My Best Sellers: Golden Apple Learning Store Originally founded as a teacher supply store, the Golden Apple Learning Store in Pleasanton, Calif., has developed over three decades into a toy store that also caters strongly to educators...
10/1/2009
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Top-10 Most-Wanted Toys for Tween Boys Notoriously difficult to select products for, boys in their pre and early teens may not be so fixated on electronics and video games after all...
Top-10 Most-Wanted Gifts for Boys In June 2009, TDmonthly Magazine surveyed 47 specialty toy retailers about what's selling best for boys in their stores...
8/1/2009
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Mashoonga! Creates New Sport for Teens and Tweens Advertising executive Jim Bogner was at a crossroads in his career in the fall of 2006 when he noticed his 13-year-old son, Luke, and friends playing the same “sword game” daily...
5/1/2009
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TDmonthly's Top-10 Most-Wanted Sports and Outdoor Toys Stomp Rockets by D&L Company continue to be favorites in the category of sports and outdoor toys, a recent TDmonthly Magazine survey of 60 specialty retailers revealed...
4/1/2009
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Top-10 Most-Wanted Toys for Tween Boys Notoriously difficult to select products for, boys in their pre and early teens may not be so fixated on electronics and video games after all...
11/1/2009
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My Best Sellers: Golden Apple Learning Store Originally founded as a teacher supply store, the Golden Apple Learning Store in Pleasanton, Calif., has developed over three decades into a toy store that also caters strongly to educators...
Top-10 Most-Wanted Gifts for Boys In June 2009, TDmonthly Magazine surveyed 47 specialty toy retailers about what's selling best for boys in their stores...
8/1/2009
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TDmonthly Goes Inside … Three Cheeky Monkeys, Los Angeles Wallace Harvey bought Three Cheeky Monkeys in Los Angeles from the original owner seven years ago, after having worked as an employee in the store, he told TDmonthly Magazine...
Holiday Preview - Science & Nature Science doesn’t have to be boring, especially this year when kids can pick up a solar-powered robot dog, adopt some frogs, hug a plush tummy, and play archaeologists as they search pyramids for mummies. See these and other science toys and kits below...
5/1/2009
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Fairies and Classic Water Toys Hit the Back Yard A day at the beach is wonderful, but not always practical or affordable, which is why toy manufacturers this year are especially focused on bringing the amenities of a warm vacation to people’s own back yards...
5/1/2009
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Mashoonga! Creates New Sport for Teens and Tweens Advertising executive Jim Bogner was at a crossroads in his career in the fall of 2006 when he noticed his 13-year-old son, Luke, and friends playing the same “sword game” daily...
5/1/2009
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TDmonthly's Top-10 Most-Wanted Sports and Outdoor Toys Stomp Rockets by D&L Company continue to be favorites in the category of sports and outdoor toys, a recent TDmonthly Magazine survey of 60 specialty retailers revealed...
4/1/2009
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Unscooter Yields Great Workout, Incites Envy I was very excited to try out the new and bigger Slider since I'd had the pleasure of trying out the smaller version earlier. My coworkers and I were meeting for Happy Hour after work and since my car was out of the way to drop off the unit, so I decided to Unscoot myself to the bar...
4/1/2009
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My Best Sellers: Kazoo & Company At Kazoo & Company in Denver, a well-built team and outstanding customer service are the store’s key elements of success...
3/1/2009
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Retailer Spotlight: Kazoo & Company With a background in Fortune 500 companies, Diana Nelson had a lot going for her when it came time for a fresh start. In 1998, she was facing a divorce and needed to support her sons, a 2-year-old and a 10-month-old...
3/1/2009
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Retailer Spotlight: The Gifted Child For the first 17 years of her business, Owner Randy Austin of The Gifted Child in Lenox, Mass., lived in New York City and was only at her store — three hours away — on the weekends...
10/1/2008
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Sport Technology Goes with the Flow Want to snowboard in the summer? Ten years ago the answer would have been, “Yes, but…” Now, the answer is the Flowboard...
Sand-Goh! Offers Better Way to Build Watching his children build sand castles with buckets and shovels during a 2006 vacation in Anguilla, real estate attorney Jerry Taufield figured there had to be a better way.....
3/1/2008
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Million-Dollar Contracts Future Derek Jeters and Maria Sharapovas will appreciate the chance to flex their muscles...
6/1/2007
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TDmonthly's Psychologist Mom Dr. Wright doesn't just look at toys; she analyzes them. This month, TDmonthly Magazine’s Psychologist Mom Tangoes to go, improves her Volangulary, and more...
5/1/2007
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How to Move Outdoor Toys Out With just a few months to sell outdoor toys, they’ve got to move quickly, 18 specialty toy-store owners told TDmonthly Magazine...
Featured Products in TDmonthly Magazine: Outdoor Fun
Spots and Ladybugs LLC introduces Sandy Feet, a fantastic new product to create your own vacation fun. A parent and child activity resulting in a long-lasting keepsake to hold in the memories... More information on SPOTS AND LADYBUGS LLC products.
Ladderball has been played for years by people who have crafted homemade versions of the game using various materials that include wood, plastic and bolas crafted from golf balls. In 2003, Maranda Enterprises took the game concept and made improvements to ladder and bola design and created the first successful retail version of the game... More information on MARANDA ENTERPRISES LLC. products.
Paricon has had a long and colorful history in the sled-making business, starting in 1861 with the founding of a family business, Paris Manufacturing, in South Paris Maine. The sleds were constructed by hand and custom decorated.Today, the sled line has evolved to include a wide assortment of products for winter use all branded with the iconic Flexible Flyer® name—sleds, including steel runner and plastic models at various price points; snowboards; foam sliders; inflatable tubes; wooden toboggans and snow toys. Paricon serves customers throughout the... More information on FLEXIBLE FLYERŽ SLEDS products.
