Charting a Course with MAP
01/12/2022 In 2022, competing on price is going to be harder than ever for specialty toy retailers. But Minimum Advertised Pricing (MAP) policies, instituted…
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Things that Make You Smile
01/12/2022 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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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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Unchained Melody
01/11/2022 I have often thought it funny when world events make us all feel as if we have suddenly become experts on topics that…
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It’s Not Too Late for a Holiday Toy trends forecast
10/12/2021 by Tina Manzer Every year The Insights Family market research firm – with headquarters in Manchester, England; and offices in the U.S., Brazil,…
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Size Matters
10/12/2021 Who is the largest seller of toys in the United States? Who is the largest seller of everything else? There’s not much doubt…
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They Did It
10/12/2021 Specialty toy professionals met face-to-face (er, mask-to-mask) in Minneapolis for ASTRA’s Marketplace & Academy in August. The show presented new products and bestsellers…
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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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True Colors
07/13/2021 Okay, so we’re doing things again, and that feels good. So good that sometimes it’s easy to forget that there’s still a pandemic…
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So Many Dolls to Sell
07/13/2021 Don’t overlook the doll category as a profit center for your store Part 2 of an interview with retailer Peter Laudin from Pattycake…
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