Toys and Trims at KidSnips
08/08/2023 by Victoria Ritter In a day and age where independent toy shops are competing with larger chain retailers and online sales, a small…
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Wonder Awaits at Dublin Toy Emporium
05/05/2023 by Victoria Ritter Visiting a toy store is sure to evoke awe and curiosity in young patrons. Enas Lanham of Dublin, Ohio, hopes…
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INSPIRE SALES, INSPIRE PLAY
02/15/2023 How a Museum Gift Shop Is Handling Change by Mary Wojciechowski photos courtesy The Strong Managing a toy shop is anything but child’s…
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Keri’s Color Scheme
09/06/2022 After five years of operating Color Wheel Toys as a holiday pop-up, educator Keri Piehl is making it permanent this fall. Here are…
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The Pixie of Bixby Knolls
05/17/2022 by Tina Manzer Heather Rasmussen’s toy store in Long Beach, California, began as just four IKEA shelves-worth of toys set up in a…
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Empowering Kids Through Play
03/21/2022 by Michael Nocella Pippi Longstocking, the nine-year-old adventurer in Astrid Lindgren’s beloved books, has inspired pretend play for more than 75 years. From…
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Hot Toys – How Mildred & Dildred Became the Go-To Toy Shop in Tucson
01/12/2022 by Michael Nocella If you happen to find yourself in Arizona’s second-largest city, be sure to stop in at Mildred & Dildred. It’s…
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Friends in High Places
10/12/2021 by Tina Manzer In 2013, Patrick Holland and his wife Joanna purchased Mountain Top Toys, a then 21-year-old store in Signal Mountain, Tennessee. …
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Small Business Big Future
07/13/2021 An Ohio toy-store owner and Comedian Dave Chappelle team up to promote community and small businesses by Melody Burri When it comes to…
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So Many Dolls to Love
05/04/2021 Pattycake Doll Company (BestDollsForKids.com) is an online store only, and its owners, Peter and Addie Laudin, are typical independent retailers. by Tina Manzer…
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