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Tag: Digital

  • Phygital

Is It Time for the Last Gameboard?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on October 17, 2019

I don't typically write about new products, but my attention was grabbed by "The Last…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Upstairs Downstairs in Toy Retailing

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on April 1, 2019

The bricks and mortar retail world can historically be divided into "Upstairs" retailers (think Saks…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Video Games and the Impact on Toy Sales in 2019 and 2020

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

My research on video games and their impact on toy industry revenues from 1980 through…

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  • Digital

Moralizing About Play. Ugh! It’s That Time of The Year

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on December 5, 2018

Don't let the fruitcakes get you down.   … Being called a Mrs. Grundy (not to…

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  • Data

Boomer Grandparents Buy Lots of Toys; What Happens When They Are Gone?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on September 30, 2018

The good news, and it is very good news, is that grandparents are spending a…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Amazon Creates a Holiday Catalog. How Did They Do It So Fast?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on July 11, 2018

Amazon has moved from surfing the tidal wave of digital commerce to being our most…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

The New Internet Sales Tax; Will it Help Bricks and Mortar Retailers?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on June 22, 2018

The sales tax, something that has been with us in the United States since the…

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  • Games

“Square Off” Chess; A Physical Bridge Over the Digital Game Divide

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on June 15, 2018

A chess board whose pieces seem to move on their own…no, wait, actually they do…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Fortnite; Good or Bad For the Toy Industry?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on May 31, 2018

The video game, Fortnite, has taken the world by storm. If you are not familiar…

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  • Art

David Hockney; What We Can All Learn From an 80 Year Old Artist

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 1, 2018

David Hockney is undoubtedly one of 20th and 21st century England's finest artists. He has…

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  • China

Lego’s Big Bet on China and the Internet

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on January 22, 2018

You may have seen the news that Lego and Chinese Internet and Technology giant Tencent announced that they would…

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  • E-commerce

Selling Toys in the Age of Amazon

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on July 6, 2017

TIMOTHY SCOTT BURNS has launched thousands of new products across multiple digital and traditional platforms. This…

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  • Gender

An Interview with littleBits Founder and CEO, Ayah Bdeir

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on June 29, 2017

This is the first in a series of interviews with toy and play industry influencers.…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Is 7-Eleven Immune to E-Commerce Competition?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on September 23, 2016

The future of retailing is going to run right through 7-Eleven, Dollar General, Dollar Tree and Family…

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  • Books

Books vs. Digital; Which is Winning? It May Surprise You

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on September 5, 2016

Is the Torah more profound when hand lettered on a scroll; is the Bible more…

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