Tips for Buying When the Line Is Blurry
by Tina Manzer The line. It’s been there for years. On one side of it is the specialty toy industry: single, small(er) stores…
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Attendance Ascends
Toy Fair Saturday, February 18 through Tuesday, February 21, 2017 The Jacob Javits Convention Center in Manhattan Show Hours: Saturday through Monday, 9 a.m. to…
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The 2013 Fabulous Awards
First Place – What’Zit from The Original Toy Company For ages 3 to 100, What’Zit is “a wooden, multicolor little do-nothing that will keep…
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The 2014 Fabulous Awards
There are toys, and there are toys. For retailers, they’re the ones that fly out the door, create buzz for the store and…
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The 2016 Fabulous Awards
There are toys, and there are fabulous toys. For retailers, they’re the ones that fly off the shelves, create buzz for the store…
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The 2015 Fabulous Awards
There are toys, and there are Fabulous toys. For retailers, they’re the ones that fly off the shelves, create buzz for the store and turn…
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Fabulous Awards 2016
There are toys, and there are fabulous toys. For retailers, they’re the ones that fly off the shelves, create buzz for the store…
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Quick Tips for Store Windows
by Tina Manzer Choose color(s) wisely “The unicorn-puked-a-rainbow-in-the-display approach will get the job done quickly, but it will turn customers away just as fast,”…
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Awe, Snap!
Your customers are following you on Facebook, and new products are promptly posted on your Instagram page. Maybe you’ve even sent out a tweet…
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Tech Talk: Focus on Robotics
Sure, robotic toys encourage STEM learning. But the real secret is how much support they offer to children with special needs, says Ladislas de…
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