Zuru ready to party with new Bunch O Balloons
The latest addition to Zuru’s hit brand can inflate up to 40 party balloons in just 40 seconds
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Disney dates launch of Star Wars and Frozen 2 products
Products for both properties will launch on the same day this autumn, the first ever simultaneous global roll-out for two franchises from Disney
LeapFrog makes construction category debut with Smart Bricks
Technology-packed building blocks combines building and engaging learning content for “true innovation” in the construction category
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Intertoys becomes latest toy retail casualty
The Dutch toy chain calls in administrators and seeks a temporary freeze on creditor commitments in an attempt to implement wide-ranging restructuring to save the business
Toys R Us returns as Tru Kids
New company Tru Kids will act as parent company for Toys R Us and Babies R Us, restoring it to US retail
BR Toys to open 25 new stores
New estate announced just weeks after acquisition from Top-Toy by Salling Group, which stresses importance of physical toy stores
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Insight: Seizing your Amazon destiny
Ecommerce guru Brian Beck on how manufacturers and brands can take control on the number one search engine in the world
Funko enters the board game category
Acquisition of award-winning board game studio Forrest-Pruzan Creative marks first move into new category for the collectables specialist
Spin Master sales up 3.1% in 2018
Preliminary results ahead of its final full-year report next month show $51m increase on 2017, though cracks appear in Hatchimals core lines
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Jakks speeds into Sonic deal
Sega appoints Jakks Pacific global toy partner for Sonic the Hedgehog in a multi-year deal covering action figures, pinball sets and more
HTI's "biggest brand launch in history"
The biggest ever launch for HTI combines YouTube stars and influencers, TV advertising and large-scale sampling
Playmates signs for Power Players
Zag America names Playmates master toy partner for its forthcoming animated series, with action figures and role-pay in the works
Barbie unveils dolls with disabilities
Mattel aims to represent a multi-faceted view of fashion and beauty that includes wheelchair users and people with prosthetic limbs
NPD: Global toy sales dip 2%
An overall decline in 2018 couldn’t halt the growth of L.O.L Surprise, Barbie or emerging markets in Latin America
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BR Toys saved by Salling Group
The toy chain’s fate was uncertain after owner Top-Toy went into liquidation last December, but has been acquired by Denmark’s largest retail group
Target hits the mark at Christmas
The US retailer made “bolder bets” on toys and dedicated more shelf space and marketing to the category, a key driver in its 5+% Christmas sales growth
Dragons soars into Build-A-Bear
New licensed lines will be available from the custom plush store to celebrate the cinema release of DreamWorks’ How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
TRU operator Top-Toy declared bankrupt
The Nordic toy retailer fell into bankruptcy on 28 December, spelling the end for Toys R Us and the BR Toys chain across the region
L.O.L tops Amazon Christmas charts
MGA’s ever-popular toy brand was a hot-ticket item across all of Amazon’s channels, topping the best-selling toys chart
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Frozen 2 teaser revealed
The first trailer for the Walt Disney Animation Studios sequel is here, along with the official cinema release date
Rubie’s expands global vision
MD Holly Oldham tells TNP.MEDIA about the sweeping changes coming to the party and dress-up giant during an “exciting time” in the business’ history
Big business in the Big Easy
Halloween and Party Expo gets a boost with greater product diversity and more face-to-face meeting spurring on increased buying activity
Hasbro Christmas revenue takes sharp hit
Net revenue drops 13% in the fourth quarter leaving FY short 12%, though CEO Goldner is bullish for future with launch of Power Rangers and new digital-first marketing strategy
Mattel Television hires Adam Bonnett
The former Disney Channel exec VP brings more than 20 years’ experience with some of TV’s biggest success stories to Mattel’s content division
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