UK by Top Banana Toys, was chosen as Toy of the Year by th ...
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| Tuesday, 5th Jan 2010 |
“Toy Fair 2010 is on a par with Toy Fair 2009 in terms of exhibitor numbers and exhibition space ...
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| Monday, 4th Jan 2010 |
The new name and corporate logo will officially launch to the trade from the 3rd January 2010 to ...
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| Monday, 4th Jan 2010 |
The new firm will be taking over from Le Toy Van Ltd, which represented Papo over recent years a ...
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| Tuesday, 22nd Dec 2009 |
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games has appointed Golden B ...
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| Monday, 21st Dec 2009 |
On 26th November, Toymaster sent a message out explaining that it had been brought to their atte ...
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| Friday, 18th Dec 2009 |
The January’s issue comes with a comprehensive guide to the
International Toy ...
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| Friday, 18th Dec 2009 |
In addition to managing the UK market and selected key
accounts for ...
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| Thursday, 17th Dec 2009 |
The former toy retailer had been battling ill health for some time. Along with his brother Stuar ...
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| Thursday, 17th Dec 2009 |
Tomy will build on the foundations laid by Upper Deck International’s UK branch, which will cl ...
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| Wednesday, 16th Dec 2009 |
The agreement with Tomy Europe, supported by HIT Entertainment, grants Fisher-Price an exclusive ...
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| Wednesday, 16th Dec 2009 |
One of the social highlights of the January trip to Hong Kong is the football match played out b ...
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| Wednesday, 16th Dec 2009 |
Andrew Bacon, director, who is interviewed in the film comments: “…the report highlights just ho ...
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| Tuesday, 15th Dec 2009 |
According to The Telegraph, chief executive Chris Crombie is believed to be considering a buy-ou ...
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| Tuesday, 15th Dec 2009 |
'Marketing Brands to Children - Ethically' is a groundbreaking book from kids expert Nic Jones w ...
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| Friday, 11th Dec 2009 |
To further help reduce the cost of exhibiting Emap Connect organisers have appointed Melville Ex ...
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| Friday, 11th Dec 2009 |
As Christmas shopping has started earlier than anticipated, manufacturers have said that retaile ...
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| Thursday, 10th Dec 2009 |
Under the stay, retailers will be able to continue selling all of MGA Entertainment’s Bratz prod ...
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| Thursday, 10th Dec 2009 |
The new Card-Jitsu ‘Fire’ is a fun, fast-paced, child-friendly trading card game, which is fully ...
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| Thursday, 10th Dec 2009 |
In the quarter ending 31st October, Toys R Us
lost $67 million, compared with ...
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| Tuesday, 8th Dec 2009 |
The agreement begins in 2011, when Sesame Workshop's current deal with Mattel comes to a close a ...
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| Tuesday, 8th Dec 2009 |
Following Monday’s press fiasco in which the year’s top selling toy was wrongly accused of being ...
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| Monday, 7th Dec 2009 |
Character Options is delighted to announce that a further test of its Mr Squiggles Hamster overn ...
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| Monday, 7th Dec 2009 |
Exhibitors include BBC Worldwide, The Royal Opera House, Classic Media, LEGO, The Beanstalk Grou ...
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| Monday, 7th Dec 2009 |
After bringing the website production in-house prior to its relaunch, the new Toonattik website ...
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| Friday, 4th Dec 2009 |
The three ads focus on the pogo stick, dart board and gift set. All three will be on air right u ...
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| Friday, 4th Dec 2009 |
Nigel Seary, MD of Peterkin commented: "It is very exciting to be working with Nikko, who h ...
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| Wednesday, 2nd Dec 2009 |
The December issue rounds off 2009 by looking at the recent James May's Toy Stories TV series, p ...
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| Wednesday, 2nd Dec 2009 |
The company’s charitable arm – the Mattel’s Children Foundation – has provided much-needed funds ...
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| Tuesday, 1st Dec 2009 |
At the start of the financial year Character was hit by a poor Christmas and the loss of Woolwor ...
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| Monday, 30th Nov 2009 |
The Formula, which is available to use via an online calculator at www.toybuyornot.co.uk allows ...
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| Monday, 30th Nov 2009 |
The first visitor to the shop's new temporary premises on Saturday was Prince Charles (pictured) ...
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| Friday, 27th Nov 2009 |
ITV made a one-off cash payment of £18m for Disney's 25 per cent stake, and is due to make a fur ...
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| Friday, 27th Nov 2009 |
Nominations were invited from BTHA members and toy agents and toy stores were also invited to se ...
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| Thursday, 26th Nov 2009 |
Borders, which has 45 stores in the UK, has suffered from increased competition from online reta ...
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| Thursday, 26th Nov 2009 |
In the 35 weeks to 25th October like-for-like sales were ahead nine per cent and the store expec ...
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| Tuesday, 24th Nov 2009 |
The album features several number one hits and exclusives from hot favourites Cheryl Cole plus R ...
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| Tuesday, 24th Nov 2009 |
Shop Direct, which bought the brand name and currently operates Woolworths as an online retailer ...
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| Monday, 23rd Nov 2009 |
Owners Jonty and Fiona Chippendale contacted TnP to say: "Can you pass on our thanks to all ...
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| Monday, 23rd Nov 2009 |
InspirationWorks is currently developing a range of innovative, educational electronic toys whic ...
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| Thursday, 19th Nov 2009 |
The move is designed to reflect age progression across the company’s licensed and own brand port ...
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| Thursday, 19th Nov 2009 |
The Ben 10 TV Adverts were released on 26th October to support the company’s must have lines for ...
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| Thursday, 19th Nov 2009 |
Races were generously sponsored by a variety of Halsall’s suppliers, licensing partners and serv ...
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| Wednesday, 18th Nov 2009 |
The company has decided to return to the show due to the large amount of new initiatives planned ...
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| Wednesday, 18th Nov 2009 |
Paul Hopes, who was a purchase ledger manager at TRU in Maidenhead, was charged in June with emb ...
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| Wednesday, 18th Nov 2009 |
The new jobs form part of plans for another 33 of its biggest format stores over the next two ye ...
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| Tuesday, 17th Nov 2009 |
The ranges will also feature stylish accessories including helmets, knee and elbow pads and will ...
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| Tuesday, 17th Nov 2009 |
Perudo is a version of the dice game played in Peru; a version of liar dice, which is part luck ...
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| Tuesday, 17th Nov 2009 |
The puzzle features a festive piece of Beano artwork featuring a wide selection of the comic’s c ...
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| Friday, 13th Nov 2009 |
The novel toy is now being stocked by Toymaster members, The Entertainer and Hamleys. Major them ...
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| Friday, 13th Nov 2009 |
The company showed pre-tax profits of £0.7 million and has said that there have been significant ...
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| Friday, 13th Nov 2009 |
Evolution PR Ltd will be responsible for all media communications and although some territories ...
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| Thursday, 12th Nov 2009 |
The company was bought by investment group MI29 after the break up of Smoby, but contractual obl ...
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| Wednesday, 11th Nov 2009 |
The broadcaster has teamed up with PR firm Cow and events agency Added Dimension to stage the in ...
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| Wednesday, 11th Nov 2009 |
First screened in 1989, it became one of the most memorable TV commercials since the toy retaile ...
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| Tuesday, 10th Nov 2009 |
Trading director Ian Chaplin has confirmed that from the end of November, Wendy Munt will be mov ...
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| Tuesday, 10th Nov 2009 |
The new commercial is presented by the company’s Trademarked character, Willie The Wizard, and h ...
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| Tuesday, 10th Nov 2009 |
Nine out of the 13 signed up over the past two weeks are brand new exhibitors to the show and si ...
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| Tuesday, 10th Nov 2009 |
Maps Toys has already started its consumer campaign to support Christmas sales with a number of ...
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| Monday, 9th Nov 2009 |
The new deal will see Posh Paws launching a Roland range that includes plush, talking plush, key ...
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| Monday, 9th Nov 2009 |
Simon McCrickard steps up to the position of country sales manager teaming up with Justin Richar ...
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| Friday, 6th Nov 2009 |
Football Mania manufacture licensed sports merchandise for England, Manchester United, Liverpool ...
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| Friday, 6th Nov 2009 |
Danbar, the global leader in the design and manufacture of cutting edge remote control toys, has ...
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| Friday, 6th Nov 2009 |
Over three million viewers tuned into Nickelodeon (Total) during the
school holidays, of which ...
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| Thursday, 5th Nov 2009 |
With the World Cup set to have an important impact on the toy market, and with yo-yos widely pre ...
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| Thursday, 5th Nov 2009 |
RMS International Plc, established 20 years ago, is a leading importer and distributor of statio ...
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| Wednesday, 4th Nov 2009 |
The Entertainer has seen strong like-for-like growth in all areas of the business this year and ...
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| Wednesday, 4th Nov 2009 |
Ben 10, Disney’s Fairies and Disney’s Toy Story, which will link into the new Toy Story film rel ...
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| Wednesday, 4th Nov 2009 |
With over 1 billion games sold worldwide, Nintendo are the world
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| Tuesday, 3rd Nov 2009 |
The issue contains Sector Guides looking at First Quarter launches in 2010 and Outdoor Toys for ...
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| Tuesday, 3rd Nov 2009 |
Clive is very experienced in the toy trade and is currently managing director of Famosa UK where ...
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| Tuesday, 3rd Nov 2009 |
The deal was brokered by Turner Media Innovations and Manning Gottlieb OMD agency, and unites on ...
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| Friday, 30th Oct 2009 |
The Vivid toy line will comprise a full line of regular and interactive plush in partnership wit ...
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| Friday, 30th Oct 2009 |
Shop Direct bought the Woolworths brand, and has written to the new retailer, which is being lau ...
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| Thursday, 29th Oct 2009 |
The web broadcast will begin at 10am on Friday at www.toytalkawards.co.uk
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| Thursday, 29th Oct 2009 |
The three-year deal will see Tomy produce a comprehensive range of action figures, games, electr ...
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| Thursday, 29th Oct 2009 |
The awards were launched this year by BTHA chairman Roger Dyson, with the winning products acros ...
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| Wednesday, 28th Oct 2009 |
Shopping for Christmas toys this year won’t break the bank, says the Toy Retailers Association ( ...
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| Tuesday, 27th Oct 2009 |
David and Janine Rawlins were delighted to learn that The Gadget Show loved flying their I-Fairy ...
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| Tuesday, 27th Oct 2009 |
If, as widely expected, Toy Fair makes a profit in 2010, then the BTHA will return 50 per cent o ...
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| Tuesday, 27th Oct 2009 |
Toys ‘n’ Playthings is proud to be the only UK toy trade magazine distributed at the Internation ...
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| Friday, 23rd Oct 2009 |
Set on one of the busiest shopping streets in downtown Shanghai, the store, which was designed b ...
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| Friday, 23rd Oct 2009 |
Following Toy Fair's move back to Olympia, the new venue next year will be the prestigious Banqu ...
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| Thursday, 22nd Oct 2009 |
Launching in January 2010, Universal Cycles’ Postman Pat SDS range builds on the success of the ...
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| Thursday, 22nd Oct 2009 |
Click here to see details of the new positions, which included a key accounts, marketing and sal ...
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| Thursday, 22nd Oct 2009 |
The other new companies are Street Surfing Ltd (also returning to the show) and new exhibitors 3 ...
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| Tuesday, 20th Oct 2009 |
10 of Asda’s buyers are now writing blogs as the retailer “illustrates its transparency”. Georgi ...
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| Tuesday, 20th Oct 2009 |
The vast majority of respondents feel trade credit insurers do not assess risk accurately.
In t ...
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| Tuesday, 20th Oct 2009 |
Hasbro reported an 8.8 per cent rise in profits to $150.4m, or 99 cents a share, in the three mo ...
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| Monday, 19th Oct 2009 |
The new facility will provide £112 million of borrowing capacity to the company’s UK, European a ...
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| Monday, 19th Oct 2009 |
The company’s operating income was $336.5 million compared to operating income of $315.3 million ...
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| Monday, 19th Oct 2009 |
There are already almost 300 exhibitors in Toys & Party and the hall has rebooked “fantastic ...
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| Friday, 16th Oct 2009 |
Advertising is scheduled to air in November. Titles in the range include Around the World, My Fi ...
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| Friday, 16th Oct 2009 |
Uberstix is the construction system designed to work with every other construction toy on the ma ...
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| Friday, 16th Oct 2009 |
Traffic to the new website, www.matchattax.com, has also hit new highs with 45,000 visits last w ...
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| Thursday, 15th Oct 2009 |
Jonathan will take overall control of the general running and direction of the business in conju ...
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| Thursday, 15th Oct 2009 |
Produced by Magic Box International and Promociones Premier International, Gogo’s are the collec ...
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| Thursday, 15th Oct 2009 |
For the first half ending October 10, Mothercare reported group sales up 8.2 per cent, and total ...
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| Wednesday, 14th Oct 2009 |
Disney is planning to undertake a floor-to-ceiling refresh of its 340 stores in the US and Europ ...
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| Wednesday, 14th Oct 2009 |
The festival is an auction of one-off Christmas trees that have been decorated with gifts from a ...
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| Tuesday, 13th Oct 2009 |
Over 100 toys from well-known toy manufacturers and from small new manufacturers were tested thi ...
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| Tuesday, 13th Oct 2009 |
There were 10 categories this year, in association with TnP's sister title Nursery Today, plus f ...
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| Tuesday, 13th Oct 2009 |
The unique collaboration will promote Cartoonito’s 'Go and …' series of programmes aimed at kids ...
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| Friday, 9th Oct 2009 |
TJ Hughes, the big brand discount department store, has opened a new store in Walsall just north ...
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| Friday, 9th Oct 2009 |
To coincide with today’s UK release of the blockbuster Disney Pixar film UP! - and to celebrate ...
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| Friday, 9th Oct 2009 |
A new company, Pezzo UK, has been established and will handle distribution to key retail custom ...
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| Thursday, 8th Oct 2009 |
From nearly forty countries across all five continents, 400 competitors - or Speedcubers - will ...
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| Thursday, 8th Oct 2009 |
Giochi Preziosi and Marathon Media are pleased to announce IMC Toys, one of the major European m ...
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| Thursday, 8th Oct 2009 |
The awards show what the nation's independent toy retailers think are the best toys for parents ...
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| Wednesday, 7th Oct 2009 |
The Toy Industry Association (TIA) has announced the selection of its 2010 inductees into the To ...
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| Wednesday, 7th Oct 2009 |
Aimed at helping children in the world who don’t have a comfortable place to sleep, the campaign ...
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| Wednesday, 7th Oct 2009 |
The new agreement will include some of Mattel’s most globally popular
games brands such as Scra ...
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| Tuesday, 6th Oct 2009 |
Treasure Trove Holdings has also created other new jobs right across its operation. The appointm ...
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| Tuesday, 6th Oct 2009 |
Rubie’s Masquerade confirmed today that the flexible agreement with some of its retail customers ...
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| Monday, 5th Oct 2009 |
Chicco, one of the worlds market leaders in baby products, will be sponsoring Th ...
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| Monday, 5th Oct 2009 |
Tony Bradley, MD of WBL, commented: “during his time with us Adrian has put in place a structure ...
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| Friday, 2nd Oct 2009 |
So far the BTHA has reported a big rise in entries and nominations over last year, and is giving ...
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| Friday, 2nd Oct 2009 |
For more in depth coverage on some of these stories, please visit our sister site LTWmag.com, an ...
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| Friday, 2nd Oct 2009 |
The first store will open on 5th November in the former Woolworths site in Didcot, Oxfordshire w ...
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| Tuesday, 29th Sep 2009 |
LEGO is already the UK’s seventh largest manufacturer of children’s games August YTD, reaching t ...
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| Tuesday, 29th Sep 2009 |
Haba’s shop system allows retailers to display its products clearly all in one place. The attrac ...
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| Tuesday, 29th Sep 2009 |
Toy Fair 2010 has new dates and a new venue and takes place on 26-28 January 2010 at Olympia’s G ...
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| Tuesday, 29th Sep 2009 |
In addition to our regulars, this month’s issue includes our guide to Brand Licensing Europe, a ...
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| Tuesday, 29th Sep 2009 |
The retailer will become the sole on-air sponsor of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse - the first CGI-anima ...
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| Tuesday, 29th Sep 2009 |
Trends will produce a range of fun science toys and Lee Clowes, managing director, Trends said: ...
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| Monday, 28th Sep 2009 |
Building on the success of last year’s anniversary celebrations, Mattel’s campaign aims to keep ...
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| Monday, 28th Sep 2009 |
Pre-school toys including traditional wood, soft and bright plastics will be on show together wi ...
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| Friday, 25th Sep 2009 |
Laurence Mark will oversee the project and Barbie general manager and Mattel senior vice preside ...
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| Friday, 25th Sep 2009 |
Shop Direct finance director Steve Makin said the Woolworths website has had four million visits ...
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| Friday, 25th Sep 2009 |
TAF products are high quality developmental toys with superior engaging design, vibrant colours ...
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| Wednesday, 23rd Sep 2009 |
Nikko will focus on the UK with a new Pan-European set-up. The new structure contains a str ...
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| Wednesday, 23rd Sep 2009 |
The endorsement for Playskool comes as Kirsty has just announced she is to become a mum for the ...
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| Monday, 21st Sep 2009 |
Liv, aimed at girls aged six to ten, offers a unique combination of unique design, relatable per ...
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| Monday, 21st Sep 2009 |
Compared to the previous year, the number of trade visitors increased by more than seven per cen ...
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| Friday, 18th Sep 2009 |
The
latest issue contains a 50-plus page preview of Brand Licensing
Europe, featuring informat ...
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| Friday, 18th Sep 2009 |
Laughton told TnP: "Having reviewed the situation I have made the decision to stay with MGA ...
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| Tuesday, 15th Sep 2009 |
Yummy Dough from Maps Toys has been nominated by the retailer as ‘The best gift for kids’. The e ...
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| Tuesday, 15th Sep 2009 |
The season’s largest home and gift event saw attendance figures of 28,757 (unaudited), compared ...
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| Thursday, 10th Sep 2009 |
By pre-registering at www.toyfair.co.uk, visitors will benefit from fast track access and a savi ...
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| Thursday, 10th Sep 2009 |
Keith made the jump of several thousand feet on Sunday and enthused: “The actual jump was fantas ...
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| Thursday, 10th Sep 2009 |
Total sales at Argos grew by 2.5 per cent to £951m. Net new space contributed 3.9 per cent ...
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| Wednesday, 9th Sep 2009 |
The ad features Rubie's Disney Princess dress-up range, with the theme ‘Bringing Disney Princess ...
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| Wednesday, 9th Sep 2009 |
The new series will feature a ground-breaking new animation style called Theatre Arts Animation. ...
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| Tuesday, 8th Sep 2009 |
Lin's appointment comes as part of expansion plans into the continent by the retailer's parent c ...
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| Tuesday, 8th Sep 2009 |
Children, from age five to 11, will have the opportunity to work with a range of plastic and met ...
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| Tuesday, 8th Sep 2009 |
The deal extends the WowWee brand into new channels of distribution and takes effect from this m ...
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| Friday, 4th Sep 2009 |
The issue contains features on TV advertising - looking at both the TV advertising marketplace t ...
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| Friday, 4th Sep 2009 |
Adrian will report directly into the US President, Bob Moog. "These are exciting times at U ...
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| Friday, 4th Sep 2009 |
To kick off the autumn season, Jungle In My Pocket will be sponsoring the popular TV programme B ...
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| Thursday, 3rd Sep 2009 |
As a result of the company’s financial situation, the directors of the company have taken steps ...
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| Thursday, 3rd Sep 2009 |
The new animated series has recorded 2.7 million viewers over just eight episodes, fast-tracking ...
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| Wednesday, 2nd Sep 2009 |
The firm already operates a number of concession outlets, and Simpson (pictured) saw an opportun ...
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| Wednesday, 2nd Sep 2009 |
The funeral will take place on Friday 11th September, at 3.30pm, at Lambeth Cemetery & ...
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| Tuesday, 1st Sep 2009 |
Under the terms of the agreement Marvel shareholders would receive a
total of $30 per share in ...
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| Tuesday, 1st Sep 2009 |
Jacqui had most recently been working at Toyiki in Turkey, formerly known as Toys R Us in the co ...
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| Friday, 28th Aug 2009 |
The retailer's net losses for the year to 31st March leapt to £7.1m from £2.7m as a result of in ...
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| Thursday, 27th Aug 2009 |
Kidizoom Pro will be the first to hit screens with a Nickelodeon sponsorship that kicks off on M ...
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| Thursday, 27th Aug 2009 |
The site will offer over 250 fashion brands plus Littlewoods own label fashion brands. It will a ...
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| Wednesday, 26th Aug 2009 |
The book gives an overview of all that’s on show at Autumn Fair this year and allows visitors to ...
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| Wednesday, 26th Aug 2009 |
The first phase of the campaign will run from 17 to 30 August and viewers will be invited to upl ...
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| Tuesday, 25th Aug 2009 |
There is now less than two weeks to go until John Crane sales and marketing director Keith Elmer ...
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| Tuesday, 25th Aug 2009 |
The move will not be taking them far – approximately 300 yards – as the move follows growth acro ...
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| Friday, 21st Aug 2009 |
In a letter seen by Retail Week, Home Retail Asia managing director Graham Kibby wrote: “In the ...
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| Thursday, 20th Aug 2009 |
The 98-page catalogue, designed to give a taster of what’s online, features about 20 per cent of ...
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| Thursday, 20th Aug 2009 |
Despite the drop in price of food and drink inflation remained at 1.8 per cent last month, with ...
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| Wednesday, 19th Aug 2009 |
Joy Toys started production of dolls houses, farms, garages and castles in Malvern in 1969. The ...
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| Wednesday, 19th Aug 2009 |
The project, which will set a new world record, will be shown on the new BBC2 series, James May’ ...
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| Wednesday, 19th Aug 2009 |
The BPA will debut a UK Pavilion at the Cologne show in September as an additional service to me ...
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| Tuesday, 18th Aug 2009 |
The study was carried out by a professor of Computer Sciences at University College Dublin using ...
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| Tuesday, 18th Aug 2009 |
The new state of the art website, www.razorextreme.co.uk, will be a consumer facing website for ...
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| Monday, 17th Aug 2009 |
LEGO’s profit before tax for the first six months was DKK 927m compared with DKK 564m for the sa ...
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| Monday, 17th Aug 2009 |
The deal includes worldwide distribution for Hy-Pro products and will
allow Hy-Pro to manufactu ...
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| Monday, 17th Aug 2009 |
In an email to partners Ron commented: "Who would have thought two years ago the pound woul ...
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| Friday, 14th Aug 2009 |
Now in its eighth year, the show focuses on toys, hobby and baby articles and is the ideal exhib ...
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| Friday, 14th Aug 2009 |
The company has posted a loss $13.3 million, or 36 cents a share for the quarter, compared with ...
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| Friday, 14th Aug 2009 |
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission said that the workshops and trucks have plastic toy na ...
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| Wednesday, 12th Aug 2009 |
Factory Entertainment’s CEO, Darren Epstein comments: “When we first heard the rights had been u ...
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| Wednesday, 12th Aug 2009 |
The new playset is manufactured in the UK at Martin Yaffe International’s production facilities ...
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| Wednesday, 12th Aug 2009 |
Back in 2003, Mighty Beanz sold over 100 million units in North America and Spin Master is excit ...
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| Tuesday, 11th Aug 2009 |
Celebrations over the coming year will include new products highlighting the company’s history, ...
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| Tuesday, 11th Aug 2009 |
The Proflix flipbook will receive its own retail launch this autumn with the football club inspi ...
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| Tuesday, 11th Aug 2009 |
The office and warehouse will be based in Bradford and will be headed up by Tony Belford, who sa ...
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| Monday, 10th Aug 2009 |
Launched by toy news website www.toytalk.co.uk, the ToyTalk Awards recognise excellence througho ...
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| Wednesday, 5th Aug 2009 |
The closing date for applications is Friday 21 August, and the BTHA would like to invite all ret ...
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| Wednesday, 5th Aug 2009 |
Keith comments: “As I enter the last three months of my year as chairman of The Fence Club, I am ...
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| Wednesday, 5th Aug 2009 |
The new issue will be arriving with subscribers from today, and is also available to view online ...
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| Tuesday, 4th Aug 2009 |
Open Mind Productions has announced several new developments as part of its on-going expansion p ...
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| Monday, 3rd Aug 2009 |
Factory Entertainment, the toy and collectable manufacturer and distributor, has secured the ex ...
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| Friday, 31st Jul 2009 |
The squad of eight leapt into the skies over Banbury in perfect conditions - everyone enjoyed th ...
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| Friday, 31st Jul 2009 |
John Hutt, Halsall managing director, commented: “Early indications are that our own developed H ...
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| Friday, 31st Jul 2009 |
Pittilla PR will begin working alongside Wilton Bradley with immediate effect. The company’s pla ...
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| Friday, 31st Jul 2009 |
Together Plus is a new company formed by a collective of internationally based toy industry vete ...
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| Friday, 31st Jul 2009 |
The Asia-Pacific region accounts for 29 per cent of worldwide toy sales. Last year, China with 4 ...
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| Thursday, 30th Jul 2009 |
Gordon, who as chief executive has successfully turned around the maternity specialist, cashed i ...
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| Thursday, 30th Jul 2009 |
The four-week campaign, which is intended to lure children outside and encourage activity, launc ...
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| Thursday, 30th Jul 2009 |
The HK$1.4 billion atrium link project adds 42 per cent more exhibition space – an additional 19 ...
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| Wednesday, 29th Jul 2009 |
The deal will see MV develop a core plush range aimed at toddlers, which will include standard a ...
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| Tuesday, 28th Jul 2009 |
Last week, Battle Strikers were named as the No1 Top Tip for Christmas 2009 by Hamleys and yeste ...
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| Monday, 27th Jul 2009 |
The offer, at Sainsburys.co.uk, marks the first time the grocer has offered a broad range of non ...
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| Friday, 24th Jul 2009 |
The licensing deal between Spin Master Ltd. and Nickelodeon and Viacom Consumer Products will pr ...
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| Friday, 24th Jul 2009 |
The Prisoner is licensed by ITV Global Entertainment Ltd and the deal covers both the upcoming A ...
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| Friday, 24th Jul 2009 |
The winners will be announced, as customary, in January 2010 at the prestigious Toy Industry Awa ...
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| Thursday, 23rd Jul 2009 |
The Christmas themed TV commercial closed with the text "Selected UK stores, lines and avai ...
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| Wednesday, 22nd Jul 2009 |
With 25 thought leaders and experts as speakers, the conference will discuss where the toy ind ...
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| Tuesday, 21st Jul 2009 |
LDC, the private equity arm of the Lloyds Banking Group has backed the £5.6 million MBO of Model ...
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| Tuesday, 21st Jul 2009 |
Hornby will produce an extensive range of official London 2012 merchandise across its Corgi, Hor ...
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| Tuesday, 21st Jul 2009 |
The Good Toy Guide will be published as usual in October, but the NATLL has decided against havi ...
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| Tuesday, 21st Jul 2009 |
Laura will take up the new position at the start of next month. She has previously spent three y ...
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| Monday, 20th Jul 2009 |
Hasbro has reported small increases in both revenues and operating profit, with the Transformers ...
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| Monday, 20th Jul 2009 |
Around 54 per cent of the 18,000 products in the Argos catalogue are made in China and around ei ...
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| Monday, 20th Jul 2009 |
Gary Grant, managing director at The Entertainer said: “Having worked for Woolworths a big propo ...
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| Friday, 17th Jul 2009 |
The company has cut costs to make up for a scarcity in products based on summer movies and the i ...
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| Friday, 17th Jul 2009 |
The range will be showcased at Autumn Fair from 6th - 9th September, where Brainstorm can be fou ...
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| Thursday, 16th Jul 2009 |
As well as four TV crews and no less than 40 journalists the product launch attracted many membe ...
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| Thursday, 16th Jul 2009 |
Toycity, which operated from a large outlet along Longford's Athlone Road joined other stores in ...
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| Thursday, 16th Jul 2009 |
The company portfolio encompasses youth fashion, craft, games, science and outdoor leisure, with ...
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| Thursday, 16th Jul 2009 |
The 15 weeks to 10th July saw group sales rise 9.4 per cent across its 1,014 stores in 51 countr ...
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| Tuesday, 14th Jul 2009 |
The press event, held in Marylebone last Friday, is targeted at the Christmas editions of long ...
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| Monday, 13th Jul 2009 |
The Licensing Academy takes place during Brand Licensing and offers
free sessions for licensors ...
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| Monday, 13th Jul 2009 |
The company has appointed Dave Norton to head up the division, with the task of building the ran ...
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| Monday, 13th Jul 2009 |
The increase sees Turner Kids’ overall share of viewing to commercial kids channels boosted to 2 ...
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| Friday, 10th Jul 2009 |
Of the shares, 20 per cent were bought for cancellation, with the remaining eight per cent share ...
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| Thursday, 9th Jul 2009 |
Those wanting to visit the show should visit www.babyandchildfair.co.uk. BPA Baby & Child, w ...
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| Wednesday, 8th Jul 2009 |
The firm was delisted from the NASDAQ stock exchange last month as it didn't have enough shareho ...
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| Tuesday, 7th Jul 2009 |
The Tomy Discovery Range will receive an integrated launch campaign across
multiple territories ...
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| Tuesday, 7th Jul 2009 |
In an announcement to the London Stock Exchange this morning, AIM-listed Character announced tha ...
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| Tuesday, 7th Jul 2009 |
It has been three years since the last Youngsters golf day at Goring & Streatley. An event t ...
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| Tuesday, 7th Jul 2009 |
Later this month the firm will launch Battle Strikers in the UK, a key range for the company goi ...
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| Tuesday, 7th Jul 2009 |
Toys ‘n’ Playthings is pleased to bring you the latest jobs available in the UK toy trade, inclu ...
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| Monday, 6th Jul 2009 |
Sigurdsson has been hired after a shake-up of the board that resulted in the departure of two di ...
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| Friday, 3rd Jul 2009 |
The Bannockburn firm, which was launched in 2005 by the man behind Furby and Gigapets, is holdin ...
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| Thursday, 2nd Jul 2009 |
Deloitte’s bill over a five-month period was £3.8m and Hilco’s £2.2m, a memo disclosed to The Su ...
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| Thursday, 2nd Jul 2009 |
The start of the year saw a great response from toy retailers at Toy Fair where Playmobil won th ...
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| Thursday, 2nd Jul 2009 |
Gary joins the company from Smoby UK and has been working within the UK Toy Trade for over 15 ye ...
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| Thursday, 2nd Jul 2009 |
2009 has seen an epic run of form from the Wilton Bradley team with an excellent response to the ...
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| Thursday, 2nd Jul 2009 |
Nic masterminds many of the skateboarding events throughout the UK and is also the UK manager ...
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| Wednesday, 1st Jul 2009 |
The speakers agreed that there is a need for more effective messages on the health benefits of ...
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| Wednesday, 1st Jul 2009 |
The new issue will be arriving with subscribers from today, and is also available to view online ...
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| Wednesday, 1st Jul 2009 |
LEGOLAND will sponsor episodes of Ben 10 and Ben 10 Alien Force airing on Cartoon Network and ...
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| Tuesday, 30th Jun 2009 |
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| Tuesday, 30th Jun 2009 |
Aimed at boys aged six to 11, Corinthian expects Marbz to be the 'back to school' craze for this ...
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| Tuesday, 30th Jun 2009 |
Adrian, formally of Hornby Hobbies and Cesar (ex Dekkertoys) brings with him over 25 years of ex ...
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| Thursday, 25th Jun 2009 |
Engage! Expo offers both a full conference programme and a tradeshow floor to help major en ...
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| Thursday, 25th Jun 2009 |
Woolworths.co.uk has been talking to nearly a million families to find out the things that they ...
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| Wednesday, 24th Jun 2009 |
A superhero property which helps children aged three to six learn to read through interactive st ...
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| Tuesday, 23rd Jun 2009 |
Consumers will be able to purchase LeapFrog toys at any of The Entertainer’s 46 stores a ...
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| Monday, 22nd Jun 2009 |
This move reflects Brio's new strategy to work with distributors in its markets outside Scandina ...
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| Friday, 19th Jun 2009 |
This year’s awards have already seen a huge response with many companies requesting an extension ...
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| Friday, 19th Jun 2009 |
The games firm launched the new product at Hamleys earlier today with the help of a class of sch ...
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| Friday, 19th Jun 2009 |
He is believed to be taking up a new senior position within the UK toy industry, which will be r ...
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| Wednesday, 17th Jun 2009 |
Preziosi Collection, a division within Grani & Partners SpA and itself a member of the Gioch ...
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| Wednesday, 17th Jun 2009 |
According to BARB, Timmy Time has been watched by 4.8 million individuals since the programme ...
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| Wednesday, 17th Jun 2009 |
Following the 2007 and 2008 shows, official research carried out proves how interest has increas ...
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| Tuesday, 16th Jun 2009 |
The newly streamlined operation is now fully based at the existing Toy Brokers premises in Hunti ...
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| Tuesday, 16th Jun 2009 |
Mallandaine takes the lead role in the sales team at Turner Media Innovation, the division of Tu ...
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| Monday, 15th Jun 2009 |
With more than seven months to go, just 12 per cent of stand space on the lower level remains av ...
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| Monday, 15th Jun 2009 |
Kayes take over the distribution from Toyway and sees the acquisition as an important addition t ...
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| Monday, 15th Jun 2009 |
The firm was placed into administration on Friday 12th June, with Graham Wolloff of Elwell Watch ...
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| Friday, 12th Jun 2009 |
The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Wednesday that MGA: "had not met the prevailin ...
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| Friday, 12th Jun 2009 |
The extensive range of collectable figures and playsets has already had a great response with re ...
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| Thursday, 11th Jun 2009 |
Comet Balls will bounce up to 50 feet and are available in two sizes, 65mm and 100mm and four di ...
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| Wednesday, 10th Jun 2009 |
Cartoonnetwork.co.uk will introduce a host of new features including a social networking functio ...
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| Tuesday, 9th Jun 2009 |
Kurt Hesse, chairman of Cartronic Toys, tells Toys ‘n’ Playthings: “We need to work with people ...
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| Tuesday, 9th Jun 2009 |
More than five million viewers tuned into iCarly (January to April) with its ‘iCarly iGo to Japa ...
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| Tuesday, 9th Jun 2009 |
Starting on Friday, the advert features the innovative Gazillion Bubble Rocket. Launching the ro ...
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| Monday, 8th Jun 2009 |
The series has been created by Marathon with a total of 52 half-hour episodes, the first 26 of w ...
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| Monday, 8th Jun 2009 |
This news follows the successful launch of Waybuloo in May. The new series, produced by The Foun ...
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| Friday, 5th Jun 2009 |
The build up to kick off featured Chelsea star Florent Malouda using Match Attax cards to pick t ...
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| Friday, 5th Jun 2009 |
Pre-tax profits fell from £9m to £6.1m in the year to 31st March, despite turnover increasing by ...
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| Thursday, 4th Jun 2009 |
The pre-school arena is looking strong for Disney with Handy Manny adding two primetime specials ...
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| Thursday, 4th Jun 2009 |
In 2010 the show will run from 18th to 20th May at the Majestic in Harrogate and Toymaster has c ...
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| Wednesday, 3rd Jun 2009 |
The leading event for Europe's licensing industry already has over 120 exhibitors now confirmed ...
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| Wednesday, 3rd Jun 2009 |
A new purpose built presentation area on the second floor of the company’s Northampton-based off ...
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| Wednesday, 3rd Jun 2009 |
Under the global, multi-year agreement, Mega Brands has obtained the rights to develop all-new c ...
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| Wednesday, 3rd Jun 2009 |
This month’s magazine includes a look at the latest developments in the girls’ category, what’s ...
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| Wednesday, 3rd Jun 2009 |
Dan Jam Toys has been appointed to produce wooden toys, Blues Clothing Ltd as the Children’s Lei ...
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| Tuesday, 2nd Jun 2009 |
Magmatic designs and distributes award winning children's travel products under its Trunki brand ...
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| Tuesday, 2nd Jun 2009 |
Everybody in our industry will understand that play can dramatically increase a child’s quality ...
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| Monday, 1st Jun 2009 |
The Rubicon Skateboard School is the biggest and most active provider of skateboard lessons in ...
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| Monday, 1st Jun 2009 |
The company can now be found at:
InspirationWorks UK Ltd
Prudence House
Proctor Way
Luton
B ...
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| Friday, 29th May 2009 |
This is final opportunity to join leading companies such as Flair, Character Options, Tomy and G ...
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| Friday, 29th May 2009 |
Chief executive Gudjon Reynisson said the change will “reduce central costs necessary to improve ...
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| Thursday, 28th May 2009 |
Granada Ventures picked up the licensing rights two years ago and has established the basis of a ...
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| Thursday, 28th May 2009 |
TRU, the world's largest dedicated toy retailer has bought its US rival for an undisclosed sum a ...
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| Wednesday, 27th May 2009 |
LOCOG believes that the London 2012 merchandise programme is a key channel through which the pub ...
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| Wednesday, 27th May 2009 |
Marunouchi Capital Co., jointly owned by Mitsubishi and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., wil ...
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| Tuesday, 26th May 2009 |
The issue is available to view online here,
and the combination of hard copy magazine and websi ...
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| Tuesday, 26th May 2009 |
Page has teamed up with Gareth Thomas, a former UBS banker, to raise between £5m and £10m to fin ...
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| Friday, 22nd May 2009 |
The appeal would have given the company the rights to continue making and selling Bratz dolls un ...
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| Thursday, 21st May 2009 |
Parent company Simba-Dickie has decided to dispense with a UK-based sales operation, although it ...
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| Thursday, 21st May 2009 |
The Bakugan Starter Pack has become the third best selling toy and two other skus, the Booster p ...
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| Thursday, 21st May 2009 |
The retailer has also reported group sales up 2.8 per cent to £723.6m, while UK like-for-like sa ...
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| Thursday, 21st May 2009 |
Ian, now an agent, has clocked up 30 years of service to the toy trade. BTHA chairman Roger Dyso ...
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| Monday, 18th May 2009 |
Amanda has extensive knowledge of the industry, and with 11 years experience of working to find ...
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| Monday, 18th May 2009 |
Hama has shown growth by over 40 per cent whilst DKL’s other ranges, Corolle, Wonderworld, Vikin ...
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| Monday, 18th May 2009 |
HIT Entertainment’s DVD, Sylvanian Families Magic Tricks and other Adventures, is to go on sale ...
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| Friday, 15th May 2009 |
Now in their tenth year, these awards are tested by professionals in the childcare sector and th ...
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| Friday, 15th May 2009 |
Holidaying at home in Sylvania has never been more popular, with this year’s Sylvanian theme fea ...
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| Friday, 15th May 2009 |
From Tuesday 7th July to Thursday 9th July the company will be at the Menzies Strathallen Hotel ...
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| Thursday, 14th May 2009 |
Factory Entertainment has completed a deal to take over control of the Master Replicas Brand and ...
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| Wednesday, 13th May 2009 |
Net sales for the period amounted to SEK 203.5 million while the operating loss excluding capita ...
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| Wednesday, 13th May 2009 |
A statement from Treasure Island toys says: “Matt has already proved himself in the field of mar ...
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| Tuesday, 12th May 2009 |
The initial strategy is to build brand awareness with both parents and children and a timetable ...
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| Tuesday, 12th May 2009 |
The company’s Solar Powered Butterfly Maker has been selected as a contender for the 2009 Kid’s ...
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| Monday, 11th May 2009 |
Epstein formed the company in January and has been planning product ranges. The first release wi ...
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| Monday, 11th May 2009 |
All retailers visiting the centre will receive complimentary and
impartial assistance from a se ...
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| Monday, 11th May 2009 |
Ten years on the founding team can look back and consider an eventful decade which saw a factory ...
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| Friday, 8th May 2009 |
According to a report in the Los Angeles Business Journal The receiver, Patrick Fraioli, has rep ...
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| Friday, 8th May 2009 |
Today’s product launch, planned to coincide with VE Day, follows meticulous planning from ...
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| Friday, 8th May 2009 |
The winners will win a VIP day out at the RDA national Championships held at Hartpury College, G ...
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| Thursday, 7th May 2009 |
This month’s issue includes features on action vehicles, pre-school and large dolls as well as a ...
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| Wednesday, 6th May 2009 |
The launch of the new range, featuring the Army, Navy and RAF took place at RAF Northolt this mo ...
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| Wednesday, 6th May 2009 |
The new children’s animated TV series will launch in TV in spring 2010, featuring characters fir ...
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| Tuesday, 5th May 2009 |
Speaking to Toys 'n' Playthings Sherlock commented: "Following the restructure, the company ...
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| Friday, 1st May 2009 |
On Monday 27th April, US District Judge Stephen Larson appointed a temporary receiver over the B ...
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| Thursday, 30th Apr 2009 |
The road show will coincide with the company's recent uplift in sales and to enable retailers th ...
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| Thursday, 30th Apr 2009 |
Initially the new firm will focus on selling product from Lanard Toys Limited, a very well ...
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| Wednesday, 29th Apr 2009 |
The BTHA is reminding companies who wish to exhibit at Toy Fair 2010 to return their application ...
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| Wednesday, 29th Apr 2009 |
Matthew took the helm at Woolworths on the web yesterday after five years at eBay, where his rol ...
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| Tuesday, 28th Apr 2009 |
U.S. District Judge Stephen Larson, in an order yesterday, rejected closely held MGA’s arguments ...
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| Tuesday, 28th Apr 2009 |
While there was plenty of rumour about a move to Harrods, we're happy to confirm that Mark Dixon ...
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| Tuesday, 28th Apr 2009 |
Chairman Richard King noted: "The Group has had its share of difficulties which, as anticip ...
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| Monday, 27th Apr 2009 |
This rebate is for Toymaster Members to spend on their business to help them to capitalise on th ...
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| Monday, 27th Apr 2009 |
Produced by Magic Box International and Promociones Premier International, Gogo’s have taken the ...
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| Monday, 27th Apr 2009 |
According to show organiser, Advanstar Communications, the ability to locate the Licensing Expo ...
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| Friday, 24th Apr 2009 |
Although the NPD data showed UK toy sales in March sales down 21 per cent on the corresponding ...
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| Friday, 24th Apr 2009 |
On Friday 10th July, The Hellenic Centre in London will once again see a comprehensive list of t ...
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| Friday, 24th Apr 2009 |
The group has 110 stores selling toys within its membership, a number which toy division manager ...
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| Thursday, 23rd Apr 2009 |
The initiative ‘your child’s first cinema experience’ was organised by specialist kids and enter ...
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| Wednesday, 22nd Apr 2009 |
Chancellor Alistair Darling has confirmed in today's Budget that the Government will implement a ...
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| Wednesday, 22nd Apr 2009 |
Terrestrial broadcaster and weekend ratings winner GMTV will launch Batman: The Brave and the Bo ...
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| Tuesday, 21st Apr 2009 |
Hornby has welcomed the arrangement as it has seen massive growth in the brands it owns and the ...
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| Tuesday, 21st Apr 2009 |
Dixon joined TK Maxx as the company’s nursery buyer in May last year. He has previously had spel ...
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| Monday, 20th Apr 2009 |
The team consists of Jo Adamson (UK licensing manager – toys and games), Jo Fricker (UK licensin ...
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| Monday, 20th Apr 2009 |
Scalextric My Garage allows users to collect their favourite Scalextric cars and build the ultim ...
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| Monday, 20th Apr 2009 |
Net earnings were $19.7 million, compared to $37.5 million in 2008, a fall of 47 per cent. Hasbr ...
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| Monday, 20th Apr 2009 |
Larian said last week Mattel has been made a settlement offer he described as "very fair an ...
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| Friday, 17th Apr 2009 |
For the quarter, the company has reported a net loss of $51.0 million, or $0.14 per share, compa ...
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| Friday, 17th Apr 2009 |
A Mothercare spokesman told TnP: “Following the Early Learning Centre acquisition in 2007 and as ...
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| Friday, 17th Apr 2009 |
On 7th April the Amsterdam High Court issued a verdict that overruled the injunctive relief deci ...
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| Thursday, 16th Apr 2009 |
The site at - www.dkl.co.uk - features all the ranges distributed by the company and has been de ...
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| Thursday, 16th Apr 2009 |
The equivalent of almost 80 per cent of last year’s floor space has already been claimed for Bra ...
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| Tuesday, 14th Apr 2009 |
Many months of preparation will culminate in a beautiful garden made entirely from Plasticine; d ...
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| Tuesday, 14th Apr 2009 |
Simon has been acting sales and marketing director for the past eighteen months. During this tim ...
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| Tuesday, 14th Apr 2009 |
The BTHA took over the running of the awards at the end of last year, and has created new catego ...
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| Thursday, 9th Apr 2009 |
As well as the usual mix of news and comment, April’s Toys ‘n’ Playthings includes an exclusive ...
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| Wednesday, 8th Apr 2009 |
The new range will be launched this summer to coincide with the theatrical release of Harry Pott ...
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| Tuesday, 7th Apr 2009 |
With an average weekend reach of 381,000 kids and taking a 15- per cent share, for kids aged fou ...
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| Monday, 6th Apr 2009 |
Webb left Hamleys last month, and will now focus on NetworkTV Limited, originally established in ...
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| Monday, 6th Apr 2009 |
Toy Fair 2010 will take place at Grand Hall, Olympia from 26th to 28th January. All exhibitors h ...
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| Thursday, 2nd Apr 2009 |
Total group sales in the fourth quarter to March 28 were up 5.6 per cent. UK like-for-likes rose ...
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| Thursday, 2nd Apr 2009 |
Thomas & Friends has launched at Hamleys as part of the store’s Cartoon Crazy promotion with ...
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| Wednesday, 1st Apr 2009 |
Boomerang has made the acquisition in partnership with US private equity firm GTCR. The company ...
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| Tuesday, 31st Mar 2009 |
For those toy trade golfers who used to play in the Youngsters Golf Day at Goring and Streatley, ...
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| Tuesday, 31st Mar 2009 |
Moving from Denmark in 1986, Kai and Dorte Hawaleschka saw opportunities to develop a distributi ...
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| Monday, 30th Mar 2009 |
For starters a number of daring employees will be jumping from a plane on 13th March and this wi ...
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| Monday, 30th Mar 2009 |
Mail Order Express will now operate from Dominoes’ 30,000 square-foot warehouse in Leicester. Th ...
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| Friday, 27th Mar 2009 |
After two successful years raising money from the Big Kids Bike Ride and in the quest to do so ...
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| Thursday, 26th Mar 2009 |
Bladez Toyz and Wow! Stuff are amongst the new companies to exhibit at the show which takes pl ...
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| Thursday, 26th Mar 2009 |
Halsall will now look to further develop the distribution of Bandai’s high profile brands in cha ...
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| Wednesday, 25th Mar 2009 |
Drumond Park is set to rule the roost with a crazy chicken – totally dominating, as sole sponsor ...
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| Tuesday, 24th Mar 2009 |
The show, which arrives on 4th April, is produced in the UK by Darrell Macqueen. The British for ...
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| Monday, 23rd Mar 2009 |
As part of the Fifi and Roary week, character visits will take place throughout the weekend from ...
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| Friday, 20th Mar 2009 |
Now in their tenth year, these are the only awards in the industry which are tested by professio ...
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| Thursday, 19th Mar 2009 |
"Guangdong's toy industry has been weathering hard times over the past couple of years, a ...
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| Thursday, 19th Mar 2009 |
Taking advantage of the recent expansion of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, the ...
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| Wednesday, 18th Mar 2009 |
Flair will produce a range of creative play products across all three In My Pocket brands includ ...
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| Tuesday, 17th Mar 2009 |
A further batch of 26 ten-minute episodes will air on CBeebies in the first quarter of 2010 and ...
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| Monday, 16th Mar 2009 |
Sales Partnership has already been supplying selected retailers since autumn 2008, and will mana ...
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| Monday, 16th Mar 2009 |
This is because MGA’s new and largest creditor appears to be first in line to claim those assets ...
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| Friday, 13th Mar 2009 |
Sales Partnership will be showing Kids@play's ranges for the first time at next month's Toymaste ...
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| Wednesday, 11th Mar 2009 |
The company says some restructuring will follow under a simplification of internal processes and ...
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| Tuesday, 10th Mar 2009 |
plaY-room at the Park will be the first major toy show to be held at AIS, Cranmore Park, for 16 ...
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| Tuesday, 10th Mar 2009 |
Safari Ltd is America’s largest manufacturer of replica animals and Treasure Trove will be distr ...
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| Monday, 9th Mar 2009 |
This news comes despite expectations that they would have reopened by now after an extended Luna ...
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| Friday, 6th Mar 2009 |
Simon moves from his current position as managing director of John Adams Limited and Toy Brokers ...
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| Friday, 6th Mar 2009 |
The new deal - which takes effect from March 2009 - will operate alongside Tomy’s existing distr ...
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| Friday, 6th Mar 2009 |
In a statement, managing director Gray Richmond said: "In response to a challenging trading ...
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| Friday, 6th Mar 2009 |
Former head of commercial Tony Page, commercial director Steve Jebson and head of stores and con ...
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| Thursday, 5th Mar 2009 |
The latest instalment of High School Musical will feature an entirely new cast, following origin ...
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| Wednesday, 4th Mar 2009 |
Panini, the largest manufacturer of collectible stickers and trading cards in the world, has sol ...
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| Wednesday, 4th Mar 2009 |
The three product showcase areas for 2009 designed to highlight to retailers, licensees and sale ...
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| Wednesday, 4th Mar 2009 |
The launch is part of a far-ranging effort by the company to expand the reach of renowned HIT En ...
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| Tuesday, 3rd Mar 2009 |
Bolt - the story about a dog who believes he has superpowers - has occupied the UK’s no1 positio ...
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| Tuesday, 3rd Mar 2009 |
The March 2009 issue of Toys 'n' Playthings has just been published - and is also available as a ...
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| Tuesday, 3rd Mar 2009 |
Produced by Magic Box International and Promociones Premier International, Gogo’s have been a hu ...
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| Monday, 2nd Mar 2009 |
Contender’s theatrical and home video distribution, TV production and distribution and licensing ...
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| Friday, 27th Feb 2009 |
The Tag reader from LeapFrog is the first handheld learn-to-read system that works with real boo ...
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| Friday, 27th Feb 2009 |
After huge success in 2008, the organiser, Evolution PR Ltd, has decided to keep the venue the s ...
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| Friday, 27th Feb 2009 |
In a colossal countdown to her big birthday party, due to be held in Hamleys on 8th March, Bar ...
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| Thursday, 26th Feb 2009 |
In an update to the City of London today, ER said that following exploring the options available ...
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| Thursday, 26th Feb 2009 |
After visiting Hong Kong and ExCeL, followed by Spring Fair and Nuremberg it was with much tired ...
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| Wednesday, 25th Feb 2009 |
Spanning three decades, the Terminator brand is to reach another milestone in June when the late ...
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| Wednesday, 25th Feb 2009 |
Cartoon Crazy is a celebration of animated brands and Hamleys has teamed up with major brands in ...
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| Monday, 23rd Feb 2009 |
Nearly all of the markets that LEGO Group operates in achieved two-digit growth rates over the ...
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| Friday, 20th Feb 2009 |
Worlds Apart’s Simon Birchenough says: "Whilst it is true that both Worlds Apart and The Ni ...
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| Friday, 20th Feb 2009 |
Grant told Toys 'n' Playthings: "I'm not sure if any independents expected the amount of re ...
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| Thursday, 19th Feb 2009 |
If you are experiencing difficulties and would like to talk to other toy companies which have be ...
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| Thursday, 19th Feb 2009 |
Company heads Simon Birchenough and Anthony Brereton have agreed to work together after noticing ...
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| Thursday, 19th Feb 2009 |
Following an exciting year for Bananagrams, which saw the addictive letter tile based game enter ...
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| Wednesday, 18th Feb 2009 |
The boys' property no has a 9.1 per cent share of Action Figures and has secured SKUs in the top ...
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| Wednesday, 18th Feb 2009 |
The companies have created a new way to look at Dora for girls five-plus and the new initiative ...
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| Wednesday, 18th Feb 2009 |
The company, which will now be called Dragon-I Toys, has moved to new offices based in 525, East ...
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| Tuesday, 17th Feb 2009 |
Mega Brands will introduce In the Night Garden buildable playsets from its Mega Bloks brand to a ...
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| Tuesday, 17th Feb 2009 |
The new line of Princess Tiana dolls also marks Mattel’s first collection of Disney Princess pro ...
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| Tuesday, 17th Feb 2009 |
The Swedish firm's board says it will face a shortage of funds soon, and needs a considerably st ...
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| Tuesday, 17th Feb 2009 |
Page, along with former Woolies colleagues Andy Latham and Steve Jebson, will open their first s ...
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| Tuesday, 17th Feb 2009 |
Mattel will create a line of action figures and vehicles scheduled to hit retail in October 2009 ...
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| Monday, 16th Feb 2009 |
The latest stage in the collectable craze includes over 150 new cards for fans to add to their e ...
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| Monday, 16th Feb 2009 |
Nigel Blackburn will be looking after Northern England and Robin and Sylvia Jukes and will be co ...
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| Monday, 16th Feb 2009 |
LEGO and LEGO DUPLO products are currently in development for Toy Story, Cars and Prince of Pers ...
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| Friday, 13th Feb 2009 |
In a deal negotiated by Turner Media Innovations and Miller Advertising, the sponsorship is to p ...
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| Friday, 13th Feb 2009 |
The new address is:
207 Mercury House
Willoughton Drive
Foxby Lane Business Park
Gainsbor ...
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| Thursday, 12th Feb 2009 |
With the increased exposure, UK distributor, Esdevium Games, along with TC Digital Games and 4Ki ...
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| Thursday, 12th Feb 2009 |
The BTHA decided to become the main event sponsor after supporting TSI for several years. The BT ...
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| Wednesday, 11th Feb 2009 |
Yes! Super Baby creator, Susanne Chishti
realised the importance of allowing babies to feel saf ...
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| Wednesday, 11th Feb 2009 |
Some 76,000 buyers and traders from 115 countries made the trip to Nuremberg this year and the m ...
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| Tuesday, 10th Feb 2009 |
Sponsored by Tesco, it will be the first ever screening of the series in the UK, in advance of t ...
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| Monday, 9th Feb 2009 |
The licence will include an electronic board game, handheld electronic game, travel, card and bo ...
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| Monday, 9th Feb 2009 |
Trendus is a manufacturer and distributor of toys and games within the Nordic region. The compan ...
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| Friday, 6th Feb 2009 |
The new manufacturer deal was brokered by ITV Global Entertainment’s Italian agent, Teamworks on ...
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| Thursday, 5th Feb 2009 |
Recent news reports have claimed that Hamleys future was thrown into doubt as its Icelandic owne ...
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| Wednesday, 4th Feb 2009 |
MV Sports has renewed its Thomas & Friends licence in the wheeled toy category and will laun ...
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| Tuesday, 3rd Feb 2009 |
Now established in the UK for four years, Haba is stepping up its support to its UK retail base ...
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| Monday, 2nd Feb 2009 |
The Barclay Brothers have also bought Woolworths' childrenswear brand Ladybird from the administ ...
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| Friday, 30th Jan 2009 |
The Birmingham branch of The Entertainer was named overall Toy Retailer of the Year for the seco ...
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| Thursday, 29th Jan 2009 |
Concerns about big name exhibitors staying away this year prompted the
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| Thursday, 29th Jan 2009 |
LEGO Games will launch in August with the eight games across a range of price points, each offer ...
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| Thursday, 29th Jan 2009 |
Jon Burcham, marketing manager for Jumbo, commented: “Big and Small is the new must-watch TV sho ...
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| Wednesday, 28th Jan 2009 |
The licensing deal with film giant Warner Bros will see Bladez Toyz design and sell miniature re ...
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| Tuesday, 27th Jan 2009 |
The Rubik's Cube - distributed by the Edinburgh-based games specialist - has been confirmed by N ...
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| Tuesday, 27th Jan 2009 |
Set in the future, Imagi Studio’s Astro Boy is a classic superhero story about a young robot wit ...
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| Tuesday, 27th Jan 2009 |
The range comprises a series of coaxial three-Channel indoor infra-red micro helicopters, and ...
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| Monday, 26th Jan 2009 |
“We are incredibly excited to announce our distribution of the Star Wars science line,” says Ros ...
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| Monday, 26th Jan 2009 |
Tomy Yujin will change its name to Gacha International and become a branch of Tomy Europe with T ...
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| Friday, 23rd Jan 2009 |
“This is fantastic news for Vivid and also for games retailers,” comments Paul Weston, UK chief ...
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| Friday, 23rd Jan 2009 |
The digital edition will now be available each month in a user friendly and accessible format gi ...
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| Thursday, 22nd Jan 2009 |
The 10cm Ben 10 Alien Figure Collection follows in the footsteps of Tamagotchi Connexion, which ...
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| Thursday, 22nd Jan 2009 |
Disney MicroWorld brings a huge range of Disney favourites together as flocked figures along wit ...
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| Thursday, 22nd Jan 2009 |
Hamleys opened in Jenners in September 2007 as one of five concession stores within the House of ...
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| Thursday, 22nd Jan 2009 |
"The addition of these fantastic brands reinforces Mattel's commitment to offering games th ...
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| Wednesday, 21st Jan 2009 |
In a statement the company commented: "In-line with the majority of our peers as well as th ...
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| Wednesday, 21st Jan 2009 |
The deal is in addition to Halsall’s newly developed range of Peppa Pig toy prams and pushchairs ...
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| Tuesday, 20th Jan 2009 |
The historic toy brand, owned by Woolworths since 1988, was bought from the chain's creditors fo ...
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| Tuesday, 20th Jan 2009 |
In a statement the company commented: "During the time Sally has been with Tomy, the compan ...
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| Monday, 19th Jan 2009 |
The new trading partnership for 2009 begins with immediate effect and sees Halsall become the ex ...
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| Monday, 19th Jan 2009 |
Up until now Rubie’s had only been able to sell High School Musical, Power Rangers and Adult Dre ...
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| Monday, 19th Jan 2009 |
Toy Fair, which takes place from the 28th - 31st January, is the only dedicated UK trade event f ...
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| Thursday, 15th Jan 2009 |
The company's Tech4Kids brand will be now available from Halsall in the UK and Ireland, and will ...
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| Thursday, 15th Jan 2009 |
The licensing department has been repositioned, and its remit has been extended to include adult ...
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| Wednesday, 14th Jan 2009 |
The new deal will see the company producing eight-inch characters as well as four-inch clippers ...
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| Tuesday, 13th Jan 2009 |
The three-year deal partnership between NVCP ENEA and IMC Toys S.A. will hit retail in autumn an ...
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| Tuesday, 13th Jan 2009 |
Emap, the show organiser has released a statement to say that both Emap and the NEC are sensitiv ...
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| Monday, 12th Jan 2009 |
Once again Toys ‘n’ Playthings provides the first available preview to Toy Fair at ExCeL, giving ...
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| Monday, 12th Jan 2009 |
Handed out each morning to buyers as they enter the show, the Toy Fair Daily News covers all o ...
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| Thursday, 8th Jan 2009 |
The Court said in its order: “Notwithstanding any previous order of the Court, the December 3, 2 ...
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| Wednesday, 7th Jan 2009 |
Chuggington, developed by Ludorum, debuted in the UK on the BBC2 in autumn and quickly achieved ...
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| Wednesday, 7th Jan 2009 |
The shortlist is:
Best independent, Scotland and the North:
• Andrew Atkinson
• Little Treasu ...
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| Tuesday, 6th Jan 2009 |
The BBC’s commercial arm has also today announced the renewal and extension of the Doctor Who ma ...
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| Tuesday, 6th Jan 2009 |
The Hong Kong Trade Development Council expects 10,000 new buyers to participate in its Hong Kon ...
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| Monday, 5th Jan 2009 |
Under the terms of the agreement Fisher-Price will be bringing together some of Thomas & Fri ...
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| Friday, 2nd Jan 2009 |
The Bratz dolls and products, which had been ordered off the shelves for infringing on patents h ...
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| Tuesday, 30th Dec 2008 |
In a letter to customers, Upper Deck International CEO Nico Blauw explains: "Konami decided ...
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| Monday, 22nd Dec 2008 |
Currently broadcasting on CBeebies to great ratings success and commissioned for a second series ...
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| Wednesday, 17th Dec 2008 |
Upper Deck says that Konami unlawfully terminated the exclusive distribution agreement for the Y ...
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| Wednesday, 17th Dec 2008 |
Administrator Deloitte confirmed the news after it was apparently leaked by an employee earlier ...
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| Wednesday, 17th Dec 2008 |
Kai Hawaleschka DKL’s MD says: “This is a major investment for DKL and Hama, and as we have alwa ...
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| Tuesday, 16th Dec 2008 |
Recently there have been several reports that Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. and/or Konami Ma ...
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| Friday, 12th Dec 2008 |
The Sigikid range comprises soft toys and accessories for the toy, nursery and gift markets. Thi ...
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| Thursday, 11th Dec 2008 |
In the past, Mattel had a private mid-town showroom as well as space at the Javits Centre. Banda ...
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| Wednesday, 10th Dec 2008 |
According to a report by Retail Week, it is understood the failure to find a buyer could put the ...
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| Wednesday, 10th Dec 2008 |
The new deal follows the decision of the group to expand its scope of activities from the tradin ...
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| Tuesday, 9th Dec 2008 |
Licensor Chorion has announced that it has expanded its deal with Bandai, which has also agreed ...
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| Tuesday, 9th Dec 2008 |
Kids@Play has also agreed to look after the interests of Arias Dolls of Spain and develop new pr ...
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| Monday, 8th Dec 2008 |
Precise details of the deal are difficult to obtain at this time, and Thomas licensor HIT Entert ...
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| Friday, 5th Dec 2008 |
The jobs are to go from offices at Marylebone Road, London, and Castleton, Rochdale. The High St ...
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| Friday, 5th Dec 2008 |
Neville Kahn, joint administrator and reorganisation services partner at Deloitte, says: "W ...
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| Thursday, 4th Dec 2008 |
“We believe the jury verdict was clear in denying 99 per cent of Mattel’s copyright infringement ...
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| Thursday, 4th Dec 2008 |
The judge found that "hundreds" of Bratz products infringe on copyrights owned by riva ...
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| Wednesday, 3rd Dec 2008 |
Winners include; Interplay with the girl’s Wild! Science collection, The Little Experience with ...
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| Wednesday, 3rd Dec 2008 |
The toys and stationery group called Canenco group in Europe is known as Slammer HK group in t ...
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| Tuesday, 2nd Dec 2008 |
The company has been struggling to sustain its business in the very challenging current retail c ...
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| Tuesday, 2nd Dec 2008 |
Revenue for the year was £82.3 million against £95 million in 2007 (a fall of 13.5 per cent), wh ...
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| Monday, 1st Dec 2008 |
The 47 store chain, along with its online arm www.TheToyShop.com will pay VAT on all its stock f ...
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| Thursday, 27th Nov 2008 |
BBC Worldwide holds the global distribution rights including programme distribution, DVD and mer ...
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| Wednesday, 26th Nov 2008 |
Deloitte will be appointed as administrators to the store chain and also to Entertainment ...
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| Wednesday, 26th Nov 2008 |
It is understood that Mandelson's office called in Woolworths' lenders – which include Burdale a ...
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| Wednesday, 26th Nov 2008 |
Woolworths has said in a statement that it was in discussions over the potential sale of its 840 ...
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| Tuesday, 25th Nov 2008 |
The company has said the decision is part of its strategy to stop multichannel retailing, which ...
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| Tuesday, 25th Nov 2008 |
As usual, Toys ‘n’ Playthings will be publishing a special supplement devoted to the Hall 5 toy ...
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| Tuesday, 25th Nov 2008 |
This newest acquisition will firmly position Jakks in the Halloween industry and further bolster ...
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| Monday, 24th Nov 2008 |
Popco Entertainment CEO Michael Cookson commented: "We have been working hard over the last ...
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| Friday, 21st Nov 2008 |
The company's UK MD Clive Smith told Toys 'n' Playthings the timing of the show was an issue and ...
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| Thursday, 20th Nov 2008 |
The new range of science and model making kits all draw from the spirit of the best selling book ...
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| Thursday, 20th Nov 2008 |
UK like-for-like sales rose 0.8 per cent, while comparable store sales in its international busi ...
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| Wednesday, 19th Nov 2008 |
Although the retailer has not identified who it is talking to, The Times has reported it was con ...
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| Tuesday, 18th Nov 2008 |
plaY-room at the Park will be the division’s first major toy show and will take place on 21st an ...
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| Monday, 17th Nov 2008 |
Bob the Builder In 4-D: Bob the Builder and the Roller Coaster will be exclusive to Legoland fam ...
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| Monday, 17th Nov 2008 |
Crazy Bones - this year's hottest collectable toy - will feature on a range of lunch bags, water ...
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| Friday, 14th Nov 2008 |
Vivid Imaginations has signed a further three-year licensing renewal with Fifi and the Flowertot ...
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| Friday, 14th Nov 2008 |
The move is a strategic decision by Halsall underlining a strong commitment to its international ...
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| Thursday, 13th Nov 2008 |
Thomas is an experienced individual and has held senior positions with Zapf Creation and Hasbro. ...
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| Wednesday, 12th Nov 2008 |
The company believes this time of year, with trade fairs looming, is the perfect time to make us ...
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| Wednesday, 12th Nov 2008 |
The initiative, which commences immediately, will invite well-known celebrities to produce a d ...
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| Tuesday, 11th Nov 2008 |
EHPR will be focus on driving new product launches in 2009 via communication direct with parents ...
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| Tuesday, 11th Nov 2008 |
ExCeL is now under development to increase the venue’s space by more than 50 per cent, as well a ...
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| Friday, 7th Nov 2008 |
The offer is the first serious Christmas discounting seen this year and runs from the 6th to 12t ...
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| Friday, 7th Nov 2008 |
The job cuts will be achieved through “a combination of layoffs, the elimination of open requisi ...
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| Thursday, 6th Nov 2008 |
kiX! is a new digital channel, broadcasting on Sky channel 627, targeting boys aged seven ...
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| Wednesday, 5th Nov 2008 |
Agenta Marketing is the exclusive importer and distributor of some of the world's finest pre-sch ...
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| Wednesday, 5th Nov 2008 |
Nat joins the company following six months consulting for Ugobe Inc (makers of Pleo). Prior to t ...
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| Tuesday, 4th Nov 2008 |
The range features a Shark Model, Human Body, R/C Rocket, Voice Changer kit and Double Security ...
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| Tuesday, 4th Nov 2008 |
Darren Epstein, EVP Global Business Development has advised: "As the trade would have read ...
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| Monday, 3rd Nov 2008 |
The awards ceremony, organised by startups.co.uk, in conjunction with Barclays, took place on Th ...
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| Friday, 31st Oct 2008 |
The company won the Best Sales Pitch (Medium) award for its GSK Aquafresh campaign. The same cam ...
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