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TDMONTHLY MUST READS
February Staff Picks
Leave a new personalized message every day in your child's lunchbox with Princess Linens' Doodlebugz Crayola Chalkboard Lunchbox, customize classic board games from I Built It Games, and create music with instruments by Zither Heaven made from sustainable wood....READ MORE
See brief article summaries from the February issue of TDmonthly Magazine...
Pillow Pets has launched a new interactive website...
TDMONTHLY TOY VIDEOS
Watch Toy Videos of the Day (1/31/2011 - 2/4/2011)
We want you to see the toys we see, so you can determine if they're right for your store! Check this space every weekday to see brief video clips of new and specialty products...READ MORE
TDMONTHLY TOY FAIR PREVIEW
A Taste of Toy Fair
Get ready for Toy Fair 2011 by acquainting yourself with some of the newest companies and products...READ MORE
Braving New York snow this year? Get your reward by playing with new and best-selling items at the booths below:...
TDMONTHLY SHOP TALK
Addict Customers With Pricing and Knowledge
Nobody needs a toy to live, but you need to sell as many as possible to keep up your livelihood....READ MORE
While sex appeal may seem out of place in a toy store, most paying customers and staff are adults and are at least subliminally aware of some sort of attraction....
When TDmonthly’s regional correspondents asked 14 specialty toy retailers what toys they most anticipated for 2011, three mentioned Perplexus by Plasmart...
TDMONTHLY TOP-10 MOST-WANTED LISTS
Top-10 Most-Wanted Arts & Crafts
TDmonthly Magazine interviewed 14 specialty retailers who carried Arts & Crafts products in their store about some of the best-selling Arts & Crafts items that go through their doors....READ MORE
For the first time in the history of TDmonthly Magazine, one musical artist has catapulted to the top of the Top-10 Most Wanted Musical Toys list: Caspar Babypants....
TDMONTHLY GUEST EXPERTS
What Every Retailer Ought to Know About Five-Finger Discounts
Yes, employees stealing. Oh, I know, not yours. I used to think so myself until…I was working with a small boutique hotel...READ MORE
TDMONTHLY POPULAR STORIES
Disney and Warner – who is winning?
In September 2009, just after the acquisition of Marvel by Disney, I suggested that this acquisition was a defensive move from the side of Disney because they saw Time Warner encroaching upon their territory. Where are the two companies now, 16 months later?...READ MORE
Early this year, Hasbro took another step towards taking control of all contact points between the company and its consumers...
TDMONTHLY NEW TOYS
Notable and New Toys by Category — Specialty Only
See all the new specialty toys we've uploaded in the last month to make your ordering easier...READ MORE
See all the new toys we've uploaded in the last month to make your ordering easier...
TDMONTHLY UPCOMING ISSUES
Toy Fair Videos!
Whether you made it to Toy Fair or not, TDmonthly is coming back with dozens of videos of the latest and greatest toys for you to peruse...READ MORE
Think it's too soon to think about the holidays? Preparation is the key to a successful 4Q, agree experts and specialty toy-store owners....
