This has been a year of nail-biting and uncertainty to be sure. However, news comes…
Tag: toys
Among the many issues currently bouncing around the toy biz,AI is one a lot of…
Well, not a joke, really. From Furby stealing state secrets to Video Girl Barbie filming…
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…
Mattel and Warner Bros. Pictures have tapped Jon M. Chu (Wicked, In the Heights, Crazy…
Could it be the fad that never took off? When Pop Mart’s The Monsters (aka…
We arrived back from a lovely holiday earlier this week, and it appears that we…
It’s axiomatic that in the toy industry new technologies prompt toymakers to scramble for applications.…
Life comes at you fast in retail. Take Poundland for example; there was a time when…
Matt Brown is one of the coolest and most thoughtful guys inthe toy business. His…
In a move to support the toy industry, The Toy Association has set a flat…
In March 2024, the United Nations General Assembly named June 11as the International Day of…
Hopefully the incessant rain that is hammering down as I write this is a temporary…
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…
When Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends first premiered on British television in 1984, it…
I’ve just arrived home after three very enjoyable and productive days at the Toymaster May…