The retailer has sold off the 100,000 square foot UK headquarters and adjacent warehouse on Cherry Tree Road to BYM Capital and has signed a ten year lease under the sale and leaseback deal.

The retail group has deemed the step necessary owing to the “persistent heavy market conditions,” being felt by many on the high street at the moment.

A number of Taf Toys items are now available on shelf in Boots stores with product highlights including the Play & Kick In-Car Activity Centre, Cheerful Cloud Rattle, Mini-Moon Rattle and Cheeky Chick Rattle.

Details surfaced on Monday to confirm previous reports that the retailer’s executive team had been reaching out to toy manufacturers since January with plans for a brand revival.

The global toymaker has blamed the collapse of Toys R Us and the shifting retail landscape for it dip in 2018, but is primed for growth with new properties and launches for 2019

OnBuy is a UK-owned marketplace with the goal of rivalling Amazon and eBay as the leading online marketplace.

The purchase will secure 1,487 jobs but will still see 27 of the group’s stores close resulting in 455 redundancies.

On Saturday, February 9th during Children’s Mental Health Week, all 163 The Entertainer stores across the UK will be hosting The Big Create, a fun and engaging colouring-in and dough making sessions.

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Its brand owners, Worlds Apart established a partnership with the animal charity at launch, setting up a donation of a percentage of proceeds of sales of Scruff-a-Luvs to aid the organisation in its mission to re-home rescued animals.

Awards were handed to the industry’s favourites, Big Potato Games and Gibsons, who were crowned winners of the Hot Novelty category and Occasions and Festive categories respectively.

According to the firm’s managing director Simon Pilkington, the game has already received ‘exceptional feedback across the board’ from its customers and visitors to the group’s stand at London Olympia last week.

Marking the start of the 70th Spielwarenmesse, the ceremony handed out accolades in what was its 16th year running, paying tribute once again to outstanding, innovative products.

The 70th Spielwarenmesse is now in full swing, handing the toy fair torch to our European friends. ToyNews talks to the show's CEO Ernst Kick about what visitors will find lining the halls this year. All 12 of them.

Final remaining places are now available to run in this year’s Vitality Big Half, and the BTHA is calling on the industry’s movers and shakers to book their free place by Monday, February 5th to take part.

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