The Tide is High
02/16/2021 Shopping online seems deceptively simple. All you need is one finger, applied to the computer that is already sitting in your lap or…
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Adults, Their Toys, and What They’re Collecting
02/15/2021 Sales of art toys, also called designer toys or urban vinyl, are booming right now. by Tina Manzer In an era when nontraditional…
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Good Things Happen If You Play Your Cards Right
02/15/2021 A twist on tradition saved two retailers from getting lost in the shuffle by Sandy Ruben “How can I help somebody today?” Asking…
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Time for the Great Personal Reset
02/15/2021 2021 is an opportunity to get back to zero and start over the right way, says author Steve Cook by Tina Manzer No…
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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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