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TDMONTHLY MUST READS
August Staff Picks
August's Staff Picks feature a wide variety of items, including the affordable Venomous Creatures Toob from SAFARI LTD and "What She Said!" from SHAINSWARE, an innovative bracelet making game for tweens...READ MORE
See brief article summaries from the August issue of TDmonthly Magazine...
Toys R Us to Open Fewer Pop-up Stores This Year...
TDMONTHLY TRADE SHOW COVERAGE
New Venue, New Perks at the 2011 ABC Kids Expo
The 9th annual ABC Kids Expo, Sept. 23-26, will take place in Louisville, Ky., for the first time....READ MORE
TDMONTHLY TOY VIDEOS
Watch Toy Videos of the Day (8/22/2011 - 8/26/2011)
We want you to see the toys we see, so you can determine if they're right for your store...READ MORE
We want you to see the toys we see, so you can determine if they're right for your store...
We want you to see the toys we see, so you can determine if they're right for your store...
We want you to see the toys we see, so you can determine if they're right for your store
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We want you to see the toys we see, so you can determine if they're right for your store...
TDMONTHLY SPECIALTY TOYS REPORT
TDmonthly Top Toy Award Winners August 2011
TDmonthly Magazine is excited to announce our TDmonthly Top Toy Award winners for August 2011....READ MORE
TDMONTHLY SHOP TALK
10 Things You Must Know to Run a Great Toy Store
To determine verified sales and business strategies, you need the advice of hundreds of retailers and experts....READ MORE
TDMONTHLY TOP-10 MOST-WANTED LISTS
Top-10 Most-Wanted Puzzles
When TDmonthly Magazine interviewed 12 retailers about their best-selling puzzles in Summer 2011, items from Melissa & Doug and Ravensburger were far and away the favorites...READ MORE
Lots of toys come and go, but these toys have remained on our Top-10 lists for years...
In a summer 2011 survey about best-selling electronic toys, HEXBUGs from Innovation First Labs topped the list, followed by R/C Vehicles from Kid Galaxy...
You may sell specialty, but it's important to watch the mass-market to keep abreast of new trends. See our list of mass-market best-sellers, updated weekly...
TDMONTHLY GUEST EXPERTS
What Makes a Toy Educational?
Do “educational toys” actually deliver what they promise? A psychologist slices through the hype and offers words of wisdom for the discerning parent....READ MORE
TDMONTHLY COOL COMPANY
Q & A With K. S. Hong, President of Aurora World Inc.
We recently got in touch with Aurora World Inc. to find out how the company has weathered new toy safety regulations, improved on old products, and branched out into television...READ MORE
Some people told Fenster that no one would ever want to buy a grandparent doll, but by its second year of business the company was making over $1 million a year...
TDmonthly had a chance to speak with Suzi Wilczynski, creator of the computer game "Roman Town" and founder of Dig-It! Games, whose product not only seeks to entertain and educate all who play, but also to interest more young girls in science and computer technology....
Maureen Farinella tells TDmonthly how a careful balancing of priorities, as well as strong customer service, have helped her company thrive...
Ross Richardson, the founder of Worx Toys Inc., tells us how his own son’s curiosity inspired the creation of the company...
TOYS TO TALK ABOUT
See recent Specialty and Mass-Market products in the Music category...
See these recently added specialty and mass-market games....
See these recently added specialty and mass-market Arts & Crafts products...
See these recently added specialty and mass-market Play Sets...
See the most recently added specialty and mass-market Educational Toys....
TDMONTHLY POPULAR STORIES
TDmonthly Classics Award Winners Part I
From more than 32,000 products in TDmonthly's database, the following toys were selected for being some of our all-time favorites...READ MORE
From more than 32,000 products in TDmonthly's database, the following toys were selected for being some of our all-time favorites...
The two weeks leading up to Easter this year had been better for toys than the national buyers had expected and this led them to believe that this was a harbinger of things to come...
TDMONTHLY BRASS RING
9 Manufacturers Speak: What It Takes to Bring A Product to Market
Bringing a new toy or game to market can be incredibly daunting. TDmonthly Magazine talked with manufacturers and asked them what it took, time-wise and money-wise, to get their products on store shelves....READ MORE
If you're thinking about getting into the toy business or are looking for some guidance, who better to get advice from than people already in the industry?...
TDMONTHLY MANUFACTURER'S CORNER
Video Interview With Christine Andrews, VP of Design at Douglas Cuddle Toys
Christine Andrews, VP of Design at Douglas Cuddle Toys, tells how branching out into more fashionable and modern fabrics has helped Douglas Cuddle Toy expand their customer base...READ MORE
TDMONTHLY TOY HISTORY
Solving the Mystery of Composition Soldiers, Part I
Tracking down the composition soldiers made in the United States during World War II had been next to impossible....READ MORE
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...