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Jay Foreman, Epilogue 2, China’s Communist Party and the Future of the Toy Industry

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on November 14, 2022November 14, 2022

The big event on my recent trip to China was the 20th annual Party Congress…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

China Watch #2: “Do I Stay or Do I Go?”

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on November 2, 2022November 3, 2022

A Covid Lock Down TAKES A BITE OUT OF Apple China’s determination to fight Covid…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

China Watch #1: $5,000 for an Economy Class Ticket to Hong Kong, China Delays Reporting GDP, and China Doubles Down on Covid Quarantines

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on October 17, 2022October 19, 2022

The toy industry is deeply entwined with China. Chinese factories make 86% of our toys,…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

The Future of China and the Toy Industry; it’s time to talk about it

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on September 6, 2022September 6, 2022

Others I have spoken with indicate a darker reason for moving out of China –…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Shenzhen, the Center of Toy Production, Is Under Covid Threat

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on June 21, 2022June 23, 2022

Here comes another potential challenge for the toy and consumer products industries. Toy manufacturing hub,…

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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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  • Interesting Articles

The Modernity of China

  • by Jacqueline Vong
  • Posted on August 26, 2020August 26, 2020

China is classified as a developing nation, however the modernity of its tier-1 mega cities…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

6 Reasons Why Toy Production Will Stay in China

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on May 7, 2020May 26, 2020

The current economic environment is chaotic. What we are experiencing is unprecedented with an uncertain…

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Richard Speaks About China in this Excerpt from His Speech to the Spielwarenmesse Toy Business Forum

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

I recently posted a speech I gave to the Spielwarenmesse Toy Business Forum. We received…

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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

A Special Report from China on the Coronavirus and Its Impact on Toy Manufacturing and Retailing

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 6, 2020June 18, 2020

There has been no reported outbreak in the factories, and there has been, in the…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

No Country Comes Close to China’s Manufacturing Capacity. Apple Finds That Out and We All Learn.

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 3, 2020

The number of migrant workers in China, who do much of Apple’s production, exceed Vietnam’s…

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The Time to Enter the Chinese Market is Now

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

Jun CAI (Patrick) is the Global Marketing Manager of Hape. He leads the company’s marketing…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

China is Not Alone: The Coronavirus and the Toy Industry

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on February 11, 2020

"No man is an island," and no country is either. China is not alone. ………

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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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The Playground Podcast: Jay Foreman Talks About Tariffs

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

Click here to here Richard Gottlieb and Chris Byrne talk with toy industry leader Jay…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Toy Fair Dallas: Where You’ll Learn How to Safely Sell Your Toys in China

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

Learn how to enter China and sell to retailers like Toys R Us Asia (240…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Costco Opens in China to Overwhelming Crowds; Four Reasons Why

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on September 3, 2019

One thing is for sure, Costco is off to a good start……..maybe too good. The…

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