My Best Sellers: HobbyTown USA The HobbyTown USA franchise, comprising nearly 180 stores across the United States, focuses on customer service and distinctive products for hobbyists...
2/1/2009
Congratulations to Winner of TDmonthly's eBook! Last month, TDmonthly held an email quiz contest for retailers to test their toy smarts and get a chance to win "In the Black: TDmonthly's Essential Toy Retailing Tips"...
2/1/2009
Top-10 Most-Wanted RC and Flying Toys In TDmonthly Magazine’s survey of 68 specialty toy retailers regarding sales of hobby, remote-control and flying toys, Kid Galaxy took the top spot by a landslide...
TDmonthly's Top 10: Hobby and R/C High-flyin' and fast-racing toys easily grab attention at Toy Fair, as do sleek die-cast and innovative robotics...
2/1/2008
Hobbies That “Work” Increase Sales When 14 retailers were interviewed about hobby product sales, they had varying descriptions of the word “hobby.” Craft kits and art supplies were discussed, as well as toy ships, trains, planes, bikes, cars, kites, rockets, tanks and robots...
12/1/2007
RC Picks Up Speed in Hobby Shops Though some toy-store owners report a decline in kids' interest in hobbies, radio-controlled toys are a notable exception in hobby shops...
12/1/2006
Hobby Products The following products are from manufacturers you won't find at the 2006 Toy Fair...
1/1/2006
Paper Money: Origami Goes Mainstream Origami, the ancient art of paper folding, is expanding beyond its traditional niche as scrapbookers embrace the creative activity...
12/1/2005
Models Put It All Together Nostalgia and a strong interest in history play starring roles in the popularity of many best-selling model kits...
12/1/2005
Model Railroading for Beginners Unlike many childhood hobbies, model railroading is something that can carry on into adulthood...
Die-Cast Airplanes Get Boost From Modern Wars Die-cast aircraft models have been around for at least 80 years. While World War II models have ruled this business with an iron fist for many years, modern war birds are finally making their way to the forefront of prized collections...
4/1/2005
The Hobby Industry Supplies Diverse Products to Meet Demands The key word in today’s hobby industry is “diversity.” Since the market includes everything from crafts to radio control, consumers can be assured that their hobby will be represented, and hobby companies are working to adapt their supply to meet the demand. When it comes to the toy industry, one person’s toy is another person’s hobby...
9/1/2004
BOB´S Hobbies and Crafts: A Small-Town Gem Combines Service and Stock This one-time drugstore and ice cream parlor, built in the early 1900s, dispenses other treats today in the form of jigsaw puzzles, collectible cars, trains and layout materials, and cake and doll-making tools, to name just a few options...
Airplanes and Accessories AG Industries, Inc. Commemorate the 100th year anniversary of aviation history with the new Giant Wright Flyer by AG Industries, Inc. This 20” x 6” plane can be propelled into the air as far as 120 feet, powered by heavy-duty rubber bands wound up by an electric winder. It is...
I´ve Only Got Eyes for You, K-Line! It looks like my eleven-year-old son has come down with the same affliction his older sister suffered from a few years ago--Rolling Eyeball Syndrome...
All Aboard! Planes, Trains, Automobiles…and Picnic Coolers? With what Life-Like calls some good old-fashioned American ingenuity and a little determination, the company turned again to its new foam material for the answers. And, it found them. Today, the LIFOAM division of Life-Like remains the industry’s innovator and leader, holding more patents than anyone else...
8/1/2004
Trains for the Serious Hobbyist In the world of toys and hobbies, the model train commands a special category. Few types of playthings are as impossible to outgrow...
