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Category: Posts by Richard Gottlieb

  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Baby Yoda From a Toy Industry Perspective

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on December 6, 2019

To paraphrase an old saying: Time waits for no man, and it doesn't wait for…

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  • Culture and Society

Is It Natural for Adults to Want to Play?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on December 4, 2019

For every ant, there has been a grasshopper. …… Our grandparents and great grandparents looked…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Top 10 Toy Industry Stories of 2019

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on December 4, 2019

The old saying goes: "There's no rest for the wicked." Well, in 2019 there was…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

The 25 Most Successful Brands

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on December 2, 2019

TitleMax has created this fascinating infographic that details "The 25 Highest-Grossing Media Franchises of All…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

An Exclusive Interview with hobbyDB’s Christian Braun

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 30, 2019

HobbyDB has emerged as a major source for those who engage in the hobby of…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

A Follow Up: 10 Retailers Who Have Cancelled Their January, Hong Kong Trips

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 30, 2019

On November 22, I published an article entitled: "10 Retailers Who Have Cancelled Their January,…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Why We Go to Hong Kong

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 26, 2019

The vast majority of those who work in the toy industry has never known a…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

10 Retailers Who Have Cancelled Their January, Hong Kong Trips

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 22, 2019

The violence over the past weekend in Hong Kong has resulted in reports of major…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Research: How Kids Are Spending Their Time Offline

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

Kids Insights is a global leader in research on children. They have launched their latest…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Hong Kong Toys & Game Fair to Proceed with Enhanced Supporting Services

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

The Hong Kong Trade Development Council has asked me to inform the toy industry that…

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  • Environment

Happy Meal Toys; The Canary in the Coal Mine for the Toy Industry

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

The kids' meal toymakers are the canary in the coal mine for the entire toy…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Tariffs Deadline Is December 15; An Update

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

"Reuters reported that the first phase of a trade deal between the U.S. and China…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Bah Humbug! December 2019 Could Be the Toy Industry’s Cruelest Month

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 19, 2019

T.S. Elliott said that April was the cruelest month, but this year, for the toy…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

The Toy Industry’s Terra Incognito

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 14, 2019

There are numerous, mostly untapped markets for the toy industry to explore. That is what…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

It’s Business As “Unusual”

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 14, 2019

Are you having difficulty figuring out what is happening in the toy industry or in…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Singles Day is November 11; China’s Biggest Shopping Day of the Year

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 8, 2019

China's Singles Day is the biggest shopping day in the world, and it all began…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Kmart Lingers On, a Time Capsule of Mid-20th Century Retailing

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 8, 2019

I can still recall entering the stores and being overwhelmed with the smell of salty…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

“How Toys ‘R’ Us Went Bankrupt”, a Wall Street Journal Documentary

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 5, 2019

I am very proud to be featured in this excellent piece on the Toys R…

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