The NPD Group now forecasts the global toy market to reach $99 billion by 2022 as collectables, gaming and social media reign supreme.
Read More »Mike Ashley hopes to keep 47 of 59 House of Fraser stores open
The Sports Direct owner has said he wants to retain 80 per cent of House of Fraser’s stores and bring in “cools brand of the moment.”
Read More »Big Potato and game designer Reiner Kinizia launch new party game Clickbait
Clickbait has already been met with a positive response and has scooped the silver award for Best Family Game at the Imagination Gaming Awards.
Read More »As online accounts for 24 per cent of all sales, Autumn Fair launches Master Online Retail Theatre
The Master Online Retail Theatre will be situated in Hall 5 at Autumn Fair and will offer attendees advice on how they can ensure their ecommerce and social channels deliver greater revenues during the Golden Quarter and beyond.
Read More »House of Fraser rescued from administration in £90m buy out by Sports Direct’s Mike Ashley
“The group has acquired all of the UK stores of House of Fraser, the House of Fraser brand and all of the stock in the business,” it said.
Read More »Tap N Play’s England Cricket Trading Cards see strong sales as Sainsbury’s adds another 400 stores into its retail mix
The firm is reporting ‘very encouraging fortnight sales’ following the launch of its inaugural collection in the UK, the Official 2018 England Cricket Trading Cards, that it says have been bolstered by the addition of England Women players among the collection.
Read More »The Entertainer moves into Kosovo with eyes on Macedonia and Albania next
The UK toy retailer has declared 2018 as 'the year of growth in Europe and the Far East' as it takes up residence in Kosovo with new partner Axiom.
Read More »Re:creation secures UK distribution of Zing’s Glove-A-Bubbles toy line
The range has already seen vast success across the States where it achieved a spot in the top five best-selling toys in a major US retailer last month, hitting sales in its thousands each week.
Read More »Will Toys R Us lenders swap $760 million debt for Asian unit?
Noteholders eligible to participate include York Capital Management Global Advisers LLC, Barclays Bank Plc and Cerberus Capital Management, according to related court papers.
Read More »US toy sales grow 7 per cent to $7.9 billion in face of Toys R Us demise
LOL Surprise, Total Marvel, Fingerlings, Hatchimals and Soft N Slo Squishes have been highlighted among the key drivers for the seven per cent increase, as well as parent and consumer empathy in the face of the demise of the toy retail giant.
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