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TDMONTHLY MUST READS
See brief article summaries from the December issue of TDmonthly Magazine...
Wimpy Kid Wins Restraining Order Against Comics Parody...
TDMONTHLY TOY VIDEOS
Watch Toy Videos of the Day (12/19/2011-12/23/2011)
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!...
TDMONTHLY SHOP TALK
Holiday Merchandising & Sales Tips – Part 2
Looking for ways to boost sales this holiday season? Toy merchants and sales experts took time to share their insights with TDmonthly Magazine
It's not only toy-store owners who have no time. The more you do for your customers, the more they won't want to live without you...
How do you navigate the year's largest toy trade event? Systematically...
TDMONTHLY TOP-10 MOST-WANTED LISTS
Top-7 Most-Wanted Hobby Items
When TDmonthly interviewed specialty retailers about their top selling hobby goods, remote controlled toys outstripped the competition by miles...READ MORE
When TDmonthly interviewed retailers in November of 2011 about their top selling flying toys and aircraft, the answers varied from simple balsa wood gliders to the explosive Stomp Rocket...
When TDmonthly asked retailers about their best selling educational products and school supplies in November of 2011, the most mentioned products were classic Brain Quest cards from WORKMAN PUBLISHING...
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 TOY FAIR PREVIEW
Exhibitor Tips: Maximize Your Toy Fair ROI
Exhibiting at the American International Toy Fair can be overwhelming ... and expensive! TDmonthly Magazine's videos and articles can help prepare you and even show you what it's like. Here's what one newbie vendor told us ...READ MORE
If you were at Toy Fair from 2006 to 2010, your store could have been the first to feature such award-winning and hot-selling products as Hexbugs, Air Swimmers, ZipBins, Zoobies and Wild Creations' Eco-Aquariums...
TDMONTHLY HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE
Holiday Shopping List for Girls
As busy parents, you don't have time to research toys with the best play-value and quality...READ MORE
Tired of TV toys that break the next day? TDmonthly has compiled a series of alternative holiday shopping lists by age to take the guesswork out of finding unique, fun toys that let your little boy really play...
You want to be sure each of your holiday dollars is well spent. Following are tried and tested toys that appeal to both girls and boys of every age....
TDmonthly has compiled a shopping list to make finding that perfect gift for Baby just a little easier this holiday season...
Still looking for the perfect gift? Don't despair! TDmonthly has put together this list of high quality products to choose from...
TDMONTHLY GUEST EXPERTS
7 Tips on Selling After Christmas
You have one mission after the holidays: to minimize returns to grow sales...READ MORE
TDMONTHLY COOL COMPANY
Q&A With Michele Berman, Creator of ZAZOO KiDS
Michele Berman's second child just wouldn't sleep through the night, so the now-mother-of-three took matters into her own hands...READ MORE
Bonnie Morantz, co-founder of Number Effect Inc, talks about launching the online/collectible tween brand BunkiMunki, overcoming the odds as a woman in business, and the market research that went into creating the new product...
TDMONTHLY POPULAR STORIES
The Video Game Market – Winners and Losers
The U.S. video game market continues to disappoint– at least, if you rely on NPD numbers only and look at the brick-and-mortar channel in isolation...READ MORE
I predicted earlier this year that toys produced in China were going to be more expensive this year, and I said in the August issue of this magazine that overall, including the effect of the rising Renminbi, the increase would be in the neighborhood of 20%....
News outlets are abuzz with the release of Toys R Us, Kmart, and Walmart's holiday toy must-have lists for 2011...
TDMONTHLY MANUFACTURER'S CORNER
Exhibition Guru Gives Tips for Toy Fair
If you’re attending Toy Fair for the first time, you may have questions about exhibitor dos and don’ts....READ MORE
TOYS TO TALK ABOUT
Animals
Plush and Puzzles, Construction and Collectibles...check out these recently added specialty and mass-market Animal toys...READ MORE
See these recently added mass-market and specialty toys for Preschoolers!...
Collectibles are hot and getting hotter. See these recently added mass-market and specialty collectibles...
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...
