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The Decline in Drive Time; A Troubling Indicator for Bricks and Mortar Retail

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

Bricks and mortar retail has to do more than entertain to bring shoppers back to…

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  • Cars

Real Cars, Toy Cars and the End of Driving As We Know It

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on April 24, 2019

Automobile company CEO's know they have to change to meet the times, which leads to…

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  • Breaktime @ GTN

Pedal Cars; An Appreciation

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 27, 2018

Shirley Temple and Baby LeRoy in a Pedal Car, 1934 I did not realize how…

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  • Mattel

Mattel Cuts 2200 Jobs and Factories; What Does it Mean?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on July 28, 2018

I received a phone call on Thursday from the Los Angeles Times asking my thoughts…

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  • Breaktime @ GTN

Forgotten Toy Companies: Schieble Toy and Novelty

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on April 27, 2018

The Schieble Toy and Novelty Company made toys in Dayton, Ohio from 1909 until going…

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  • Interview

Prestone’s Toy Cars

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on October 4, 2017

  Hess, the gasoline company, has long been known for its annual toy car or…

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  • Breaktime @ GTN

Dinky Toys; Early Die Cast Cars with Style

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on January 20, 2017

Auto Union Racing Car , Dinky Toys,  1938 Is it "diecast", "die-cast" or "die cast"?…

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  • History

Wind-Up Toy Cars; A Look Back

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 30, 2016

Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd Private Car, Marx Co., 1939 Wind-Up cars were the high…

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  • Breaktime @ GTN

Toy Buses; A Look Back

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 17, 2016

"The wheels on the bus go round and round,round and round, round and round.The wheels…

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  • Books

3D Printed Cars; yet another step towards the post-industrialized world

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on January 20, 2015

  3D Printing is purported to be a billion dollar business and the presence of…

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  • Games

Mattel: The Largest Toy Maker Enjoys Positive Growth

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on April 4, 2014

As highlighted in Euromonitor International's recent global company profile, Mattel remains the largest traditional toys and games…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

A Car with a Mustache

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on July 14, 2013

Last week I wrote a piece entitled:  “Cars with Brands vs. Cars with Faces.”  It…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Driving a Car Continues to Drop in Popularity; does that explain Wal-Mart’s 4000 square foot stores?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on May 29, 2013

Two years ago, I wrote an article about the sharp drop in driving by teens…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

General Motors, MTV and the Drive to Get More Kids to Drive

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on April 2, 2012

When all of us were teens, the greatest moment in life was the day we…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Streetwars; Playing Outdoors with Adults…and waterguns

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on October 25, 2011

I continue to be perplexed by the toy industry’s unwillingness or inability to see adults…

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