toy industry

US Toy Industry Sales Grow To $7.9B After Toys R Us Closure
US Toy Industry Sales Grow To $7.9B After Toys R Us Closure
August 07, 2018  |  Retail

In the first half of 2018, sales in the U.S. toy industry rose by 7 percent to $7.9 billion. The increase occurred during the liquidation...

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Toys R Us Eyes Liquidation Of US Operations
Toys R Us Eyes Liquidation Of US Operations
March 09, 2018  |  Retail

Beleaguered toy retailer Toys R Us is in the midst of prepping plans to liquidate its U.S. operations, currently in bankruptcy, according to recent Bloomberg reports. The plans...

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Everything Is Not Awesome For LEGO
Everything Is Not Awesome For LEGO
March 08, 2018  |  Retail

LEGO taught us that “Everything is awesome,” but things are decidedly far from awesome for the Danish toymaker. In the face of tough European and...

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Help Me, Obi-Wan Kenobi: How Star Wars Blasted Merchandising To A New Level
Help Me, Obi-Wan Kenobi: How Star Wars Blasted Merchandising To A New Level
December 16, 2017  |  Retail

It all started with an empty box under the Christmas tree back in 1977. More precisely, it started with several hundred thousand empty boxes under...

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