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Neil Friedman Calls Emerging Electronic Technologies The Most Significant Change In Toys
March 29th, 2012
In an interview with Richard Gottlieb of Global Toy News, Neil Friedman indicated that the most significant change in the toy and game industry in the last 20 years was the emergence of electronic and digital technologies for play purposes. Neil Friedman recently resigned his position as president of US operations for Toys R Us, [...]
Toys R Us Holiday Sales Fall
March 26th, 2012
Facing competitive pressure from Wal-Mart and Amazon, Toys R Us posted a drop in fourth-quarter sales. Pressure also mounts from the forthcoming initial public offering, expected to happen sometime in 2012. Fourth-quarter net sales reached $5.9 billion, down almost $50 million from 2010 sales. Sales for fourth-quarter in 2010 were also considered lackluster; Reuters reported [...]
Audiences Battle for Tickets to Hunger Games
March 26th, 2012
Following the less-than-stellar release of John Carter by Disney, Lionsgate has scored the first megahit of the year with The Hunger Games. The Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson flick, based on Suzanne Collins popular young adult book series, scored an astonishing $214, 250,000 at the world wide box office. The domestic gross (United States [...]
You spin me right round, baby right round…
March 23rd, 2012
Beyblades are a new spin on one of the oldest toys in existence, allowing kids to customize their tops before sending them into a battle against any number of opponents. Beyblades have existed for a decade now, but a savvy cross-media platform and some substantial redesigns have sparked new interest, and the toys are bigger [...]
Kids drawings brought to (plush) life!
March 6th, 2012
Got a rainbow kitty you need made? Child’s Own Studio specializes in just that – making plush versions of children’s illustrations. We’re totally in love with this idea. Why didn’t we think of it first? Well, cause we’re busy. And only one of us can sew well (Sam). Awhile back we also stumbled across illustrator [...]