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- HKTDC Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair is Set to Return in January 2023
- Disruption Report #64: Bricks and Mortar Is Back, Container Rates Are Down, and Hong Kong Ends Hotel Quarantines
- The “Kidult” is Dead. Long Live the Playful Adult!
- ASTRA’s Toy Boat and ASTRA’s Marketplace & Academy? What is the difference and why both?
- The Daily News for October 3 , 2022
- HKTDC Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair is Set to Return in January 2023
- Believe it or not? The Hypo-Phony from H. Fishlove & Co.
- Game Saves: The Lord of the Rings Atari 2600
- The quids aren’t alright – John Baulch’s Friday Blog!
- Trade Show – 1 Question Poll
- “The Spielwarenmesse Dialogue” – Your Invitation to Talk with Show Management
- The Insights Family release inaugural licensing report in association with Licensing International (AD)
- Hello Human Friends: The 2-XL Talking Robot from Tiger Electronics
- Dallas 2022 – Some Observations
- French Toy Market Update
- Back to its best … John Baulch’s Friday Blog!
- That’s Logical! Comp IV from Milton Bradley
- Will There Be a Resurgence in Department Stores Carrying Toys?
- The Tables Have Turned: Playing the Technics Direct Drive Player System Drive SL-1200
- Spielwarenmesse raises the Game Inventors Convention to an international level: registrations running at top speed
- The Toy Industry Needs Immigration
- The VIP experience …it’s the Friday Blog!
- California Sues Amazon for Inflating Prices and Suppressing Competition
- Disruption Report #63A – UPDATE: Tentative Agreement Reached on Railroad Strike
- Ricardo Venegas: “The Umbilical Cord to China Is Not Going Away Anytime Soon”
- An Interview with Christian Ulrich, Spokesperson of the Spielwarenmesse Executive Board
- Quotes with Your Coffee #12: Toys Below $10 and Above $100 Struggle, a Positive for Toys from the Pandemic, a Potential Railroad Strike Would Create Chaos
- Amazon Gets Some Chinese Competition – Temu.com. The U.S. toy industry needs to pay attention
- Pie in the Eye: Pie Face from Hasbro
- Thank you Ma’am, for everything…it’s the Friday Blog
- My Interview with Marc Dedola, CEO of Dedola Global Logistics
- Quotes with Your Coffee #11: Business Is the Most Trusted Institution, Pinduoduo Opens in US to Compete with Amazon, Target Drops Mandatory Retirement Age, and Some Thoughts on Luck
- Update on Toy Fairs: Kim Carcone of the Toy Association
- The Future of China and the Toy Industry; it’s time to talk about it
- Disruption Report #62 – UPS Strike Looking Likely, Cost of Shipping from China Down 60%, New Container Ships Are Arriving and Boosting Ocean Freight Capacity
- Playing with Primes
- Just Like Mom & Dad: The Suzy Homemaker Super Safety Oven from Topper Toys
- Newsweek’s “America’s Best Retailers 2022” – What toy and toy related retailers made the list
- Quotes with Your Coffee #10 – Workers demand $20 an hour, Offshoring a threat to white collar workers who work from home, Las Vegas on a winning streak
- Set Your Dallas Holiday Market Appointment with Global Toy Experts
- The 2023 Nuremberg Toy Fair, a must-attend event (ad)
- Results: Toy Industry Freight Cost Survey
- Pssst, pass it on: Humor Rumor from Whitman Publishing
- Strong National Museum of Play Artifact of the Month – Monster Old Maid
- Everyone wants a happy ending… it’s the Friday Blog!
- Quotes With Your Coffee #9 – Corporate Profits Soar, Most Profitable Quarter in 50 years
- “Barbiecore,” “Kencore,” and Barbie on the Rise
- Macy’s Is Anticipating $1 Billion in Toy Sales. Can they do it?
- Liquidity Troubles at Bed Bath & Beyond – Updated
- Validating STEM & STEAM: A Chat with The Good Play Guide
- The Animation Career Training Program graduates its second class, wins film festival awards, and announces Brainstorm Productions projects
- That Point and Click Puzzle Game from the 90s: Myst
- Just add Ice! Hasbro’s Frosty Sno-Man Sno-Cone Machine
- Disruption Report #62 – Amazon Increasing Third-Party Seller Fees, Walmart Canceling Billions of Dollars in Orders, and Warehouse Space Availability at Record Low
- On with the show…it’s John Baulch’s Friday Blog!
- Ocean Freight Rate – 1 Question Poll
- Batman, Superman, Mickey Mouse, and Even Bugs Bunny Are Entering the Public Domain
- Toy & Edu China, Baby & Stroller China and Licensing China open this week showcasing products from over 1,000 exhibitors [Ad]
- The Inc. 5000 – Which Toy Companies Made the List
- Climbing the Corporate Ladder: Careers from Parker Brothers
- Innocent until proven guilty …it’s the Friday Blog!
- Global Trade and the Supply Chain Prove Their Strength
- The Battle over Street Play in New York City (1910-1930)
- Quotes with my Coffee #8: Disney Passes Netflix, Pokemon Kids are Now Parents, and Supply Chain Easing
- Toys R Us Macy’s Opens Stores – Here are the locations
- Break Time: 3,000 Year-Old Hedgehog Pull Toy
- What Do American Girl Dolls Say About Us?
- This Was The Spielwarenmesse 2020
- When the Grass is Blue: The Banjo-Matic from Kenner
- Disruption Report #61: Change in Hong Kong Quarantine Rules – China Launches World’s Largest Container Ship – and Supply Chain Capacity Increased while Freight Costs Declined in July
- John Baulch’s Friday Blog, The Toy Industry From a British Perspective
- Is Retail In Trouble? It’s an emotional question.
- Chow, Pong, and Kong: Mahjong!
- My Interview with Game Inventor, Sherry Martin
- Fortune Global 500 – Where Toy and Toy Related Companies Rank
- The Toy Guy Gives Us His Insights on Summer’s Hot Toys
- Strong National Museum of Play Artifact of the Month: Matchbox Electronic Sounds of Service Repair Center, 121.2901
- Gen Z Is Turning Its Back On Social Networks – Why It Matters to the Toy Industry
- Walmart and Target Struggle to Solve the 2022 Economic Maze
- Straight out of the space age: Alphie the Electronic Robot from Playskool
- King Bee Toys Fills Us In On China’s Most Popular Toys
- Toy & Edu, Baby & Stroller and Licensing China postponed by two weeks to 18 – 20 August 2022 [Ad]
- Are Dysfunctional U.S. Ports a Way to Limit Imports?
- Cat-Aholics, Tail Therapy and an Opportunity for the Toy Industry
- Nope, It’s Not a Marvel Comic. It’s Ancient Greek Sculpture in Color at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Put the Needle on the Record! The Sound-A-Round Talking Puzzle from Whitman
- North America’s Ports Are the World’s Most Inefficient
- Quotes With Your Coffee #7: Macy’s Will Allot TRU 10,000 Square Feet in Some Stores, Hasbro, Railroad Problems, Evergreen Licenses a Better Deal Than New Movie Releases
- “There Just Aren’t As Many People Entering the Workforce” – A warning from Microsoft’s President
- The Nuremberg Toy Show W.I.T. Webinar – July 26, 2022. All of your questions answered.
- Disruption Report #60: Blame Baby Boomers for Shipping Delays, Euro and Dollar Reach Parity, Possible Railroad Strike On the Horizon
- Objects in the Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear! The Magnajector from Rainbow Crafts
- A Pinch of Creativity
- Quotes With Your Coffee #6 – Lego Pulls Out of Russia, India to Surpass China in Population in 2023 and more
- Strategies for Growth in a Dynamic Market: A Conversation with Didier Pietri
- It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again!: Mattel’s Instant Replay Record Player
- Japanese Games at The Strong, Part I
- The Mickey Mouse Copyright Runs Out in 2024 – What That Means for All of Us
- Quotes With Your Coffee #5
- Walmart Adds New Supplier Fees
