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Category: Toy World UK

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John Baulch The Friday Blog: Back Where We Started From

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on February 13, 2026

Another week of FOMO beckons, as my inbox and LinkedIn feed are slowly being taken…

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  • Toy World UK

John Baulch The Friday Blog: Wreaking Havoc

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on February 6, 2026

As the toy community hunkers down to plough through all the follow up proposals from…

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  • Toy World UK

John Baulch The Friday Blog: Planes, Trains & Automobiles

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on January 30, 2026

This has been a very strange week for me. Traditionally, I would have joined the…

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  • Toy World UK

John Baulch The Friday Blog: A Lot of Love in the Room

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on January 23, 2026

As we reach the end of an exhilarating few days, I’m unsurprisingly shattered but delighted…

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  • Toy World UK

John Baulch the Friday Blog: It’s All Happening…

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on January 16, 2026January 22, 2026

The hectic start to 2026 continues. No mucking about this year – instead of gently…

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  • Toy World UK

John Baulch the Friday Blog: Countdown to Toy Fair Season

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on January 9, 2026

The Toy World team returned to the office last Friday just to put a few…

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  • Toy World UK

John Baulch The Friday Blog: Welcome Back

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on January 2, 2026

Happy New Year – I hope you had a splendid Christmas and managed to get…

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  • Toy World UK

John Bauch The Friday Blog: It’s The Christmas Blog

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on December 19, 2025

The race is almost run. The bell has rung, and we are on the final…

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  • Toy World UK

John Baulch The Friday Blog: Testing Times

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on December 12, 2025

13 trading days to go (sing it in the style of ’21 seconds to go’…

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  • Toy World UK

John Baulch The Friday Blog: It’s a Christmas Miracle!

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on December 5, 2025

With Black Friday finally behind us, retailers can focus on making the most of the…

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  • Toy World UK

John Baulch The Friday Blog: As You Were

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on November 28, 2025

After all of the potential horror stories leaked in advance, the budget turned out to…

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  • Toy World UK

John Baulch The Friday Blog: Play Nicely

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on November 21, 2025

As the weather in the UK turns from mild to bloody freezing, at least toy…

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  • Toy World UK

John Baulch The Friday Blog: What’s on Your Christmas List?

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on November 14, 2025

There are a few markers which signify that Christmas is well and truly on its…

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  • Toy World UK

John Baulch The Friday Blog: The Silly Season Starts

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on November 7, 2025

Along with the arrival of the festive season comes the propensity for certain retailers to…

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  • Toy World UK

John Baulch The Friday Blog: Trick or Treat

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on October 31, 2025

Last week was a whirlwind. After we announced the sale of Toy World to Lewis Business…

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  • Toy World UK

John Baulch The Friday Blog: It’s Our Turn to Make the News.

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on October 24, 2025

It has been a truly momentous week here at Alakat Publishing – traditionally we report…

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  • Toy World UK

John Baulch The Friday Blog: Countdown to Christmas

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on October 17, 2025

I can’t tell you what a relief it has been to be able to write…

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  • Toy World UK

John Baulch The Friday Blog: Great Expectations

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on October 10, 2025

I’ve just returned to the office after a very successful BLE event. As I wandered…

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