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TDMONTHLY TOY VIDEOS |
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TDMONTHLY HOT TOPIC |
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TDmonthly Magazine has been keeping a close eye on Chinese manufacturing and labor ethics. So has the toy industry, which, through its CARE Process, is auditing practices at foreign factories.... 
What can manufacturers do to protect themselves against law suits when their products aren´t used properly?... 
Tom Conley, president of the Toy Industry Association (TIA), is back for another round with TDmonthly Magazine. This month’s topic: hard times in the toy industry.... 
Jamie Lee Curtis will be heading up a Hasbro board game campaign this fall. Does celebrity placement work in promoting products?... 
So, it’s October — what the heck is going on out there? Hollywood Toyboy jumps on his hopped up Vespa and hits the studios to see.... 
Where do toy producers draw the line between their obligation to stockholders and their responsibility to children?... 
Are traditional toy retailers and manufacturers in trouble? Tough times for some of the country’s largest companies have raised eyebrows around the industry, sparking speculation as to the immediate and long term economic future of the toy business.... 
In the aftermath of one of the most devastating natural catastrophes in U.S. history, the toy industry has stepped up to help Hurricane Katrina survivors through fundraising and contributions.... 
Manufacturers of traditional toys may benefit from the currrent legislative scrutiny of violent video games.... 
Ready to refresh your shelves with new toys this holiday season? TDmonthly is here to help.... |
ACTIVITY KITS AND PLAYSETS |
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Playsets: those ubiquitous catch-alls that provide an entire world in a box to a child. In recent years, the top-sellers have been action-figure driven. But that’s changing. What’s the playset wave of the future, and can retail stores capitalize on it?... 
Dollhouses, a standby in the toy industry for over 100 years, are becoming hip once again.... |
ARTS & CRAFTS |
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No longer are crafts just for girls. People in both established toy and craft companies are brainstorming ideas that will tap into the creative side of boys’ minds. To lure them in, crafts glow in the dark and deal with insects, monsters and dinosaurs.... 
It’s no secret — and perhaps no surprise — that Big Lots! and other discount chains have jumped onto the $2.5-billion scrapbooking bandwagon.... |
FURNITURE |
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Retailers and manufacturers who sell sturdy, multiple-use kids’ furniture are meeting the needs of parents and kids alike by making items in creative, vibrant styles. ... 
Dollhouses and furniture are coming back. These days, people want their dollhouses ready-to-go and their furniture high-end.... 
No matter what the trends or fashion, one thing that will never change is that kids appreciate furniture sized just for them. Whether it’s the mini chairs in a library’s storybook section, or a special kid-sized rocker, children love to find furniture that fits “just right.” ... |
RETAILING TIPS |
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When Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, followed within a few weeks by Hurricane Rita, all eyes turned to the nightly news coverage of the horrific destruction. When such natural tragedies occur, many people find themselves asking, would I be able to survive such a catastrophe? And many small business owners wonder, would my business?... |
TDMONTHLY POPULAR STORIES |
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From NASCAR to the NFL, sports licenses hit a home run with boys of all ages. In a recent License Tracker survey conducted by KidzEyes and Funosophy Inc., 3,700 boys ages 6 to 17 were asked to rate 21 of the top boy licenses on the market, including several sports licenses, in terms of popularity for holiday gifts. ... 
A couple of toy industry pros have taken their values to the street.... 
Is your store losing money on credit card transactions? The answer for many retailers, especially Internet stores, is “yes.” But it doesn’t have to be.... 
There’s a new fashion in fashion dolls, and the #1 spot is up for grabs.... 
Mattel has chucked out the old template for fashion dolls and come up with something new: 17" Teen Trend dolls.... |
TDMONTHLY TOY BUZZ |
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When Rose Engelsrath left her native land of Austria for the United States in 1950, she felt something was missing. Was it her Viennese students? The wienerschnitzel? The Tyrol? No, she realized, it was the high-gloss craft paper.... 
The Super-Add-Ons Version for Monopoly Game Board from RADGames Inc. is changing the face of a time-honored classic.... 
Everyone in Europe knows that “cool” is just another word for Scoubidou.... 
Fulla has taken the Middle East like a wind of change. Will she be coming to America next?... 
Roughly three years ago, a Taiwanese inventor stepped into Geospace International’s New York showroom with a kind of anti-gravity boot that propelled its wearer high into the air. He’d come to the right place.... |
TDMONTHLY COOL COMPANY |
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RETAILER SPOTLIGHT |
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TDMONTHLY BRASS RING |
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TDMONTHLY MOM´S PERSPECTIVE |
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Maryam Seyedhosseini has studied, worked with and lived with children for a number of years. She uses her unique perspective to review toys for TDmonthly.... |
TDMONTHLY TOP-10 MOST-WANTED LISTS |
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Playing spy never goes out of style; each generation discovering a new icon. But the toys we play with get more and more sophisticated.... 
Throughout most of Toyland, plastic is king. But all-natural toys are carving out their own niche in the industry and finding plenty of consumers ready to purchase them.... 
If you want something new this Christmas, try looking abroad.... 
What’s hot in the shops, now that the weather’s started to cool? TDmonthly Magazine spoke with 16 retailers across the country to find out.... |
"PEEKS" OUR INTEREST |
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