August 2008 | Vol. VII - No. 8
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Sales Tracking - Summer 2008Which Hot Toys Stay Warm This SeasonTDmonthly Magazine surveyed 12 specialty retailers throughout the country to find out which hot sellers were still doing well. Parenthetical numbers indicate how many toy-store owners carried that particular item. All items were graded on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest grade. Check back each month to track the progress of the top toys in the specialty market.  In order of sales performance: 4.8 Stomp Rockets by D & L COMPANY (10 retailers) 4.5 Various items by MELISSA & DOUG (12 retailers) 4.2 Knights Figures by HOTALING IMPORTS/other companies (9 retailers) 4.0 Snap Circuits by ELENCO (7 retailers) 4.0 Various items by WOW TOYS (7 retailers) 3.9 Blokus by EDUCATIONAL INSIGHTS (10 retailers) 3.8 Puppets by FOLKMANIS (6 retailers) 3.8 Zoobie Pets by ZOOBIES (8 retailers) 3.6 iPlay Lift-Off Rocket by INTERNATIONAL PLAYTHINGS (9 retailers) 3.1 Various items by HABA (6 retailers) 2.8 PlayFoam by EDUCATIONAL INSIGHTS (11 retailers) Catalog Request Form  Writer's Bio: ALISON MAREK is a writer/artist/filmmaker whose work has been published by Fairchild Publications and DC Comics (Piranha Press), among others. Her short films have won awards in festivals around the world and have been broadcast on Showtime and other cable networks. Her new web series, "Mugg's Movers," was sponsored by FlatRate Moving Systems LLC and was selected for an NYU webseries showcase at writerslabwest.org/webshowcase. Alison is also the writer of the 2011 Emmy-nominated PSA "Tell Someone," for the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles. Read more articles by this author | |
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