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Category: Posts by Richard Gottlieb

  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

A U.K and U.S. Trade Deal; Where Do Toys Fit In?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on February 6, 2020

I predict that we will see a stronger U.K. presence at American trade shows, and…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Nuremberg, Germany; Giant Bunnies and More

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on January 31, 2020

According to Ernst Kick, C.E.O of the Spielwarenmesse,  forty to sixty percent of the toys…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

I Am Speaking and Podcasting During the Spielwarenmesse; Hope to See You There

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on January 27, 2020

Chris Byrne and I are heading to Nuremberg, Germany for the Spielwarenmesse, the world's largest…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Nigeria; An Underdeveloped Opportunity For the Toy Industry

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on January 27, 2020

"Black China: Africa's First Superpower Is Coming Sooner Than You Think"– Newsweek, Sam Hill, 1/15/2020………

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Lego for Adults Who Want to Chill

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on January 23, 2020

We know that adults love to play. The question is: "For what reason?" Perhaps it's…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Dazed and Confused in a Retail Store; Is it a Good or Bad Experience?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on January 22, 2020

Confusing but clean, mysterious but not scary, haphazard but not disorganized; those may well be…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

U.S. Birthrate at Historic Low; The Good News and the Bad News

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on January 21, 2020

The Center for Disease Control (C.D.C.) has just announced that the U.S. birthrate has dropped…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Target Disappoints in 2019; Did the Toys R Us Chickens Come Home to Roost

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on January 16, 2020

It is the absence of the sheer variety of toys that Toys R Us offered…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

The Playground Podcast: The Decade in Review – Part 2 (Trends)

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on January 16, 2020

Click here and listen in as Richard and Chris look back at the major trends…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Retail in the 2020’s, a Look Ahead

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on January 15, 2020

The future of bricks and mortar retailing is going to be one in which their…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Good News for Exporters: U.S. Export-Import Bank Is Back in Business

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on January 14, 2020

"The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) is the official export credit agency of…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Wal-Mart Sees Its Future in the Super Center; Isn’t that also its past?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on January 5, 2020

A giant supermarket and discount store rolled into one, and spread across five acres of…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

The Surprising Power of Surprise

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on January 4, 2020

It's confounding, when you think about it, that the toy industry periodically has to relearn…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Global Toy News: Our 10 Most Popular Articles of 2019 (Numbers 6-10)

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on December 21, 2019

Enjoy the second part of our list of the top 10 most popular Global Toy…

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  • Culture and Society

Major League Dreidel

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on December 20, 2019

"No Gelt, No Glory," Eric Pavony, the Knishoner of Major League Dreidel …… You may…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

The Tariff on Toys Is Off the Table and Britain Votes; A Return to Stability?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on December 13, 2019

"Sources are telling Bloomberg that President Trump is said to have signed-off on the “phase…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Looking Ahead: The Big Toy Industry Stories of 2020

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on December 12, 2019

2020 is about to launch, so it's an excellent time to anticipate some of the…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Hand-Clapping Games Are Universal

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on December 9, 2019

Not because you’re dirty, Not because you’re clean, Just ’cause you kissed, A boy behind…

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