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TDMONTHLY MUST READS
June Staff Picks: Crafts and Critters
Start summer off on the right foot by exploring new products and prepping your mind (and budget) for those ever-important holiday orders...READ MORE
Know what? TDmonthly Magazine wants you to have a good year!...
Disney/Pixar's "Wall-E" was well received at the domestic box office this weekend, pulling in $62.5 million and beating Universal's "Wanted,"...
Which cartoon characters are due for a makeover? And how is Mattel's case against MGA Entertainment shaping up? Find out in TDmonthly's Weekly Toy Newscast...
TDMONTHLY TOY VIDEOS
Watch Playsets and Licensed Toys
This month's toy video demos include playsets, construction kits and licensed toys...READ MORE
TDMONTHLY TRADE SHOW COVERAGE
See Your ASTRA Colleagues on Video!
Meet your colleagues before you hit the ASTRA Marketplace floor by watching these videos TDmonthly Magazine shot during ASTRA's Party With the Stars at FAO Schwarz during Toy Fair 2008...READ MORE
TDMONTHLY SHOP TALK
How to Get the Time You Need
If you’re feeling stressed and not very playful, you’re not alone....READ MORE
The country’s in recession or it’s not, claim economists as they continue to debate the strength and depth of our current financial woes....
A TDmonthly Magazine survey of 66 specialty retailers last month showed that many of the toys and games that have topped best seller lists for months are, in fact, still right at the top......
Glitches in the rise to success may sometimes serve as launching pads into unexpected careers. Such was the case for Jamie Burdette, owner of LB Toys in Media, Pa....
Customer service — including a play area for kids and activities for the community to enjoy — is a key element at LB Toys in Media, Pa....
Think you’ve tried every marketing technique around? What about using your own customers as photo models?...
TDMONTHLY TOP-10 MOST-WANTED LISTS
TDmonthly’s Top-10 Most-Wanted Construction Toys
Of the 50 specialty retailers who spoke with TDmonthly about construction toys, more than 30 percent named LEGO as their best-selling construction toy....READ MORE
Most of the 50 specialty retailers who spoke with TDmonthly Magazine revealed that licensed products — more common in the mass market — make up at least 1 percent of their merchandise......
A TDmonthly Magazine survey of 50 specialty retailers revealed that while best-selling playsets are typically gender-neutral......
TDMONTHLY SPECIALTY TOYS REPORT
Deadline Extended for Specialty Toys Report!
A number of manufacturers pointed out to TDmonthly Magazine that they never received our initial email requesting samples for the TDmonthly Specialty Toys Report and TDmonthly Top Toy Awards...READ MORE
TDMONTHLY TOY REVIEWS
Critical Thinking Series Challenges Homeschoolers' Thought
TDmonthly Magazine’s Homeschool Roundtable families exercised their brains in a fun way when they reviewed Building Thinking Skills software and workbooks from The Critical Thinking Co....READ MORE
TDmonthly Magazine’s Dolls Roundtable participants recently reviewed Schylling’s Flatsy, a remake of a 1960s doll....
TDmonthly Magazine’s Toddler Roundtable participants evaluated the Potty Monkey by PottyMD and were impressed by the way the toy made potty training easy....
If you want to know which books to sell in your toy store, find out what the kids have to say. Each month, children's book author Amy Downing reads new titles to children, gives her educated opinion on positioning and sales to TDmonthly Magazine readers......
Two five-star games and a strong lineup of other items — from space-themed art to decades-old airmen stories — gave Dr. Wright and her fellow kid reviewers plenty to rave about......
TDMONTHLY HOLIDAY PREVIEW
Clicking Into Christmas: Find New Toys
You can ditch the catalogs, evade the reps and still be ready for the Holiday Season...READ MORE
TDMONTHLY TOY BUZZ
Therapeutic Stuffed Animals Offer Function and Style
When David Sternlight and his wife, Kyna, purchased Kits N’ Kaboodles from Founder Amy Ryan back in 2007, they knew what they were getting into....READ MORE
Abe Nathanson and his family love word games. In 2006, Abe wanted a new game — an anagram game so fast it would drive them bananas....
TDMONTHLY POPULAR STORIES
Hollywood ToyBoy: Shows Set Stage for Toy Sales
Predictions are an odd thing. In Hollywood, they’re based on commercial success — the production driving the toys, not the other way around....READ MORE
Many women have happy childhood memories of playing with dolls and many have passed on their playthings to the next generation....
It is now pretty clear that we are looking at the worst year this century for the U.S. toy market. Why? Three reasons: gasoline prices, housing implosion and run-away inflation. We all know about the first two, but the third deserves a closer look....
When I first wrote about toy-related films roughly six weeks ago, I overlooked the fact that there is yet another entrant into the toy sweepstakes — “Wall-E” by Pixar......
TDMONTHLY MANUFACTURER'S CORNER
Yesterday’s Marketing is Dead: Part 3
Today, we're witnessing a collage of poor marketing that seemingly duplicates one another's unoriginal poor marketing. The culprit? Platitudes......READ MORE
TDMONTHLY NEW TOYS
Notable and New Toys by Category
See all the new toys we've uploaded in the last month to make your ordering easier...READ MORE
TDMONTHLY UPCOMING ISSUES
ASTRA Trade Show Highlights
The American Specialty Toy Retailing Association’s annual Marketplace & Academy is set for June 22-25 in Mashantucket, Conn....READ MORE
Not quite sure which products will do well in your store for ‘08?...
TDmonthly Magazine’s July Holiday Preview issue will continue to highlight the newest products for the 2008 holiday season...