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John Baulch The Friday Blog: Time of the Season

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on July 26, 2024

It’s the time of year when everyone fixates on the weather (which thankfully looks good…

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  • Toy World UK

John Baulch The Friday Blog: Here Comes Summer

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on July 19, 2024

Hallelujah, British summer time is finally here – this is not a drill folks. Sunglasses…

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  • Toy World UK

John Baulch The Friday Blog: New Life

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on July 12, 2024July 12, 2024

Apart from the ongoing tribulations with the good old British summer weather, things are starting…

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  • Toy World UK

John Baulch The Friday Blog: Wipeout

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on July 5, 2024

It seems surreal writing a Blog about the toy market on such a momentous day,…

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  • Toy World UK

John Baulch The Friday Blog: The Kidults Are All Right

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on June 28, 2024

Kidults – a term that has become somewhat ubiquitous in toy circles in recent years.…

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  • Toy World UK

John Baulch The Friday Blog: Walking on Sunshine

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on June 21, 2024

Published on: 21st June 2024 Yesterday was the summer solstice – the longest day of…

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  • Toy World UK

John Baulch The Friday Blog: Tesco, Upticks, Rumors, and More

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on June 7, 2024

Shall we start with some of the good news from the past week? Word on…

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  • Toy World UK

John Baulch The Friday Blog: Report from Distoy

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on May 31, 2024

I have just returned from spending two days at this year’s Distoy show in London. Ahead…

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  • Toy World UK

John Baulch The Friday Blog: The Calm Before the Storm

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on May 17, 2024May 17, 2024

After writing and talking about them for the past few months, the Toymaster May Show and Las Vegas…

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  • Toy World UK

John Baulch The Friday Blog: R.E.S.P.E.C.T.

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on May 10, 2024May 10, 2024

It’s been an interesting week, full of contrasts. I’ve spent a wonderful few days in…

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  • Toy World UK

John Baulch The Friday Blog: Online Offline

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on May 3, 2024May 3, 2024

As retailers continue to wait for a magic bullet to kickstart sales, there are some…

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  • Toy World UK

John Baulch The Friday Blog: Ball of Confusion

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on April 5, 2024April 5, 2024

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter – whether you were relaxing at home…

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  • Toy World UK

John Baulch The Friday Blog: Happy Easter

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on March 29, 2024March 28, 2024

Easter is one of the more unusual annual holidays. It moves around the calendar, to…

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  • Toy World UK

John Baulch The Friday Blog: UK Retail Update

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on March 22, 2024March 22, 2024

As UK retail continues to gently tick over as we head towards Easter (and I…

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  • Toy World UK

John Baulch The Friday Blog: Under Pressure

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on March 15, 2024March 15, 2024

Anyone with a passing interest in horse racing will be aware that this was Cheltenham…

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  • Toy World UK

John Baulch The Friday Blog: Do The Right Thing

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on February 23, 2024February 23, 2024

I have mentioned in several pieces recently that the fact it’s an election year in…

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  • Toy World UK

John Baulch The Friday Blog: Not Going Out

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on February 16, 2024February 16, 2024

Traditionally, many people from the UK toy community would have been over in New York…

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  • Opinion

The Friday Blog From John Baulch: Mean Girls & More

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on February 9, 2024February 9, 2024

Our pal John writes: I was due to visit Spring Fair this week, but sadly…

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