Wow, what a roller coaster of a year, and if we are lucky we are…
Tag: Tariffs
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…
Los Angeles-based co-founder of Funtazma offers insight on tariffs, sourcing challenges, and the path forward…
Walmart has been in the news this week as the impact of tariffs begins to…
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 –…
When these tariffs first hit I made the subject of my blog: Pass it on!…
Kip’s Toyland in the Original Farmer’s Market in Los Angeles is feeling the heat. The…
This morning the New York Times reports that tariffs from China will drop to 30…
A report yesterday in Reuters seemed to indicate that the U.S. and China have opened…
Tariffs pose significant challenges to the toy industry, especially for companies dependent on international manufacturing…
We have reached the end of another week of uncertainty and confusion surrounding the China…
The Toy Association has issued a letter to ask Association members (and others) to help…
After pausing pricing for pre-orders right after the launch of Nintendo Switch 2, the company…
After a week with very few fresh developments in the tariff wars, the repercussions are…