Posts Tagged ‘Toys’
|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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Spain Proposes to Ban Kids’ Meal Toys
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
Spain’s Health Ministry is proposing legislation to ban restaurants, food manufacturers, and fast food chains from including toys and prizes with their meals. Read more in this Time article.
Tags: Kids meal, Spain, Toys
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The Toy Book’s Toy Report 11/24/09
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
Catch up on last week’s news! Read The Toy Book Toy Report for 11/24/09.
To view click here.
Tags: ALEX, Babies R Us, Cookie Jar, Craft & Hobby Association, Discovery Bay Games, FAO Schwarz, Free Shipping Day, gift cards, Harris Interactive, Meijer, National Retail Federation, phthalates, Scientific American, Sears, Target, The Big Toy Book, TOTY, Toy Industry Association, Toy Safety Certification Program, Toys, Toys R Us
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California Orders Products Off Shelves for Excessive Lead
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
California Attorney General Jerry Brown has ordered Target, Wal-Mart, Walgreens, TJ Maxx, and other retailers to pull products from their shelves after the state said it found illegal amounts of lead in items. Brown said that seven toys and other products tested by the Center for Environmental Health were found to have more than the maximum lead amount of 300 parts per million (ppm) allowed by California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act.
Tags: lead, Toys
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Playmates Toys Retains Master Toy Rights for TMNT
Thursday, October 29th, 2009
Playmates Toys will continue as the global master toy licensee for Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products’ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles property. Playmates has been producing toys based on the property for more than 20 years.
Tags: Playmates, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Toys
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Fall Toy Preview
Thursday, October 8th, 2009
Everyone is in Dallas this week, but I’m working from home because I’m due to have a baby any day now! I’m hearing good things about the show though, and hoping it’s been a success for everyone. It does feel a bit odd to be here missing out on all the hubbub. I miss the excitement of getting that first peek at next year’s toys and picking up on the early emerging trends. If you’re at the show, I hope you were able to snag a copy of our September/October issue. Inside, you’ll get a look at a lot of the toys being exhibited this week in Dallas for 2010. In addition, Bruce Lund, inventor of some of the hottest toys the industry has seen, was so kind as to write our cover story for us this month. If you’ve ever wanted an inside look at the life of a toy inventor, be sure to check out his article.
If you were in Dallas this week, let me know how the show was for you!
Jackie
Tags: Bruce Lund, Dallas, Fall Toy Show, inventor, Toy Preview, toy trends, Toys
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Fall Toy Preview 2009
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009
To view the Fall Toy Preview 2009 feature from our September/October 2009 issue please click Fall Toy Preview 2009.
Tags: 2009, 2010, Dallas, Fall Toy Preview, Toy Show, Toys
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