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Tag: Coronavirus

  • 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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Coronavirus and the Long Term Impact on the Toy Industry

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on May 27, 2020June 5, 2020

How many people have decided to postpone getting pregnant until they can go to a…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

A Forgotten Report: The Federal Reserve Predicted the Coronavirus Impact in 2007

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on May 19, 2020May 26, 2020

In studying the economic impact of the 1918 Flu Epidemic I came upon a largely…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Coronavirus and the Future of Trade Shows

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on May 12, 2020May 26, 2020

It is the excitement that arises when a major buyer unexpectedly walks into your booth.…

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Disney Is In Trouble

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on May 4, 2020May 30, 2020

“Minnie! There’s no audience.” – Mickey Mouse, House of Mouse, 2001 …… The Walt Disney…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Fear-Driven Strategies Create Long Term Damage

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on April 7, 2020June 4, 2020

“The best actions are those that  ‘create the greatest good for the greatest number.’” –…

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  • The Playground Podcast

Latest Episode of The Playground Podcast: ​Coronavirus Toy Industry Update with Steve Pasierb, CEO of the Toy Association

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on April 2, 2020June 4, 2020

Listen in as Richard and Chris talk with Steve Pasierb about the current impact of…

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  • Coronavirus

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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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

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

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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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

Coronavirus Guidelines; Rockefeller University

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on February 10, 2020

The Rockefeller University is the world's leading biomedical research university. I was fortunate to secure…

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