It’s been a good week for some companies and people, but no so good for…
Tag: John Baulch
The last week of July 2025… the week irony finally died. The week the Chinese…
So, the schools have finally broken up and kids have started that glorious six-week stretch…
We lost another of the toy industry’s true icons this week, when Alan Hassenfeld passed away at…
We arrived back from a lovely holiday earlier this week, and it appears that we…
Life comes at you fast in retail. Take Poundland for example; there was a time when…
Hopefully the incessant rain that is hammering down as I write this is a temporary…
EDITOR’S NOTE: Since John’s writing, the tariff issue is back in the courts in the…
I’ve just arrived home after three very enjoyable and productive days at the Toymaster May…
…Just less stuffed than last week… Tariff watch, day 45: all change (again). Huzzah –…
If anyone doubted the magnitude of the task that the Toy Association and US toy…
We have reached the end of another week of uncertainty and confusion surrounding the China…
After a week with very few fresh developments in the tariff wars, the repercussions are…
I’ve been quite busy with our May issue this week, has there been anything going…
. ..What the public wants. It was a nice quiet spring week. The sun was…
While for many it feels like Toy Fair Season has only just finished, and numerous…
As those of you who subscribe to Circana data will know, the year has got…
In this episode James Zahn of Toy Book and Toy Insider, John Baulch of Toy…