Posts Tagged ‘NPD Group’
|NPD Announces 2009 Toy Sales Results
Thursday, February 4th, 2010
According to The NPD Group, U.S. retail sales of toys generated $21.47 billion in 2009 compared to $21.65 billion in 2008, a decline of less than 1 percent. In the fourth quarter of 2009 (October through December), although revenues were flat, unit sales were up 4 percent compared to the same period in 2008.
Tags: 2009, NPD Group, sales, Toys
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Sign of Growth For Most Global Toy Markets
Monday, December 14th, 2009
According to The NPD Group, toy sales from January to October in 11 global toy markets showed signed of growth. Outside of the U.S. and UK, which experienced moderate revenue declines, and Spain, which saw flat sales, the countries that were analyzed—Germany, Poland, France, Australia, Italy, Austria, Belgium, and Portugal—experienced revenue growth when compared to the same period last year.
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TIA Releases Webinar on Kids Leisure Time
Monday, October 26th, 2009
The Toy Industry Association (TIA) has released a 25-minute webinar highlighting trends from the TIA-commissioned Kids Leisure Time III study, which explains how American kids ages 2-12 spend their leisure time. The NPD Group’s Anita Frazier, an industry analyst for toys and video games, leads the pre-recorded webinar, explaining the construct of the study and identifying activities that keep kids engaged and for how long. The webinar also highlights the top properties, movie, and albums for four groups of kids segmented by age and gender.
To access the webinar, click here. To view the latest Kids Leisure Time study, click here.
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