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TDMONTHLY MUST READS |
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TDmonthly Magazine's May Issue is full of marketing tips, product reviews and trend coverage of baby products, travel toys and bath items......
Mega Brands Inc. suffered a loss of $9.6 million/26 cents a share during the first quarter, but marked improvement over the same period last year... |
TDMONTHLY TOY VIDEOS |
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TDMONTHLY SHOP TALK |
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Although Melodie Ingwersen has childhood memories of playing “toy store” with her sisters, she didn’t aspire to be a toy-store owner, she told TDmonthly Magazine....
Staying up-to-date with current trends, finding innovative manufacturers who’ve just hit the market, and looking for the toys your customers request are necessary parts of business, but retailers often feel they don’t have time....
A mid-April “New York Times” article reported that midsize retailers such as Sharper Image and Levitz have declared bankruptcy thanks to falling sales and overwhelming debt. The winds of change are sweeping the toy world, too...
Optimism can cure a slew of predicaments, but how do you know when it’s time to shut the “Glad Book” and face the facts?...
Despite reports of store closures and economic challenges, many stores are surviving, and even thriving, as mid-year approaches. Several toy-store owners gave TDmonthly Magazine these eight tips for making it through rough waters:...
Some of today’s hottest evergreen properties are celebrating milestones in their brand heritage with creative marketing plans and new products, manufacturers told TDmonthly Magazine.... |
TDMONTHLY TOP-10 MOST-WANTED LISTS |
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TDmonthly Magazine spoke with 40 specialty retailers to find out which bath toys are making the biggest splash. More than 62 percent of retailers named products by Alex-Panline USA Inc. as the most popular in their stores....
TDmonthly Magazine spoke with 40 specialty retailers to find out which items are on their must-have list when it comes to travel items... |
TDMONTHLY SPECIALTY TOYS REPORT |
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TDMONTHLY TOY REVIEWS |
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With Zoobie™ Pets, what seems to be a simple stuffed animal opens to a pillow and detachable blanket. Did the moms and kids in TDmonthly Magazine’s Preschool/Early School Roundtable fall for Zoobies’ patented three-in-one concept?...
TDmonthly’s Homeschool Roundtable families recently faced the challenge of Voxal, a three-dimensional puzzle that is easier to describe than assemble. Did the families conquer it? Read on......
Participants in TDmonthly Magazine’s Dolls Roundtable reviewed the Eloise doll by Alexander Doll Co....
A twist on the ancient craft of origami, I-Gami from PlaSmart Inc. awakened creativity in TDmonthly Magazine’s Grade-School Roundtable as the moms and kids who participated, despite some difficulties in disassembly, enjoyed constructing bright and educational creations....
The Knee-Rider by Danoco Corp. gained yeas and neighs from TDmonthly Magazine’s Toddler Roundtable with its innovative, interactive concept and realistic sound effects....
Things have been shaded yellow and green for TDmonthly Magazine’s Psychologist Mom, who rated the following five products with 1 to 5 TD stars (for TDmonthly!); 5 is the top mark.... |
TDMONTHLY HOLIDAY PREVIEW |
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TDMONTHLY TOY BUZZ |
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Want to snowboard in the summer? Ten years ago the answer would have been, “Yes, but…” Now, the answer is the Flowboard....
Glad you’re not a kid in this hooked-in, constant-access, grow-up-now world? If you were, wouldn’t you need a little help wading through society’s ethical quagmires?...
Mark Salzwedel, president and CEO of Strategic Space, Inc., reflects on the history of his game design and his first year publishing tabletop games.... |
TDMONTHLY POPULAR STORIES |
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Looking for amazing new toys and games by small, inventive companies that no one's discovered yet?...
Going green isn’t just for fuel, detergents and paper products. Kids’ products are greening up, too....
Video games and the companies associated with them — console makers, game publishers and retailers — are on a roll.... |
TDMONTHLY MANUFACTURER'S CORNER |
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The reason most strategic advertising and marketing does not work today is that most companies’ inside reality and outside perception do not match....
In January, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Chairwoman Nancy Nord scolded the toy industry for widespread failure to comply with safety laws, particularly violations of the 600 parts-per-million (ppm) federal limit on lead in surface paints and coatings....
Fourth-quarter sales are the game-breaker for independent retail businesses, but the other 75 percent of the year is just as critical, because that's when decisions are made about what product will be there for the crush of holiday shoppers.... |
TDMONTHLY NEW TOYS |
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TDMONTHLY UPCOMING ISSUES |
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The ASTRA Marketplace & Academy in June is a great place for specialty retailers to hook up with specialty toy makers. TDmonthly Magazine will be there, too...
Marketing evolves as quickly as the next car design. In TDmonthly Magazine’s June issue, learn how to leverage your marketing momentum by following a simple equation......
