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The Playground Podcast: Being a Toy Company in a Post Toys R Us World

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 25, 2019

Click here to listen to Richard and Chris talk with Keith Meggs, CEO of Far…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

10 Retailers Who Have Cancelled Their January, Hong Kong Trips

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 22, 2019

The violence over the past weekend in Hong Kong has resulted in reports of major…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Research: How Kids Are Spending Their Time Offline

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 21, 2019

Kids Insights is a global leader in research on children. They have launched their latest…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Hong Kong Toys & Game Fair to Proceed with Enhanced Supporting Services

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 21, 2019

The Hong Kong Trade Development Council has asked me to inform the toy industry that…

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53% of Hong Kong Survey Responders Are Going to Hong Kong in January

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 21, 2019

I plan to go to Hong Kong in January      53% I have not decided…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Happy Meal Toys; The Canary in the Coal Mine for the Toy Industry

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 20, 2019

The kids' meal toymakers are the canary in the coal mine for the entire toy…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Tariffs Deadline Is December 15; An Update

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 20, 2019

"Reuters reported that the first phase of a trade deal between the U.S. and China…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Bah Humbug! December 2019 Could Be the Toy Industry’s Cruelest Month

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 19, 2019

T.S. Elliott said that April was the cruelest month, but this year, for the toy…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

The Toy Industry’s Terra Incognito

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 14, 2019

There are numerous, mostly untapped markets for the toy industry to explore. That is what…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

It’s Business As “Unusual”

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 14, 2019

Are you having difficulty figuring out what is happening in the toy industry or in…

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  • Breaktime @ GTN

Breaktime: The Top 7 Cartoon Sea Captains

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 13, 2019

The purpose of these Breaktime articles is to have a little fun and readers seem…

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  • Posts by Chris Byrne

There’s No Business Like…Retail Theater

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 9, 2019

Producing Entertainment is Not Without Risks… Experiential stores, or retail theater is very much “this…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Singles Day is November 11; China’s Biggest Shopping Day of the Year

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 8, 2019

China's Singles Day is the biggest shopping day in the world, and it all began…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Kmart Lingers On, a Time Capsule of Mid-20th Century Retailing

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 8, 2019

I can still recall entering the stores and being overwhelmed with the smell of salty…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

“How Toys ‘R’ Us Went Bankrupt”, a Wall Street Journal Documentary

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 5, 2019

I am very proud to be featured in this excellent piece on the Toys R…

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Tru Kids and Candytopia Team Up to Create the “Toys R Us Adventure”

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 4, 2019

"The Toys 'R’ Us Adventure is a mess, but worse, it looks cheap and feels…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

A Different Perspective on Hong Kong; Another Reader Writes in

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 1, 2019

I continue to receive emails from toy industry members who have recently been or are…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Most Popular Children’s Intellectual Property; I Find Less Gender Bias

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 1, 2019

I came upon a list of top boys' and girls' intellectual property this week*. I…

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