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Using a Toy Gun to Fight a Trade War: Trump Announces Tariffs on Toys Starting September 1

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

'The President is embarked on a high-risk coercive showdown with the world’s second largest economy…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

The Playground Podcast: Richard and Chris Visit with Toy Industry Influencers at Sweet Suite 2019

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on July 31, 2019

Click here to listen to part 1 of Chris and Richard's extraordinary adventure at this…

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16 Year Old Wins $3 Million Playing Fortnite While Scrabble Champion Wins $7500. What’s Up With That?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on July 30, 2019

A sixteen-year-old boy from Pennsylvania, Kyle Giersdorf, ultimately beat out 40 million other people playing…

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Breaktime: The Civil War and a Vintage Board Game

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on July 29, 2019

Being someone who loves history and games, I find it fascinating to see how board…

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The Decline of the Middle Class and End of the Hot Price Point

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on July 29, 2019

The United States toy industry came of age after World War II. The combination of…

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How Does “Rotten Toy-Maters” Score the New Toys R Us Announcement?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on July 24, 2019

The announced resurrection of Toys R Us and its partnering with b8ta has created some…

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Manufacturing in China; A Status Update

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

There have been a number of headlines recently about companies moving production out of China.…

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There Are Now More People Over 65 Than Kids Under 5; What to Do?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on July 17, 2019

We have long been accustomed to living in a world in which those under five…

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  • Culture and Society

Ken Fedesna Donation Documents Video Game Developer and Publisher Midway Games

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on July 12, 2019

Ken Fedesna, former Executive Vice President and General Manager at video game developers and publishers…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Why Is the Worlds Largest Supplier, Li & Fung, So Worried?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on July 11, 2019

By indicating that Chinese factories are ready to deal on price and that Viet Nam…

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Nick Richardson Says: Content is King When It Comes to Engaging This Generation of Kids

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on July 10, 2019

  We estimate that US children age 3-18 have $15.8 billion of disposable income a…

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Breaktime: Sparkler Toys

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on July 10, 2019

I loved playing with sparkler toys when I was a kid. I'm not talking about…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Should We Be Planning for a Future Without Plastic

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

There is a very interesting, and I think important, article in the July 8, 2019,…

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The Playground Podcast: Richard and Chris discuss Toys R Us and the Future of Toy Retailing

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

Click here to listen to Richard and Chris discuss Toys R Us and the Future…

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Breaktime: Patriotic Toys

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on July 2, 2019

Toy Models of Uncle Sam's Navy (circa late 19th century) Its 4th of July week…

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Store Closings Update

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

I came upon an article on the Penn Live website detailing anticipated store closings as…

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BREAKTIME: Dodgeball

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on June 16, 2019September 1, 2021

Depending upon how it’s played, Dodgeball can be an enjoyable, humiliating, demeaning, terrorizing, mortifying and/or…

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The Top 8 Greatest Pinball Machines of All Time

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on April 13, 2019February 11, 2022

Earlier this week, the Strong National Museum of Play‘s Julia Novakovic shared her article, “Pinball…

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