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31 January

17:40 Bachmann signs W.Britain

12:52 Are you exhibiting at Spring Fair?

11:48 Damco takes toys on world tour

11:29 TOY FAIR 2012: A1 Comics boss wins Imagination Games competition

11:29 Good Toy Guide set for relaunch

11:27 Dunn and Desai to exit Hit Entertainment

11:19 IMC appoints Financial Controller

10:47 JOB OF THE WEEK: Gemma International

10:46 NUREMBERG 2012: Culica lands in Germany

10:37 Meccano signs Sonic and Gears of War

10:26 Mattel ramps up app-based offering

10:19 Stretch Armstrong the movie confirmed

30 January

17:30 Toymaster 2012 is a sell out

15:57 TOY FAIR 2012: In pictures

11:57 Toy Fair 2012 - The Movie

11:30 NUREMBERG 2012: Grani&Partners to show on Giochi Preziosi stand

11:22 Shop Direct boss to stand down

10:42 Character picks up Bin Weevils

10:29 NUREMBERG 2012: Discovery Enterprises set for show debut

10:06 NUREMBERG 2012: Glow Europe on the hunt for Bumpeez partners

28 January

14:14 Lego man is launched into space

27 January

17:44 Hornby issues profit warning

13:19 Mattel Brands Consumer Products grows its UK team

11:49 TOY FAIR 2012: BTHA launches parents app

11:38 AUS: Big Balloon grabs Peppa Pig

11:21 TOY FAIR 2012: Re:creation extends Lego Lights range

11:10 TOY FAIR 2012: Winning Moves signs DC Comics

11:02 The most-read news from Toy Fair 2012

10:59 TOY FAIR 2012: Hornby adds two new brands

10:53 TOY FAIR 2012: Ingo unveils Hello Kitty pre-school line

10:06 TOY FAIR 2012: What did you miss in the media?

26 January

17:27 TOY FAIR DAILY: Day three round-up

11:44 TOY FAIR DAILY: Vivid shows off Moshi appcessory

11:13 TOY FAIR DAILY: Spin Master ventures into games

10:55 TOY FAIR DAILY: Kurio tops Gadget Show Live list

10:41 TOY FAIR DAILY: Tactic to launch Angry Birds game

10:27 TOY FAIR DAILY: Underground grabs ThunderCats

10:07 TOY FAIR DAILY: Hornby launches Batman Tumbler Car for Scalextric

25 January

19:02 TOY FAIR DAILY: Day Two Round Up

18:27 TOY FAIR DAILY: Best Designed Stand accolades handed out

16:28 TOY FAIR DAILY: Rainbow Designs recruits two

15:24 TOY FAIR DAILY: Titan introduces Star Wars souvenir magazine

13:33 Clementoni expands European presence with UK investment

11:51 TOY FAIR DAILY: Toy Fair day one video

11:25 TOY FAIR DAILY: Thames and Kosmos in scientific spectacle

11:15 TOY FAIR DAILY: Vivid announces Goshi Moshi charity tin

11:08 TOY FAIR DAILY: Bandai brings 3D packaging to its range

10:20 TOY FAIR DAILY: Golden Bear launches Go Mini

10:08 TOY FAIR DAILY: Vivid unveils Cloudbabies line

10:06 TOY FAIR DAILY: Cheatwell Games gets animated with Morph

09:51 TOY FAIR DAILY: Lorraine Kelly visits the show

09:23 TOY FAIR DAILY: Subbuteo is back

09:22 TOY FAIR DAILY: LeapFrog scoops duo at 2011 Toy Industry Awards

08:28 TOY FAIR DAILY: InspirationWorks debuts the Kurio

08:20 TOY FAIR DAILY: Orb Factory reveals Disney tie-up

24 January

18:27 TOY FAIR DAILY: Day One Round Up

15:38 TOY FAIR DAILY: Razor crew makes grand entrance

14:46 TOY FAIR DAILY: Special guest launches re:creation Moshi Monsters range

14:32 TOY FAIR DAILY: Innovation First thwarts copycat toy importers

11:48 TOY FAIR DAILY: LeapFrog reports strong growth

11:09 TOY FAIR DAILY: Best New Toys for 2012 revealed

10:49 TOY FAIR DAILY: UK toy industry grows three per cent in 2011, remains largest in Europe

09:34 TOY FAIR DAILY: Autumn Publishing signs Olly the Little White Van

09:00 TOY FAIR DAILY: Vivid signs strategic alliance with Mind Candy

08:45 TOY FAIR DAILY: Hornby adds War Horse to Breyer line

08:32 TOY FAIR 2012 DEBUTS: MTL Distribution

08:00 TOY FAIR DAILY: Drumond Park savours 'best year ever'

07:43 TOY FAIR DAILY: HTI extends Hello Kitty partnership

07:26 TOY FAIR DAILY: ToyNews takes Kinect to Olympia

07:15 TOY FAIR DAILY: Coiledspring unveils new 3D puzzles

23 January

19:44 TOY FAIR DAILY: New Sales Manager joins John Adams

19:14 MBO for Hawkins Bazaar

16:04 Innotab hits number one in December

14:46 JOB OF THE WEEK: Winning Moves

12:45 TOY FAIR 2012: Imagination Games launches Trivia Box

11:55 One in five Christmas shopping searches were via mobile

11:53 TOY FAIR 2012: Now Rainbow Designs signs Shaun the Sheep

11:45 TOY FAIR 2012: Brainy Baby takes 'most comprehensive range ever' to Olympia

11:28 Toy Shop UK reveals inaugural Twitterwards winners

11:27 Toy Trust reveals 2012 FUNdraiser Day

11:21 TOY FAIR 2012: Air Hogs is number one in R/C for 2011

11:13 TOY FAIR 2012: Re:creation and Razor take action against Scream Wholesale

11:04 TOY FAIR 2012: Esdevium to distribute Gacha

11:03 TOY FAIR 2012: John Crane sponsors Britmums Live

11:00 TOY FAIR 2012: Ernest the Bear signs Turbospoke

10:03 TOY FAIR 2012: Bigjigs unveils Green Toys

20 January

16:37 TOY FAIR 2012 DEBUTS: Kiddimoto

14:30 TOY FAIR 2012: Bladez secures Star Wars licence

12:29 TOY FAIR 2012 DEBUTS: Thames and Kosmos UK

11:40 TOY FAIR 2012: Moshi and Magic Choc boost The In Thing's sales

11:35 Thames and Kosmos UK reaffirms its exclusive distribution rights

11:31 TOY FAIR 2012: HTI unveils Cosy Village

11:29 TOY FAIR 2012: Giant SpongeBob Squarepants to attend

11:16 TOY FAIR 2012: Zoobles named top new girls property in 2011

11:09 Jazwares joins Fruit Ninja line-up

10:56 The top ten stories of the week

10:50 TOY FAIR 2012: Nikko to make Angry Birds R/C

10:17 Carol Bradshaw joins Bigjigs

19 January

19:18 JOB OF THE WEEK: Gameplan Europe

18:00 Match Stars go to Glorious Britain

17:22 Toy market shows resilience in 2011

16:13 TOY FAIR DEBUTS: Eleventyone

13:00 Bin Weevils scores 2m unique users

12:47 2012 brand campaign for Fisher-Price unveiled

11:50 NUREMBERG 2012: UK exhibitor website launches

11:46 Hello Kitty teaches desserts in digital cookbook

11:31 TOY FAIR 2012: Click aims to become one-stop-shop for toys

11:26 TOY FAIR 2012: MTL Distribution signs Top That Publishing

11:05 Captain Action returns

11:02 Gift of the year finalists revealed

10:14 Hobbycraft bolsters senior team

10:11 JP Toys joins Toymaster

09:48 Brainstorm gets Slimy

18 January

17:59 TOY FAIR 2012: Golden Bear adds two new brands

17:31 TOY FAIR 2012 DEBUTS: Science4you

17:30 TOY FAIR 2012 DEBUTS: Liberty House Toys

14:16 Mattel earmarks further growth for Monster High

11:13 TOY FAIR 2012: Rainbow Designs is master toy for Charlie and Lola

11:07 TOY FAIR 2012: Innovation First gears up for busy 2012

09:53 Steve Jobs action figure is no more

17 January

17:20 IGS makes Worms plush

16:26 Unsung heroes

14:42 Mattel promotes Jenny Watson to new UK marketing head

11:48 Carddies picks up Top Drawer award

11:23 Year-long push to bolster Hot Wheels

10:08 Mary Portas needs indies for new TV show

09:58 New Toys R Us MD starts

09:16 Mega rebrands Maxi range

09:00 Digital board game shown at tech show

16 January

18:53 TOY FAIR 2012: Suppliers to offer exclusive buyer deals

17:59 TOY FAIR 2012: DKL unveils new Hama sets

17:32 Collectables enjoy strong sales in 2011

11:48 Retail Think Tank gives bleak outlook for 2012

11:39 TOY FAIR 2012: Happy Hopperz expands range

11:31 TOY FAIR 2012: Jumbo signs Humf

11:06 Great Gizmos picks up NICI

10:57 Mattel unveils 2012 Barbie plans

10:52 Andrew Brown breaks rowing world record

13 January

11:54 Argos' Christmas sales down 8.8 per cent

11:21 Indian toy industry set to nearly double by 2015

11:20 Chinese toy manufacturing in trouble

10:40 The top ten stories of the week

09:24 Magic Box unveils Bungees

09:16 ToyNews show issue out now

12 January

11:51 Crayola enjoys best ever year in 2011

11:43 Dungeons & Dragons remake on way

11:30 Jakks to make Marvel plush and games

10:52 Tesco reports 'disappointing' Christmas trading period

10:20 Mothercare UK like-for-like sales improve in Q3

09:15 Retail played it safe in 2011, say licensors

11 January

18:00 Observations of a toy industry survivor: Technology

16:17 TALKING SHOP: Midco Toys

16:10 One Direction would play Scrabble to win girls

13:15 Final call for Toy Industry Awards night

11:11 Our top ten stories from 2011

10:38 Sainsbury's enjoys 'best Christmas ever'

10:10 JOB OF THE WEEK: Nickelodeon

09:34 Tesco introduces a new toy packaging concept

10 January

18:35 The Entertainer releases bold Christmas figures

16:43 Griffin unveils expanded Crayola line-up at CES

16:32 Star Wars Scalextric sets revealed

11:43 Man makes marriage proposal with Lego

11:31 Innovation First teams with Mind Candy

11:18 London cabbie makes Tower Bridge board game

10:00 HIT Entertainment launches Bob the Builder app

9 January

17:34 Tommy Design appoints Caxton

17:19 MYSTERY SHOPPER: Eastenders

17:02 Vivid reaches 20th anniversary year

14:06 AR.Drone 2.0 revealed

11:30 Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair opens

11:17 Commonwealth Toys signs So So Happy

10:39 Spielwarenmesse secures presence at Toys & Kids Russia

10:31 Retail sales rise in lead up to Christmas

09:52 Redakai hits the small screen

6 January

17:41 December retail footfall better than expected

17:30 Golden Teddy Awards open for nominations

16:11 COUNTER INSURGENT: Stupid questions

15:32 FEATURE: Inside Argos TV's studios

12:41 Digital distributor Ztorm acquired by Gem

11:28 Hornby unveils its 2012 range

11:17 Toys R Us Christmas sales increase 5.1 per cent

10:59 US: LeapFrog links with Hasbro

10:43 Thumbs Up to launch new range at Spring Fair

10:14 Posh Paws signs Waybuloo

08:36 Our top ten stories this week

5 January

16:37 Julian Boyers to retire as Bandai UK MD

12:57 Kai Rooney is pictured on MV Sports tricycle

11:29 Kiddimoto on life after Dragons Den

10:40 Mookie acquires TP Toys

10:24 JOB SPOTLIGHT: Mothercare

09:52 John Lewis reports 'outstanding' Christmas sales

09:47 Turner gears up for Nuremberg

4 January

17:37 Win Green to relaunch under new ownership

17:25 Worlds Apart names new Category Technologist

11:18 Steve Jobs becomes an action figure

10:46 Toy firms spoil movie plots?

10:38 Treasure Trove launches Horse World

10:29 Mister Maker plans Hobbycraft tour

09:54 Now Air Swimmers feature on The One Show

09:42 Grandpa in My Pocket gets an app

3 January

10:43 Hasbro launches Transformer Prime lawsuit

10:39 Lego Ninjago sticker collection on way

10:29 InspirationWorks adds four new licences

10:21 Jumbo rebrands iPawns

10:17 Hawkin's Bazaar owner goes into administration

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