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05/05/2023 A gap has existed in the Northeast region’s specialty toy fair calendar since the North American International Toy Fair moved its show from…
Read More05/05/2023 A gap has existed in the Northeast region’s specialty toy fair calendar since the North American International Toy Fair moved its show from…
Read More02/15/2023 Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is a way to teach children how to understand themselves and others. The fundamental skills taught through SEL…
Read More09/06/2022 If you haven’t seen the one-liners promoting ASTRA’s Royal Caribbean cruise/tradeshow, you’ve been missing the boat – particularly if you love puns. From…
Read More09/06/2022 by Tina Manzer Last summer, Macy’s announced a new partnership with WHP Global, the parent company of Toys “R” Us, with plans to…
Read More05/17/2022 Twenty-one years after the acronym STEM was introduced by the U.S. National Science Foundation, experts agree that developing strong science, technology, engineering, art,…
Read More05/17/2022 An interview with Sue Warfield “When Toy Fair made its date-change announcement, ASTRA sent out a survey to a list of people in…
Read More03/21/2022 Seven Questions Business Owners Should Ask Themselves This Year The past couple of years have been incredibly stressful and chaotic for business owners….
Read More03/21/2022 “The Great Play Escape” will be one of the top toy trends of 2022 according to the Toy Association. Toys that travel well,…
Read More01/12/2022 In 2022, competing on price is going to be harder than ever for specialty toy retailers. But Minimum Advertised Pricing (MAP) policies, instituted…
Read More01/12/2022 The story of MukikiM, the company responsible for award winners like the Rock & Roll It Piano and The Genius Square, is a…
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