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Argos tips top toys for 2018, 200 days before Christmas

Argos tips top toys for 2018, 200 days before Christmas

Exactly 200 days before Christmas, leading UK toy retailer Argos has announced its highly anticipated Top Toys for 2018.  The list features 13 new and exciting toys that are set to feature on every child’s wish list and which will bring

07/06/2018 | Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
NPD Group reveals 10 top selling toys in the UK two weeks before Christmas

NPD Group reveals 10 top selling toys in the UK two weeks before Christmas

The NPD Group today unveils the UK toy market’s 10 best sellers for the week 4–10 December, the last week’s data available before Christmas. Almost one third (32%) of 2016’s annual sales will be recorded during the Christmas period. Equating

22/12/2016 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Retailers varying prices for top Christmas toys by more than 70%, Profitero reveals

Retailers varying prices for top Christmas toys by more than 70%, Profitero reveals

In the run-up to Christmas, Amazon and Tesco are offering the UK’s best-selling toys online cheaper than rival e-commerce sites, according to independent research from global ecommerce analytics firm Profitero. Over the last month, a basket of the best-selling toys is

07/11/2016 | Data Time, Research | Read More

Hasbro and Lego lead e-commerce race for best-selling toys and games approaching Christmas season, Profitero reports

In the run-up to the vital Christmas and holiday season, Hasbro has overtaken Lego to become the leading brand in the Amazon UK best-selling toys & games category, according to research from global ecommerce analytics firm Profitero. Hasbro now has more

13/10/2016 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Argos predicts toys destined for stardom on children’s wish lists this Christmas

Argos predicts toys destined for stardom on children’s wish lists this Christmas

Today, Thursday 16 June 2016, the UK’s leading toy retailer, Argos, reveals its predictions for the toys destined for stardom on children’s wish lists this Christmas.

16/06/2016 | Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Euro 2016: football fever kicks off in toy market, NPD Group reports

Euro 2016: football fever kicks off in toy market, NPD Group reports

The NPD Group, a global information company, today reveals that the UEFA European Football championship is already impacting the UK toy market sales a few weeks before the competition starts. With an average price of 50p, the Panini UEFA Euro

25/05/2016 | Data Time, Research | Read More
UK toy market stands firm despite low consumer confidence and concerns of Brexit, NPD Group reports

UK toy market stands firm despite low consumer confidence and concerns of Brexit, NPD Group reports

The NPD Group, a global information company, today reveals the UK toy sales results for the first quarter of 2016. With an 8 % growth* in value since the beginning of the year to 9th April, the sector is

26/04/2016 | Data Time, Research | Read More
UK toy sales increase by 5% in 2015, latest figures from NPD Group reveal

UK toy sales increase by 5% in 2015, latest figures from NPD Group reveal

Latest figures from The NPD Group Inc, a global information company, show that year-to-date (January to 6 December 2015) toy industry sales in Britain have increased 4.8% versus the same time period last year. The categories showing the most growth

18/12/2015 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Four fifths of parents struggle to get hold of the toys their child wants at Christmas, Blue Yonder reports

Four fifths of parents struggle to get hold of the toys their child wants at Christmas, Blue Yonder reports

Research by predictive analytics firm Blue Yonder has found the pressures on parents to get the must-have toys are rising, with 78% of parents admitting to either feeling stressed, disappointed or angry at not being able to get their hands

04/12/2015 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Global toy sales rise 7% heading into holiday season, NPD Group Reports

Global toy sales rise 7% heading into holiday season, NPD Group Reports

Around the world, toys are an essential part of the holiday season, for consumers, retailers, and manufacturers alike. While the season presents a time of eagerness and excitement for gift givers and receivers, it is also a crucial time for

18/11/2015 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Movie-related toys are driving force behind UK market sales growth, The NPD Group reports

Movie-related toys are driving force behind UK market sales growth, The NPD Group reports

Global information company The NPD Group has unveiled the UK toy market’s year-to-date sales performance and holiday season trends to coincide with the Dream Toys event in London. According to retail sales data from NPD, toy sales grew by 5% (£) year-to-date

06/11/2015 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Maker of model building kit, Arckit, claims to be overwhelmed with orders from worldwide toy retailers

Maker of model building kit, Arckit, claims to be overwhelmed with orders from worldwide toy retailers

Thousands of children are expected to wake up with a surprise this Christmas morning after a professional architectural design kit has swept the toy market. Modular building system Arckit was invented as a tool for architects and home builders, but

28/10/2015 | Christmas Time, Non-food, Product Time | Read More

VTech extends contract with supply chain specialist iForce

VTech, the world’s leading manufacturer of educational toys, has extended its contract with logistics specialist iForce, maintaining a partnership in place since 2002. iForce’s technology and proprietary systems carry out out a variety of activities for VTech’s distribution business in

08/05/2015 | Retail News | Read More
Hamleys opens Europe’s largest toy store in Moscow and aims to re-define retail space

Hamleys opens Europe’s largest toy store in Moscow and aims to re-define retail space

Hamleys, the leading toy shop, is opening Europe’s largest toy shop in Moscow today, 31 March 2015. Designed by global retail and brand consultancy FITCH, the 7,000sq m space expands Hamleys’ current design and incorporates new concepts that transport families through a

31/03/2015 | Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Argos set to launch new spring/summer 2015 range

Argos set to launch new spring/summer 2015 range

Argos is launching its spring/summer 2015 range on Saturday 17 January, with thousands of new products available across toys, technology, homewares and furniture including top brands Lego, Dualit, Trespass, Bush and Philips. The full Argos range of over 52,000 products can be

16/01/2015 | Online retailers, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Click and collect drives toy sales for The Entertainer at Christmas

Click and collect drives toy sales for The Entertainer at Christmas

Click and collect accounted for 50% of online orders at toy retailer The Entertainer in the week before Christmas, up from 25% in non-peak trading. The service, powered by hybris’s omni-channel software, came into its own in 2014, according to

09/01/2015 | Retail News, Retail Technology, Retailer News | Read More
Frozen is set to beat the all-time record of Toy Story 3, NPD Group reports

Frozen is set to beat the all-time record of Toy Story 3, NPD Group reports

According to global information provider, The NPD Group, the movie Frozen has reached the most coveted spot year-to-date this week (week 45 ending 8 November) for the first time. It is the number one licence in Great Britain’s toy market. Despite the

25/11/2014 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Toy market experiences best sales growth since 2010, reports NPD Group

Toy market experiences best sales growth since 2010, reports NPD Group

The NPD Group, a global information company, has unveiled the British toy market’s year to date sales performance, as well as anticipated Christmas trends to coincide with the Dream Toys event in London. According to retail sales data from The NPD

07/11/2014 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Playground crazes boost traditional play with £1m worth of Loom bands sold in first week of July, reports The NPD Group

Playground crazes boost traditional play with £1m worth of Loom bands sold in first week of July, reports The NPD Group

Loom bands, Lego mini figures, Panini cards…as 2014 marks the return of the collectible trend in the UK, The NPD Group, a global information company, looks at the impact of playground crazes and how these are boosting traditional play patterns

23/07/2014 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Green parents provide boost for online organic and fair trade clothing retailer, Jam Organic

Green parents provide boost for online organic and fair trade clothing retailer, Jam Organic

Jam Organic, a UK-based online retailer of organic and fair trade clothing, toys and gifts for infants, children and mothers, claims to be benefiting from a growth in green parenting.  Green parents are deeply concerned about the environment and want

24/01/2014 | Ethical sourcing, Fairtrade, Online retailers, Online retailing specialist, Retail News, Retailer News, Sustainability Time | Read More
Decline in sales of pocket money toys hits total market, The NPD Group reports

Decline in sales of pocket money toys hits total market, The NPD Group reports

A decline in sales of pocket money-priced toys has impacted the overall market, according to The NPD Group. Reviewing the performance of the toy market to coincide with the opening of the Toy Fair event in London, The NPD Group

21/01/2014 | Data Time | Read More
Wine, cheese and toys tipped to be top UK exports at Christmas, new UKTI data shows

Wine, cheese and toys tipped to be top UK exports at Christmas, new UKTI data shows

UK exporters look set to pull off another Christmas cracker with international sales of Brussel sprouts, geese and Christmas lights expected to increase by as much as 2000% in the run up to the big day, according to UK Trade &

24/12/2013 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Traditional toys top Christmas wish lists, research by search engine Twenga reveals

Traditional toys top Christmas wish lists, research by search engine Twenga reveals

Three years’ worth of shopping data from Twenga, a leading UK retail search engine, has revealed traditional toys are more sought after than tech toys at Christmas.  

13/12/2013 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Traditional toys to dominate technological gifts at Christmas, new Mumsnet survey finds

Traditional toys to dominate technological gifts at Christmas, new Mumsnet survey finds

Despite claims that 2013 will be a technology led Christmas, books, games and fashion items are still firmly at the top of children’s wish lists this year. A survey conducted by Extreme Networks via the Mumsnet Research Panel, surveyed 900 parents, representing

09/12/2013 | Data Time, Research | Read More
NPD Group: innovation and special occasions set to boost UK toy market at Christmas

NPD Group: innovation and special occasions set to boost UK toy market at Christmas

The NPD Group, a global information company, has realeased the UK toy market’s anticipated Christmas trends ahead of the peak season to coincide with the Dream Toys event in London. The NPD Group’s research shows a significant increase in sales

07/11/2013 | Christmas Time, Data Time, Research | Read More
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