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Category: Posts by Richard Gottlieb

  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Status of Summer Movie Releases: Lots of Postponements

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on April 1, 2020June 4, 2020

Some of these movies are delayed almost a year and some of them have no…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

COVID19 Survey Response to Question 4: “Toy Industry Retail Sales for This Coming Fourth Quarter Will Be:”

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 30, 2020

Most respondents are predicting a very rough landing for the toy industry in the fourth…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

COVID19 Survey Response to Question 3: “I Think the Toy Industry Will Be Back to Normal In:”

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 30, 2020

The industry is not optimistic about how long it will take before a return to…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

COVID19 Survey Response to Question 2: “When I Think of the Future of My Business, I Am:”

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 30, 2020

The toy industry is made up of extremely robust and resilient people so it is…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

COVID19 Survey Response to Question 1: “My Bricks and Mortar Business Is Currently:”

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 30, 2020

Last week we asked toy industry retailers to fill out a survey of six questions…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Six Predictions About the Future

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 26, 2020June 4, 2020

This bizarre period is going to be over sooner than later, and when it does…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

China’s Economy Is Getting Back to Normal

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 26, 2020June 4, 2020

This is an excellent graph from Bloomberg Economics. It comes from the March 25, 2020,…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Hasbro Stock Soars; Maybe Toys ARE an Essential Item

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 24, 2020June 18, 2020

Toys are an essential item, no matter what Amazon says. …… The toy industry, and…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Popular Toys and Games During the Flu Epidemic of 1918

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 21, 2020June 4, 2020

The Flu epidemic of 1918 was the world’s last major pandemic. It made a lot…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

The Power of TikTok; The Toys Are Not New But The Videos Go Viral

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 20, 2020June 4, 2020

By now, many of you are familiar with TikTok. For those who are new to…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

McDonald’s Ends Plastic Happy Meal Toys in the UK and Ireland; An Ominous Sign for Plastic

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 19, 2020June 4, 2020

McDonald’s decision to ban plastics in Happy Meal toys is a shot across the bow…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

(Updated) Amazon Stops Shipping Toys; A Window of Opportunity

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 18, 2020March 23, 2021

Update 3/20/2020 Since writing this post, a reliable source, possessing in-depth knowledge of how Amazon…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Temporary Retail Store Closings; What Will Be the Long-Term Impact?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 18, 2020December 22, 2020

It has been understandable yet unsettling to see the number of bricks and mortar temporary…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Consumption Patterns Are Changing; Are They Temporary or Here to Stay?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 17, 2020December 22, 2020

By the time Coronavirus is a memory, I believe we are going to see significant…

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Insider Information on the Economic Impact of Coronavirus

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 17, 2020December 22, 2020

I was given a recap of a call that Goldman Sachs held with its top…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Tricycle Patent; It Was Just For Boys

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 16, 2020December 22, 2020

I find old patent applications to be extremely interesting from a historic, aesthetic and engineering…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Surviving Coronavirus; What Toy Companies Need To Do

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 13, 2020December 22, 2020

it is certainly more enjoyable to read about history than to live through it. ………

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

“The World Is Changing and So Are We” – My Speech to the Spielwarenmesse Toy Business Forum

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 13, 2020December 22, 2020
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