2021: A Space Odyssey
11/19/20 If you look out your window, either at home or at work, your street probably looks pretty much the same as it did…
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Sir Troy: King of Toys
11/19/20 by Tina Manzer Troy Cefaratti just opened his second toy store; his second 9,000-square-foot toy store. They’re both in Ohio – the original…
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Puzzling Out Your Product Mix
11/19/20 The old rules don’t apply The disruption of the last nine months has forced retailers in our industry to re-examine and change multiple…
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Grayce Notes
11/19/20 by Tina Manzer Touch of Grayce in Geneseo, New York, is celebrating 25 years in business. The store has occupied the same 2,000-square-foot…
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Bouncing Back
09/10/2020 The first toy that my parents later remembered giving me was a basketball. They said that I had been asking for the moon,…
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The Tradeshow, Reinvented
09/10/2020 Toy Fair Everywhere and ASTRA Camp debut as virtual alternatives by Tina Manzer The Toy Association has cancelled Toy Fair Dallas 2020, scheduled…
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Survivors of the Stay-At-Home Summer 3 Toy Store Stories
09/10/2020 by Tina Manzer 1. “I think fourth quarter will be bonkers – we need to prepare now for the onslaught,” commented Sarah Evers,…
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Online or In-store: Meet Shoppers Where They Are
09/10/2020 As we head into the fourth quarter, consumers are relying heavily on the internet. Staying at, or close, to home for the past…
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Positive Efforts
07/21/2020 Advertisers discuss their customer service, new launches and lessons learned during a pandemic. UGears US had plenty of its unique wooden mechanical construction…
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A Place in the Sun
04/14/2020 by Claire Sykes Out on a Whimsey Toys in Belfast, Maine, operates in an ornate 100-plus-year-old building on a busy downtown street corner. …
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