The Undead
It turns out that Geoffrey may not have been a giraffe after all. He may be a vampire. By that I mean that he…
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The DADS are Coming!
11/08/2018 by Phil Wrzesinski I was born into the life of toy retailing. My grandfather started Toy House 17 years before I entered the…
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Seventy Years of Spielwarenmesse And Toy Trends for 2019
11/08/2018 by Tina Manzer Nuremberg’s renowned international toy fair, scheduled for January 30 through February 3, 2019, will span nearly 2 million square feet…
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The House that Sue Built
11/08/2018 by Tina Manzer Twenty years ago, Sue O’Neil opened the first Hobby House Toy store in a suburban mall near Rochester, New York….
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Relationship Building: Don’t Forget the Basics
09/10/2018 “Today’s technology tools can enhance your trust-based relationships with vendors and customers, but it’s no substitute for face time. Here are some tips…
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Don’t Let Your To-Do List MOCK You
09/10/2018 by Phil Wrzesinski My first child was born in late September. In the toy industry, we call that “bad timing.” Although the busy…
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Happiness Essentials
09/10/2018 An interview with Lisa Young, owner of award-winning Doodlet’s in downtown Santa Fe Story by Tina Manzer, photos by Wendy McEarhern from Parasol…
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Small Ball
I only knew one of my grandparents, my mother’s mother. She was born in 1891, long before the first World Series was played, but…
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ASTRA ANNOUNCES 2018 WINNERS, BEST TOYS FOR KIDS
07/19/2018 ASTRA retailers nationwide choose 17 specialty toys in 16 categories as the year’s top picks The American Specialty Toy Retailing Association unveiled its…
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Trade Wind
07/18/2018 I hear a lot these days about how great the economy is, with corporate profits through the roof and the unemployment rate dropping…
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