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John Baulch The Frida Blog: Sorting Fact from Fiction

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on October 25, 2024

As The White Stripes once sang, “I said it once before, but it bears repeating”:…

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The beloved characters of Chiikawa pop into Flushing, Queens, NY with MINISO

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on August 2, 2024

MINISO and Chiikawa will appear at the Tangram Shopping Mall in for a special pop-up…

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FMI’ Analyst view: “The Magic of Toy Packaging: Market Insights and Trends”

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on July 15, 2024

These insights are based on a report by Ismail Sutaria Toy Packaging Market by Future Market Insights. The…

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  • Guest Blogger

Newest Suggestions and Thoughts for the New Destination Store

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on June 19, 2024

By Arnold Maggi (Arnold Maggi Ent. Retail Consultant, Founder of Noodle Kidoodle Educational toy chain,…

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  • Toy World UK

John Baulch The Friday Blog: Report from Distoy

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on May 31, 2024

I have just returned from spending two days at this year’s Distoy show in London. Ahead…

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  • Toy World UK

John Baulch The Friday Blog: The Calm Before the Storm

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on May 17, 2024May 17, 2024

After writing and talking about them for the past few months, the Toymaster May Show and Las Vegas…

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  • Disruption Report

The Disruption Report: Shopping About to Tip?

  • by Christopher Byrne
  • Posted on May 9, 2024May 9, 2024

On my recent trip to Shenzhen, it’s clear that lifestyle retailing may have the potential…

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  • The Playground Podcast

The Playground Podcast: Sharon John of Build-A-Bear

  • by Christopher Byrne
  • Posted on April 11, 2024April 12, 2024

Build-A-Bear CEO Sharon John has driven the evolution of ⁠Build-A-Bear⁠ from a vertical retailer to…

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  • Disruption Report

The Opportunities of Co-Opted Narrative

  • by Christopher Byrne
  • Posted on April 10, 2024April 10, 2024

Fan fiction is nothing new. Fans of Jane Austen wrote sequels to Pride and Prejudice.…

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  • Returns

The Disruption Report: Farewell Free Returns?

  • by Christopher Byrne
  • Posted on February 29, 2024February 29, 2024

We’ve been reading a lot about changes in return and exchange policies for online retailers…

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  • Opinion

The Friday Blog From John Baulch: Mean Girls & More

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on February 9, 2024February 9, 2024

Our pal John writes: I was due to visit Spring Fair this week, but sadly…

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  • Inflation

Flashback: Who’s Afraid of Price Increases? Everybody.

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on October 20, 2023October 23, 2023

With the craziness of price increases that nearly everyone is experiencing right now, we thought…

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Addo Play Is Coming to America [AD]

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on September 27, 2023September 27, 2023

Addo Play is now looking for an exclusive US retail partner who will carry their…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

What Happens When Competitors Bust Your Business Model – Amazon is finding out

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on September 24, 2023September 24, 2023

For the last two-plus years, I have been following a company called Shein, a Chinese eCommerce…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Babies R Us and buybuy Baby Are Back. Dollar General Is Seeking New Suppliers

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on July 25, 2023July 25, 2023

TOYS ‘R US F. Scott Fitzgerald once said: “There are no second acts in America.”…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

The Rich Have Discovered Dollar Stores, and They’re in Love

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on June 20, 2023June 21, 2023

F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of “The Great Gatsby,” is reported to have said to Ernest…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

“buybuy Baby” Isn’t Dead Yet

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on June 7, 2023June 8, 2023

“Buybuy Baby” may be the Lazarus of the retail industry. Once thought to be going…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Retail Gets Tough on Returns – Is it the End of “The Customer is Always Right”

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on May 29, 2023May 30, 2023

In January 2021, I published an article entitled, “U.S. Consumers Returned $428 Billion of Merchandise…

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