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30 November

14:46 Wow Stuff boss applauds toy industry

12:44 Who are the toy industry's rising stars?

12:31 The European Commission launches a toy safety campaign

11:31 Tesco and Argos in midweek newspaper push

11:22 Chad Valley nominated for Oracle Retail Week Award

10:10 Help for small firms in Autumn Statement

09:43 Character sales rise in full year results

29 November

17:36 Tomy aiming to be largest toy firm worldwide by 2015

11:35 TVGoods arrives in Europe

11:27 High Street sales continue to fall

11:04 GBeye signs Everything's Rosie

10:54 JOB OF THE WEEK: Rainbow Designs

28 November

17:08 Nikko extends its TV campaign

11:30 Online sales set to hit 3,300 per minute today

11:16 VIDEO: The BBC develops a TV controlled toy

11:09 Disney celebrates Cars 2 DVD with Giant Lightning McQueen

10:59 John Lewis unveils virtual shop

10:48 Amazon's 12 Days of Christmas deals

10:16 US: Toys R Us reveals its Black Friday best-sellers

25 November

17:15 Disney to rent its films on YouTube

11:38 FEATURE: Spinning around

11:30 First Horrid Henry Nintendo 3DS game hits shelves

11:15 This week's top ten stories

11:04 Cars becomes one of Disney's top grossing brands

10:51 Wow Toys boss joins Prime Minster to launch campaign

10:49 Tabloid ads for Toys R Us and Smyths

10:17 Noddy heads to the App Store

24 November

16:13 Scouts honour for Meccano

11:27 Turner signs trio of pan-EMEA toy campaigns

11:09 Giant Lego Christmas tree appears in St Pancras Station

11:01 Kids@play expands again

10:46 BBTradesales strikes deal with Oregon Scientific

10:41 Five Element unveils Sonic minifigures

10:38 MY FAVOURITE THINGS: Laurie Drake

10:28 US: Toys high on kids' Christmas lists

23 November

17:38 Christmas shopping to start this Saturday?

17:26 Hama sales increase by ten per cent

11:37 Amazon retains top spot in Hot Shops list

11:35 Key brands team up to tackle truancy levels

11:33 Seven Towns bolsters global marketing team

11:24 Promising start for Mike the Knight

11:02 Kids International Marketing gets The Learning Journey International

10:55 David Westnedge links with Fortnum and Mason

10:20 Mega promotes Martin and Price

22 November

17:58 JOB OF THE WEEK: Entertainment One

17:05 SECTOR GUIDE: Wheeled toys

13:45 ToyNews now available on iPad

11:50 Amazon brings Black Friday to the UK

11:40 INSIDE TRADER: The future of toys

11:36 Worlds Apart reveals Wobble Deck

11:21 Peppa, Ben & Holly and Humf get digital makeovers

11:20 Skylanders Wave 2 goes to retail

10:43 2012 Toy of the Year Awards finalists are revealed

21 November

17:45 US: Bob Eckert to retire

17:23 Tracy Beaker app unveiled

16:43 Toy firms feature in The Sunday Times Tech List

14:00 US: Toys R Us details its mobile shopping services

11:32 Holly and Fearne take on Santa in Very.co.uk ad

11:26 Demand grows for Monkey plush

11:21 Tinga Tinga heads to the App Store

11:03 Merrythought launches Paralympic Games teddy bear

10:32 John Crane is expanding

10:08 Vivid announces Moshling Zoo toy

09:21 Tomy teams with The Sun for Raa Raa competition

18 November

14:00 Mega Brands secures Art Attack sponsorship

11:19 Cheatwell Games launches the App-Player

09:54 Top ten news stories this week

17 November

18:00 Lego to star in Tesco augmented reality app

17:35 eBay set to hit the High Street

17:02 Ex-Tomy exec joins Thumbs Up

16:34 COMPETITION: Win DKL stock

16:28 November's Tweetpicks

16:15 October sales promising for High Street and online

16:01 Toy Industry Awards on target for another sell-out year

11:48 Groupon stops sales of fake Air Swimmers

11:42 Worlds Apart grabs Moshi Monsters

11:34 BLE 2011: The reaction

11:16 VTech reports worldwide growth in electronic learning

11:16 Bandai takes Harumika to Prima Craft for Christmas show

10:57 SECTOR GUIDE: Pre-school

10:35 Mothercare reports a loss of £82 million

10:11 Going to Toy Fair or Nuremberg? Let us write about you

09:56 Internet indie becomes radio star

16 November

16:53 Match Stars nets South American distribution

15:06 Woolworths.co.uk reveals up to half price toy sale

11:31 Argos offering a further 15 per cent off toys and games

11:18 Sega Prize Europe moves plush line into retail

11:09 US: Toys R Us offers pre-orders for 'hot' new Cody Simpson doll

10:55 Are UK shoppers paying too much for toys?

10:47 Club Penguin launches in Germany

10:31 Thumbs Up heads down under

10:03 COUNTER INSURGENT: The late Steve Jobs

09:06 Growing Flair expands its offices

15 November

18:24 Gibsons makes return to Toy Fair

17:55 NEWS ANALYSIS: Retail Christmas lists

16:36 Disney acquires mummy blogger site

15:02 New traffic high for ToyNews Online

11:10 US: Farmville toy range on the way

10:46 Doctor Who heading to the big screen

10:39 Tangled and Toy Story to return to the big screen

14 November

18:40 Asda Direct reveals top ten for Christmas

17:50 Prima Toys signs ZhuZhu Pets licence

17:49 Kiddimoto adds two to its sales team

17:13 BBTradesales expands into France

15:38 Stardoll teams up with Barbie

14:00 Flying Toys donates to the Aviators Ball

11:43 UK Rubik's champion crowned

11:16 Worlds Apart extends deal with Hasbro

11:06 Lego movie confirmed

10:34 Andrew Brown gears up for his Atlantic Challenge

10:29 Circa makes top 25 gift list at the Ideal Home Show

10:08 CAMPAIGN OF THE MONTH: Harumika, Bandai

11 November

17:53 Toy Trust aims for £300,000 in 20th anniversary year

16:03 Competition winners get their own Top Trumps game

11:49 Hornby turnover up 11 per cent

11:42 Daily Express to run Mega Thomas and Friends giveaway

11:29 Disney profits increase 21 per cent in 2011

11:17 Hot Wheels makes the National Toy Hall of Fame

10:42 The top ten news stories for the week

10:34 Hobbycraft opens store in Crewe

10 November

18:23 WWE sales take a tumble

18:22 Very.co.uk unveils its festive toy promo

17:00 Observations of a toy industry survivor: Christmas toy prices

16:42 Best Years on the radio

16:14 Toys fight with electronics for children's Christmas wish-list

15:29 Giochi Preziosi picks up new-look Turtles

11:17 Cubaholics to take on Rubik's robot

11:14 Vivid Deutschland to distribute The Hobbit toy range

10:54 Hamleys makes Time Out's top 100 shops

10:28 New internet toy retailer goes live

10:24 BLE 2011 is biggest in history

9 November

17:28 Toy Fair 2012 to promote active play

16:00 LeapPad odds on for Christmas top spot

14:00 Dream turnout for industry showcase

11:30 John Lewis expands toy offering at Oxford Street

11:16 Sainsbury's first-half profit grows 6.6 per cent

11:13 Celebs team up with Cabbage Patch Kids for charity auction

10:32 US: My Keepon sells for a whopping $238 online

10:25 Uki joins forces with Netmums

09:56 Slow Toy list is revealed

8 November

17:42 Daily Express praises Tesco's no-fuss toy packaging

17:21 US: Sears and Kmart unveil virtual toy shopping walls

14:59 Read the November issue of ToyNews online

13:30 Firebox makes hires in marketing and communications

11:26 Now MV Sports signs up Rastamouse

11:21 Toy Fair 2012 sponsorship nears sell out

10:52 High Street sales slip in October

10:30 Toys needed to help Marie Curie fundraiser

10:19 Industry applauds EU Toy Safety Directive

10:16 Mothercare and ELC are latest to reveal festive sales

09:41 Greenpeace responds to APP's latest claims

7 November

17:45 US: New Top Trumps focuses on toy inventors

17:17 Toys R Us cuts bike prices for Christmas

17:00 NPD: Cars drives High Street sales

16:23 JOB OF THE WEEK: Gameplan Europe

12:56 Disney partners with YouTube

11:29 High Street shops pay £1 rents

11:24 Lego plans to close Lego universe

11:14 50 Fifty increases indie support

11:02 Thames & Kosmos reviewed on The Cool Stuff Collective

10:59 National Scrabble champion crowned

10:57 US: Bandai searches for new product ideas

10:53 Build-A-Bear links with Warner for Happy Feet Two

10:23 Now Littlewoods unveils Christmas toy promotion

4 November

15:38 MY FAVOURITE THINGS: Stephen Mills, CPLG

15:16 JCB looks to boost brand with new visitor attraction

15:07 Fox takes Ice Age into location-based entertainment arena

11:37 National Scrabble Championship final nears

11:29 US welcomes Richard Scarry's Busytown toy line

11:28 China's local toy market to double by 2015

11:16 The top ten stories on ToyNews this week

10:58 Vivid unveils long-awaited One Direction dolls

10:46 US: Disney Store unveils top ten at Times Square store

10:44 New brainteaser Dioctipoid out now

10:36 The latest Tweetpicks

10:21 US: Toys R Us enters electronics market

10:16 Angry Birds hits half a billion downloads

3 November

17:00 My Keepon stars in Bloomberg Businessweek campaign

11:50 Argos launches iPad Christmas Gift Guide

11:47 Hasbro takes on new licensees

11:27 2011 Perudo champion crowned

11:08 Celebs turn out for Disney Store shopping event

11:04 Paladone to launch Guinness World Record games

10:59 Asia Pulp and Paper hits back at Greenpeace claims

10:57 Rainbow Designs donates The Very Hungry Caterpillar plush

10:31 Mega Brands reports more sales growth

2 November

15:52 Now Mothercare unveils its festive top ten

13:32 LeapPad boosts Leapfrog revenues

12:45 Firebox makes its Christmas predictions

11:50 VTech announces Switch & Go Dinos

11:40 Tesco shows its hand in Christmas toy price war

11:32 My Little Pony magazine editor up for award

11:10 December 5th to be the biggest internet retail day?

10:56 National media focuses on low-price toys

09:47 Toy firms target Spirit of Christmas fair

1 November

17:58 Warner extends DC Comics deal with Mattel

17:37 Nickelodeon Consumer Products targets big retail

16:26 Hasbro and Cartamundi cut ties with Asia Pulp and Paper

14:01 Is this the end of broken toys?

13:18 Imagination Games launches TOWIE Trivia Game

11:41 Supercast returns

11:34 Imagination Games grabs Deadly 60

11:32 Toys R Us acquires majority stake in Li & Fung

11:12 US: Toy imports fall nine per cent

10:45 Christmas beats Halloween in popularity contest

10:43 Tesco launches own-brand pre-school toys

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