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Warren Kaplan, principal restructuring officer of Action Products International, Inc. has announced that the company is going to liquidate its failing toy business and “seek a new venture.” In a press release Kaplan explained that the company has experienced enormous financial problems that included falling sales, sales representatives that were not paid commission, phone bills that were not paid, as well as the sudden resignations of the CFO/COO and CEO/chairman. The company has a tax loss in excess of $11.5 million. Kaplan says in order to salvage the company’s value for shareholders, management will seek a new venture.
May 25, 2013 By Loren Moreno Leave a Comment
Discovery Communications Inc. will launch Discovery Kids Outdoor Adventure Toys exclusively at Walgreens for its Discovery Kids brand. The new toy line is available this summer at Walgreens stores nationwide. The Outdoor Adventure line includes metal detectors, detective periscopes, a field tools kit featuring six options, a 4-in-1 magnifiers set to explore various surfaces, bug [...]
May 24, 2013 By Ali Mierzejewski Leave a Comment
Following the initiative with Hasbro Inc. on the release of Transformers: Legends, DeNA Co. Ltd. will collaborate with Hasbro on two new free-to-play mobile games tied to the company’s intellectual properties G.I. Joe and the Wizards of the Coast LLC brand Dungeons & Dragons. In G.I. Joe: Battleground, players lead and assemble teams of G.I. Joe heroes and [...]
May 22, 2013 By Ali Mierzejewski Leave a Comment
Hatter Fans nationwide will soon be able to role-play as Matt Hatter. ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has appointed fashion licensee VMC Accessories to produce a range of Matt Hatter Chronicles dress-up and fashion accessories for the UK market. The dress-up collection will include the Matt Hatter hero costume inspired by the dimension-hopping gear [...]
May 22, 2013 By Ali Mierzejewski Leave a Comment
Toys inspired by the highly anticipated 3-D, CG-animated, comedy-adventure film Despicable Me 2, from Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment, have made their debut at Toys “R” Us stores nationwide and online at Toysrus.com. Through May, Toys “R” Us is the only U.S. retailer to offer an all-new line of toys based on the movie, making it the ultimate Despicable Me 2 destination. Fans eager [...]
May 21, 2013 By Ali Mierzejewski Leave a Comment
Tek Recon will be available for demonstration and sampling by fans and consumers for the first time at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles from June 11-13. E3 will immediately follow a crowd-funding campaign hosted on Kickstarter that began May 9. The response to Tek Recon from gamers, tech enthusiasts, and blaster fans has [...]
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