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Category: Economy

  • Economy

The Disruption Report: Toy Tariffs Could Cost Consumers $231MM in Q4

  • by Christopher Byrne
  • Posted on November 23, 2025November 25, 2025

Don’t you just love an incendiary headline? So, let me tell you how we got…

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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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  • Economy

Is Retail In Trouble? It’s an emotional question.

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on August 4, 2022August 4, 2022

The more the press talks about recession, the more people who watch and read media…

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  • Economy

Walmart and Target Struggle to Solve the 2022 Economic Maze

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on July 29, 2022July 29, 2022

The current economy is like one of those maze puzzles. Knowing which path leads to…

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  • Economy

A T.T.I. SPECIAL REPORT: The Impact of the Russia – Ukraine War on the Toy Economy

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on February 28, 2022February 28, 2022

We have published a special report on “The Toy Intelligencer.” Entitled “The Impact of the…

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  • Economy

The 1920s Are Repeating Themselves. Is that a good thing?

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on November 8, 2021November 8, 2021

We have spent so much time wringing our hands about the supply chain that we…

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  • Economy

Consumers Are Spending – Their Money’s Surprising Source and What It Means for the Future.

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on July 9, 2021July 9, 2021

We in the toy and consumer products industries have experienced an unanticipated year of heavy…

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  • Economy

Which Countries’ G.D.P. Will Grow the Most Over the Next Five Years?

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on April 9, 2021April 14, 2021

China will lead the world in GDP growth over the next five years. That is…

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  • Economy

What is the Most Anticipated Online Shopping Day in China? 11.11 – Singles’ Day

  • by Jacqueline Vong
  • Posted on November 11, 2020November 12, 2020

In China, Single’s Day on 11.11 is the biggest shopping holiday of the year and it’s bigger than Cyber Monday, Black Friday and Prime Day combined here in North America

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  • Current Affairs

Happy Autumn Moon Festival

  • by Jacqueline Vong
  • Posted on September 30, 2020October 8, 2020

For those in manufacturing, there are two major holidays to always plan around – Chinese…

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  • Economy

What Else Could Go Wrong? Here’s a list!

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on September 11, 2020September 11, 2020

There are still four critical months in what is turning out to be longer than…

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