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TDMONTHLY MUST READS |
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TDmonthly Magazine has more Holiday Preview articles for you this month, including new launches of dolls, plush and construction toys. Additionally, there's a Shop Talk story on Melody’s Choices... 
The Canadian Toy Association has announced that its annual toy and hobby trade show will now be held alongside the Canadian Gift and Tableware Association's Show at the Toronto International Centre each January/February.... |
TDMONTHLY TOY VIDEOS |
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TDMONTHLY SHOP TALK |
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Not many toy stores start out as a fanzine, but Giant Robot doesn't follow rules... 
When Steve Melody got into the specialty toy business, he was no stranger to the retail world, having owned a gift and collectible store in Fayetteville, Ark., for 39 years.... 
Steve Melody, owner of Melody’s Choices in Fayetteville, Ark., shared with TDmonthly Magazine which companies are responsible for the top sellers in his store.... 
All retailers are faced with an inventory dilemma. Spend a lot of money now to have fully stocked shelves and a great product selection, with no guarantee that customers are going to want what was purchased, or go with products known to sell and take customer requests, possibly driving away shoppers... 
Magformers by Rainbow Products are hot sellers for Mike DiAndrea of Hardware Centre Inc. in Paoli, Pa. He noted that between the brick-and-mortar store and the website, they sell about 100 to 150 sets per month. “I’m reordering every three weeks,” he told TDmonthly Magazine.... |
TDMONTHLY SPECIALTY TOYS REPORT |
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TDMONTHLY CHARITABLE KID CONTEST |
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TDMONTHLY HOLIDAY PREVIEW |
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TDMONTHLY TOP-10 MOST-WANTED LISTS |
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In April 2009, TDmonthly Magazine surveyed 49 retailers around the country about their sales of activity kits and playsets.... 
In April 2009, TDmonthly surveyed specialty toy retailers around the country about their sales of licensed product. Here are the top-10 best-selling licensed toys... |
TDMONTHLY TOY REVIEWS |
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TDMONTHLY NEW TOYS |
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See all the new toys we've uploaded in the last month to make your ordering easier... |
TDMONTHLY POPULAR STORIES |
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recently reconfirmed use of ICP-OES as the gold standard for determining lead content in paint and painted surfaces, approving the paint-scrape and chemical analysis method for laboratory testing of toys and other children’s products... 
Cinda Baxter calls the 3/50 Project a “happy accident” that started with a March 11 blog she wrote for her AlwaysUpward.com website. In the entry, she asks readers to pick three of their favorite independent retailers and spend a total of $50 a month among those stores.... 
There are mounting signs that the Electronic Learning Products toy category is undergoing a structural change — and not for the better.... |
TDMONTHLY MANUFACTURER'S CORNER |
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TDMONTHLY TOY BUZZ |
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In 1992, 17 years after the founding of Cressline Rope Works, a sales rep for the bulk-rope purveyor suggested to Owner Darrel Cresswell that the company create a jump rope. Darrel and his partner at the time, Don Meeker, jumped at the opportunity to give it a try.... |
TDMONTHLY UPCOMING ISSUES |
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TDmonthly's video crew recently paid a visit to Beverly Hills baby and early childhood store The Elegant Child, which carries Kaloo plush and Vulli's Sophie the Giraffe, along with a variety of custom specialty items... 
