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- ChizSix Top 6 – Today’s Top Toy Stories June 2, 2023by Richard Gottlieb
- Nico Blauw’s Passionby Guest Author
- “The 2023 Axios Harris Poll 100 reputation rankings” – How Did the Toy Industry Do?by Richard Gottlieb
- “Traveling Man,” Jay Foreman Reports from China and Hong Kongby Guest Author
- Spot Market Ocean Freight Rates – Flatby Richard Gottlieb
- May 30, 2023, The Global Toy News Composite Stock Index Down 10%, Walmart Up 14%, Amazon Up 1% Y.O.Y.by Richard Gottlieb
- Only One Developed Country in the World Has More Births than Deaths. Who do you think it is?by Richard Gottlieb
- Get Ready for the Nuremberg Spielwarenmesse – The Place to Be in Februaryby Richard Gottlieb
- Retail Gets Tough on Returns – Is it the End of “The Customer is Always Right”by Richard Gottlieb
- Show and tell …it’s the Friday Blog!by Guest Author
- Japanese Games at The Strong, Part IIby The Strong
- Going Behind the Lens of Kiril Mucevski Toy Photographyby Guest Author
- The BBC’s Top 100 Children’s Books of All Timeby Richard Gottlieb
- Don’t Cry for MY ARGENTINA: The Ups and Downs of the toy marketby Guest Author
- My Interview with Carlos Mendoza III, Artist, Visionary, Humanitarian…and Toy Designerby Richard Gottlieb
- Science Majors Are Way Up – Will STEM and STEAM Get the Credit or the Blame?by Richard Gottlieb
- Join Precise TV for a Free Brunch and a Panel Discussion on Maximizing awareness with video ad budgets [Ad]by Richard Gottlieb
- In a good place…it’s the Friday Blog!by Richard Gottlieb
- Pinball Is Back (Again)by Richard Gottlieb
- My 20 days in China after 3 years…. I’M BACK!by Guest Author
- Retailers Are Closing Stores Due to Shoplifting – What’s Going On?by Richard Gottlieb
- The Insights Family Releases Its Inaugural Brand Management Playbook 2023 [Ad]by Richard Gottlieb
- Toys R Us Canada Owners Opening “Rooms + Spaces” Stores – Taking Over Bed, Bath & Beyond Locationsby Richard Gottlieb
- Toy Titan #2: Drew to Perfectionby Richard Gottlieb
- Just Call Me Ash Ketchumby The Strong
- How Does “LOL Surprise” Stay on Top?by Guest Author
- 2024 Spielwarenmesse – January 30 – February 4 [Ad]by Richard Gottlieb
- What Socrates Had to Say About Artificial Intelligenceby Richard Gottlieb
- AI Use in Education Raises Concerns as High Schools Flunk Students for AI-Written Papersby Guest Author
- Nico Blauw Takes On Children’s Makeupby Guest Author
- The Decline of Recess and the Rise of Clumsy Kidsby Richard Gottlieb
- Christmas Tree Shops File for Bankruptcyby Richard Gottlieb
- Why Barbie Fashion Designer is a GREAT Selection for the World Video Game Hall of Fameby The Strong
- The Bourbon Supply Chain Crisis and the Toy Industryby Richard Gottlieb
- College Enrollment Is Way Down – Can the Toy Industry Help?by Richard Gottlieb
- AI, Invention & More: Dan Klitsner, Inventor of Bop-Itby Richard Gottlieb
- Artificial Intelligence Just Walked Through My Front Door. It Refuses to Leave.by Richard Gottlieb
- Mattel and Hasbro Stock Price Up Despite Weak First Quartersby Richard Gottlieb
- A Brainstorm and a Spectrum in Southern California: the official grand opening of Brainstorm Productionsby pinkpoodleprods
- Toys “R” Us Is Heading to Mexicoby Richard Gottlieb
- Barnes & Noble Opening 30 New Stores – Most in a Decadeby Richard Gottlieb
- Ambassador to the Kingdom of Walmartby Richard Gottlieb
- Slot Car Racing Is Back – My Conversation with Carrera’s CEO, Frank Tiessenby Richard Gottlieb
- Disney Lays Off 4,000 Employees, 3,000 More By Summerby Richard Gottlieb
- Bye-Bye, “Buy Buy BABY”by Richard Gottlieb
- Stretch Armstrong: The Next Chapterby Todd Coopee
- Saints and sinners …it’s the Friday Blog!by Richard Gottlieb
- Bed Bath & Beyond Stock: 36 Cents a Share. May File For Bankruptcy this Weekendby Richard Gottlieb
- Toy Titan #1: The Toymakers’ Benschby pinkpoodleprods
- Toy & Edu China, Baby & Stroller China and Licensing China back in the game with 70,836 visitorsby Richard Gottlieb
- Jump Rope Chants; Are They Becoming Extinct?by Global Toy News
- Dangerous Games – A Reminiscenceby Richard Gottlieb
- The Slow Demise of Street Gamesby Richard Gottlieb
- The Disruption Report #76: America Just Set a Record for Building New Factories, A West Coast Port Strike Is Getting More Likely, and a Strike Could Cost the Economy $500 Million a Dayby Richard Gottlieb
- A blast from the past …it’s John Baulch’s Friday Blog!by Guest Author
- What Do Morse Code, Baseball and Scrabble Have in Common?by Richard Gottlieb
- Hasbro: Big Changes at the Topby Richard Gottlieb
- An Interview with Pamela Mastrota, Executive Director of The Toy Foundationby Richard Gottlieb
- What Netflix and Gutenberg Have in Common; More Than You Thinkby Richard Gottlieb
- Hong Kong 2023, Its a Buyer’s Marketby Richard Gottlieb
- Toy co’s go to Hollywood …it’s John Baulch’s Friday Blog (on a Thursday)!by Richard Gottlieb
- Game Influencer: The Career of Arnold Hendrickby The Strong
- The World’s Most Valuable Brands – How Did the Toy Industry Rank?by Richard Gottlieb
- The Strong National Museum of Play Launches “Bringing Barbie to Everyone” Project to Digitize and Share its Barbie Collectionsby The Strong
- Which Toy Companies and Retailers Made the 2023 Newsweek “Most Trustworthy Companies” List? There are surprises.by Richard Gottlieb
- Fun, Games, And Foul Play: Toy-Themed True Crimeby Guest Author
- Jay Foreman Reports on Los Angeles Toy Meetings – Week 1by Guest Author
- Disruption Report #75: Big Layoffs at Funko and Disney, Game Stop Returns to Its Rootsby Richard Gottlieb
- Ain’t bot no, I got life …it’s John Baulch’s Friday Blog!by Richard Gottlieb
- Ai WeiWei Creates Monet’s “Water Lillies” Out of LEGOby Richard Gottlieb
- Product Recalls: Jeremy Schutz on Protecting Your Brandby Richard Gottlieb
- Playful collaboration: A look back at LEGO brand mash-upsby Todd Coopee
- The Rise of Barbie and the Decline in Births. Is There a Connection?by Richard Gottlieb
- Declining Birthrates Are Bad for the Toy Industry. What can be done?by Richard Gottlieb
- The Changing Value of Toys – A Historic Paradigm Shiftby Richard Gottlieb
- Which Retailers Are Aggressively Opening New Stores?by Richard Gottlieb
- My Interview with Christina Guo, Founder of Little Youby Richard Gottlieb
- Madame Alexander Turns 100! A Chat with David Morgansternby Richard Gottlieb
- Are Good Business Ethics Always Good Business?by Richard Gottlieb
- Hasbro Named to “World’s Most Ethical Companies” Listby Richard Gottlieb
- Registration for Spielwarenmesse 2024 Is Now Open [AD]by Richard Gottlieb
- Get Ready for 2050 When Senior Citizens Rule the Toy Aisleby Richard Gottlieb
- Our little (toy) revolutionby pinkpoodleprods
- Margins of error …it’s John Baulch’s Friday Blog!by Richard Gottlieb
- LEGO Dominates the Toy Industry– but Why?by Richard Gottlieb
- The Lonely Doll and Unconventional Connectionsby The Strong
- Celebrating Women’s Dayby Richard Gottlieb
- My Interview with Dr. Zee – Founder of “In Kidz”by Richard Gottlieb
- My Interview with Stephen Jacobs, Scholar-in-Residence at the Strong National Museum of Playby Richard Gottlieb
- Toy & Edu China, Baby & Stroller China and Licensing China prepare to fast track global buyers to sourcing success [Ad]by Richard Gottlieb
- Wham-O – 75 Years of Fun and Gamesby Todd Coopee
- S-h-h-h-h-h! Steve Velte Has the Skinny on “Toy Fest”by Steve Velte
- Toy Industry Gets Hit with Layoffs; How Many, Who, and Why?by Richard Gottlieb
- Reality check … it’s John Baulch’s Friday Blog!by Richard Gottlieb
- THE INSIGHTS FAMILY VOTED THE MARTECH COMPANY OF THE YEAR [Ad]by Guest Author
- Teaching Medieval History with Dungeons & Dragonsby The Strong
- Spielwarenmesse Announces 2024 Datesby Richard Gottlieb
- Classic Characters in the Public Domainby Richard Gottlieb
- Hong Kong – A Living History of the Toy Businessby Guest Author
- Tooth Inflation – Tooth Fairy Under Fireby Richard Gottlieb