ToyNews and its sister title Licensing Biz have been acquired by Alakat Publishing, the publisher of Toy World (https://toyworldmag.co.uk) The agreement will see both titles being taken over by Toy World following a brief handover period, after which ToyNews will no longer be published in print or online. However, Licensing.biz will continue as …
Read More »ToyNews acquired by Toy World
ToyNews and its sister title Licensing Biz have been acquired by Alakat Publishing, the publisher of…
Mattel extends PlayBack recycling scheme to include Fisher-Price toys
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Just in time for the long summer months, leading children’s audio system tonies has unveiled a…
‘Hornby: A Model World’ series 2 coming to UKTV
UKTV has commissioned a second series of Hornby: A Model World for its leading factual channel, Yest…
Hamleys’ L.O.L. Surprise! Jubilee activation draws in the crowds
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This weekend, the UK Games Expo, the UK’s largest board game convention, returns to the NEC, Birmingham. Ahead of the event, we caught up with Co-Director Richard Denning, to talk about his career journey from NHS medic to board game inventor and event organiser, and the many ups and (lock)downs along …
Read More »Carolina Perez-Amaya joins IMC Toys’ UK sales team
IMC Toys has appointed Carolina Perez-Amaya to the UK team as National Account Manager. Carolina joins IMC Toys from Tesco, where for the last four years she was the Lead Buyer for boys’ toys. In a 16-year stint at Tesco, Carolina worked her way up through Trainee Buyer to Assistant …
Read More »Toymaster welcomes Totally Toys of Castlebar, Co Mayo
Toymaster has welcomed its newest member, family-owned toy shop Totally Toys of Castlebar, into the Toymaster family. The County Mayo store aims to bring value and variety to the toy market in the region with its 5500 sq. ft retail area stocking a huge range of toys, from favourites such …
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ToyNews acquired by Toy World
ToyNews and its sister title Licensing Biz have been acquired by Alakat Publishing, the publisher of Toy World (https://toyworldmag.co.uk) The agreement will see both titles being taken over by Toy World following a brief handover period, after which ToyNews will no longer be published in print or online. However, Licensing.biz will continue as …
Read More »Jubilant improvement to UK footfall
There was an upsurge in the number of shoppers hitting high streets and retail centres over the Jubilee Bank Holiday, according the British Retail Consortium’s BRC-Sensormatic IQ data, as consumers took advantage of the long weekend and reasonable weather to get out and about. Total UK footfall increased by 6.9% …
Read More »UK retail footfall forecast to rise by 8% over the Jubilee bank holiday
Following a modest rise in footfall last week, retail experts Springboard predict the Platinum Jubilee and school half-term holiday will cause footfall in retail destinations to surge by as much as 8% over the bank holiday weekend. Springboard anticipates an uplift of as much as 10% in high streets, 7% in …
Read More »Toymaster welcomes McGreevy’s Toys Direct
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ToyNews acquired by Toy World
ToyNews and its sister title Licensing Biz have been acquired by Alakat Publishing, the publisher of Toy …
Read More »Mattel extends PlayBack recycling scheme to include Fisher-Price toys
Mattel, Inc. has announced the expansion of its Mattel PlayBack programme to now include Fisher-Price …
Read More »‘Hornby: A Model World’ series 2 coming to UKTV
UKTV has commissioned a second series of Hornby: A Model World for its leading factual …
Read More »Hamleys’ L.O.L. Surprise! Jubilee activation draws in the crowds
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