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Major properties including Pokemon, Barbie, Star Wars, and LEGO have contributed to a booming first quarter toy sales in the US that witnessed an increase of 27 per cent between January and April 2021, according to The NPD Group. Ten of the 11 super categories tracked by the NPD posted …
Read More »Global news | China sees Q1 toy sales surge as it hits £1.2bn through e-commerce alone
Sales of toys in China have surged in the first quarter of 2021, with e-commerce sales hitting $1.2 billion (USD), an increase of 16 per cent versus the same period last year, according to the latest results from the NPD Group. The country posted the highest growth rate for the …
Read More »LEGO, Spin Master, and Warner Bros among winners of the NPD’s Global and European Toy Industry Performance Awards
The LEGO Group, Spin Master, Mattel, and Warner Bros have been named among the winners of the NPD Group’s 2020 Global and European Toy Industry Performance Awards. The Danish toy maker took home the NPD’s Global Top Toy Manufacturer of the Year award, while its officially licensed LEGO Super Mario …
Read More »Games, Puzzles and growing Kidult market fuel toy sector’s 2020 success, says NPD
The lockdown success of the games and puzzles market, a surge in the kidult market, and early Christmas trading all fuelled by the restrictions and implications of the Covid-19 pandemic, has helped the UK toy market hit a five per cent sales increase for its overall value. According to the …
Read More »Global toy industry sales down three per cent across 13 markets tracked by NPD
The global toy industry saw sales decrease by three per cent across the 13 markets tracked by the NPD Group, the company has revealed in its latest industry report. Overall, the industry performed better outside of the US, with Russia, Germany, and Brazil up five per cent, three per cent, …
Read More »Fortnite named Top Gaining Toy Property of the Year at NPD’s Toy Industry Performance Awards
Fortnite has been named Europe’s Top Gaining Toy Property of the Year by the NPD Group, who announced the video game IP among the winners of its Europe Toy Industry Performance Awards at Spielwarenmesse last night. The winners were revealed at an event held at the International Toy Fair in …
Read More »The NPD Group reveals the UK’s best-selling infant toys
The NPD Group has detailed the latest insights into the best-selling infant and baby toys, underpinning the UK’s spot at the fourth largest toy market in the world, with the highest per capita spend in Europe. The Group has confirmed that British consumers spent £3.3 billion on toys in 2018, …
Read More »Toy Fair 2019: Brexit fears hit retail but UK toy market stands firm
Despite a drop of seven per cent in toy sales for the year, the UK market still brought in an impressive £3.3 billion.
Read More »NPD reveal Gibsons as UK’s number one puzzle firm every month of 2018
This has been based on the velocity sales (rate of sale), which includes sales from November 2018.
Read More »Golden Bear’s In the Night Garden jumps into top five pre-school licenses
Following the success of its Playtime, Bath-time, Bedtime range which launched in July, In the Night Garden now stands as the fifth largest pre-school license in NPD (YTD October 2018) across all toys.
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