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TDMONTHLY NEW TOYS |
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TDmonthly Magazine uploaded more than 650 new toys and games last month! To make your job easier, we sifted through them and selected the ones we think might do well in specialty stores.... 
This month, TDmonthly Magazine’s Toy Sleuth got taken up with some odd juxtapositions... |
TDMONTHLY MUST READS |
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TDMONTHLY TOY VIDEOS |
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TDmonthly Magazine's own Julie L. Jones demonstrates our top picks from the newest companies at the ASTRA Marketplace... 
TDmonthly Magazine asked specialty toy-store owners to pick their favorite toys at the ASTRA Marketplace in Las Vegas... 
In addition to networking with peers and discovering new manufacturers, retailers at trade shows have a great opportunity to learn or review skills that increase the bottom line... 
TDmonthly's Toy Videos give you instant access to toy demos so you can evaluate a product before you buy it... |
TDMONTHLY - GET READY TO ORDER! |
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Take a peek on this page to see what specialty toys you might need to order for kids 5 to 7... 
Ordering for tweens can be difficult. Take a look at these specialty toys... |
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DOLLS |
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Anyone in need of fashion inspiration can cancel that trip to Paris and look instead to these dressed dolls... 
Over the past three to four months, a number of retailers have told TDmonthly Magazine that baby doll sales are up, and it’s all thanks to little girls... |
FURNITURE |
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TDMONTHLY SHOP TALK |
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When Jude Larene and Jennifer Schneeweis decided to create a business where they could work together and include their son, Isaiah, they picked a toy store because it was difficult to find good toys in their neighborhood.... 
When Co-owners Jude Larene and Jennifer Schneeweis opened their Seattle toy store in 2003, they decided to bring in toys that were appealing to them and good for children.... 
Branding, whether it’s burning a ranch symbol into the hides of cattle or slapping a designer’s name on a pair of jeans, is nothing new... |
TDMONTHLY TOY ROUNDTABLES |
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What makes a great toy? More than anything, it depends on whether the kids still play with it after the rush of the new is gone.... 
To determine which toys have lasting play value, our Roundtable moms and kids looked back at the products they evaluated from March to July 2007.... |
TDMONTHLY TOY REVIEWS |
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If you want to know which books to sell in your toy store, find out what the kids have to say. This month, children's book author Dorothea DePrisco Wang grooves to some jazz, embarks on a robot adventure, searches for Santa with animal friends, and much more.... 
This month's DVD selection is an odd assortment of high-budget and weirdness ... sometimes both... |
TDMONTHLY BRASS RING |
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TDMONTHLY TOY BUZZ |
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The story behind Maine-based Kids Crooked House, winner of this year’s Yahoo! Ultimate Connection Contest, is part and parcel of the American dream.... |
TDMONTHLY COOL COMPANY |
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TDMONTHLY POPULAR STORIES |
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Mattel’s recall of more than 10 million toys this month has made parents and retailers rethink buying and stocking decisions, sources told TDmonthly Magazine... 
In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Toys “R” Us has announced a recall of 27,000 Imaginarium Wooden Coloring Cases made in China... 
You dream of it and dread it: A specialty toy explodes into the mainstream consciousness. Your sales skyrocket, your foot traffic becomes a stampede, and then ... you run out of the toy... 
In recognition of the importance Canada plays in the specialty toy market, TDmonthly Magazine spoke with retailers, manufacturers and experts north of the border to find out how much of their business is U.S.-driven, and what the pluses and minuses are.... 
Since the founding of b. dazzle, inc. in 1993, Marshall and Kathie Gavin have built their company into one defined by hard work, excellent customer service and uncompromising quality... 
At this year’s California Gift Show, held at the Los Angeles Convention Center July 20-23, 1,200 exhibitors showcased their gift items... |
TDMONTHLY TOP-10 MOST-WANTED LISTS |
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Baby dolls are cute and cuddly, of course, but realism and detail are in demand, too... 
Dollhouses, tents, tables and stoves are selling in the play houses and furniture categories... |
TDMONTHLY UPCOMING ISSUES |
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Need some cheap stocking stuffers to round out your toy selection?... 
If you’re full of ideas but don’t know what to do with them, find out how to focus and sell your invention to someone who can turn that dream into something playable... 
