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Author: Richard Gottlieb

  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Will Disney Try to Sign Mattel’s Ynon Kreiz?

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on September 18, 2023September 18, 2023

The Barbie movie continues to beat box office records. Here is how NY Times writer…

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  • The Playground Podcast

25 Years of Winning: Eric Poses of All Things Equal Games

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on September 18, 2023September 18, 2023

Click here to listen to this episode Chris talked with Eric Poses of All Things…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

TikTok Goes Retail

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on September 15, 2023September 15, 2023

Amazon showed us how a digital platform could outsell most of the bricks-and-mortar world. We…

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  • Uncategorized

Inflation, August 2023 – Women’s Outerwear Up, Men’s Outerwear Down

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on September 14, 2023September 14, 2023

August Annualized Inflation Rate +3.7% Notable for business people who fly was a 13.3% drop…

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  • Mexico

America’s Biggest Trading Partner Is Now Mexico – Yes, You Read that Right

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on September 13, 2023September 13, 2023

In my last posting, some of you may have wondered why I chose to focus…

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  • Canada

Global Toy News Named One of the Top 20 Best Canadian Toy Blogs

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on September 11, 2023September 12, 2023

Feedspot has named Global Toy News to its list of the 20 Best Canadian Toy…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Toy Exhibition Survey Results Are In

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on September 11, 2023September 11, 2023

Two weeks ago, we asked you to fill out a one-question survey on your show…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

A Tale of Two Companies – Mattel and Hasbro Walk Very Different Walks

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on September 8, 2023September 15, 2023

Goldman Sachs, an investment banking company, invited the Mattel and Hasbro CEOs to speak at…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

135 American Companies Are Exhibiting at the Spielwarenmesse. Are You One of Them? [Ad]

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on September 7, 2023September 8, 2023

Below is a list of the 135 U.S. companies exhibiting at the Spielwarenmesse in 2024. They…

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  • Mexico

Toy Fair – Where are the Mexicans?

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on September 6, 2023September 6, 2023

In a few weeks, we will be attending Toy Fair. While there, we will see Canadians…

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  • Obituary

Women in Toys, Licensing & Entertainment Mourns the Loss of Beloved Past President Joan Packard Luks

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on September 6, 2023September 6, 2023

Below is a press release from Women In Toys. I want to add my personal…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Statista: The Five Biggest Toy Companies in the World

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on September 5, 2023September 5, 2023

Statista is a reliable source for data of all kinds. “All kinds” includes toys. Here…

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  • Economy

The Toy Industry Is Taking a Pounding

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on September 3, 2023September 3, 2023

I follow a significant number of news outlets. Over the last two weeks, I have…

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  • The Playground Podcast

Gaming the Industry: Elan Lee of Exploding Kittens

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on August 28, 2023August 28, 2023

Click here to listen to this episode Richard and Chris talk with game inventor Elan…

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  • Disney

The Walt Disney Company’s Struggles – Its Impact on Toy Sales

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on August 28, 2023August 28, 2023

Disney stock is struggling. It closed the day on Thursday, August 24, 2023 at $82.47. That…

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  • Kidult

Kidults Are Not New, We Have Been Ignoring Them

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on August 28, 2023September 3, 2023

If you have read anything about 21st-century play, you would be forgiven for believing that…

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  • Europe

Addo Play Comes to America – My Interview with Mary Price and David Martin

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on August 25, 2023August 25, 2023

I am delighted to be interviewing Mary Price and David Martin, CEOs and Co-Founders of the…

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Global Toy News, Toy Fair Advertising Package

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on August 24, 2023August 31, 2023

If you are planning to exhibit at Toy Fair NY this year… we have an…

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