I’m taking the unprecedented step of writing this week’s Blog on Wednesday evening. I landed…

Let’s be honest, the week back in the office after a trade show is always…

I’ve spent quite a bit of time this week talking to – and talking about…

The Blog comes to you on a Thursday this week, as many of us in…

After last week’s Blog focused on reducing headcounts and increasing automation within certain retail organisations,…

Our most-read story of the week concerned the closure of German retailer Mytoys.de. While this…

Starting with the biggest news of the week – in the world of toys at…

I apologise if I tempted fate last week by saying we were all hoping for…

Two weeks to go, and as the temperature gauge plummets alarmingly, things are definitely hotting…

A couple of weeks ago, I posted what I realised at the time was potentially…

Those Blog readers who know me personally will hopefully appreciate that I am generally a…

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas. The weather has turned, Halloween…

Are we ready for some good news? Well, let me try to find a few…

I’ve spent a few years in the toy trade, so you would think by now…

I attended a fascinating NPD presentation in London earlier this week. Like all attendees, I…