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Show Buzz: Fall Toy Preview

Oct. 16, 2008—Toy manufacturers looking toward 2009 had plenty of new product to show buyers at the Fall Toy Preview here in Dallas the past three days. There was much enthusiasm on display, even as products reflected the growing challenges toymakers are facing in reaction to rising costs or production delays due to safety/testing issues, sourcing concerns and changing consumer demand for “green” products. More

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  • Show Buzz: Fall Toy Preview
    Oct. 15, 2008—The Toy Industry Association’s Fall Toy Preview has been under way now for two solid days and so far the comments most commonly heard contain cautious optimism about retailers’ plans for 2009 tempered by grave concerns over cost increases and the crimp they are putting in manufacturers’ creativity, and more crucially, their profitability.
  • Jakks ups doll biz with two buys
    Oct. 14, 2008—Jakks Pacific has acquired the children’s product businesses of Hong Kong-based Tollytots Ltd. and Westborough, Mass.-based Kids Only Inc.
  • Costs doom half of Chinese toy exporters
    Oct. 14, 2008—Feeling the pinch of rising production costs, more than half of China’s toy exporters have closed since the beginning of 2008, China’s General Administration of Customs said in a report released on Monday.
  • Spin Master births entertainment division
    Oct. 13, 2008—Spin Master announced at this week’s MIPCOM Jr children’s programming event that it is launching Spin Master Entertainment, a division of the toymaker focused on the design, development and production of cross-media entertainment properties.
  • Action Products gains in Q3
    Oct. 10, 2008—Action Products International said today that sales from its children’s business grew approximately 3 percent in the third quarter versus the comparable period of 2007.
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Richard Gottlieb
OUT OF THE TOY BOX
Richard Gottlieb, President, Richard Gottlieb & Associates
October 16, 2008
Dallas Day 3: New safety law is "seriously huge"
Overheard at the Dallas Fall Toy Preview - "This new safety legislation is ...
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Cliff Annicelli
WORTH NOTING
Cliff Annicelli, Editor, Playthings
August 7, 2008
Tomy plans U.S. acquisition?
Interesting story today courtesy of Reuters that says Tomy has its eyes on purch...
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