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  • Market Insight: Retail strategies for startups
    By Nancy Zwiers - 03/11/2008
    March 11—The retail climate is more challenging than ever, and the barriers to entry have never been more daunting. Consolidation continues, with the top three toy retailers (Wal-Mart, Target, and Toys 'R' Us) alone wielding enormous power. More

  • Action Products' sales off 10 percent in Q1
    By Staff - 05/12/2008
    May 12, 2008—Action Products International said in an SEC filing last week that a 10 percent drop in net sales during the first three months of 2008 helped balloon its net loss for the quarter 65 percent to $905,800. More
  • Mega Brands loses in Q1 as sales slide
    By Staff - 05/08/2008
    May 8, 2008—Mega Brands recorded a net loss of $9.6 million in 2008’s first quarter, the company said today, a period that saw falling sales in North America and rising production costs impacingt its bottom line. More
  • K'Nex grows Euro distro
    By Staff - 05/07/2008
    May 7, 2008—K’Nex Brands is expanding its international distribution deal with Tomy to include the United Kingdom, Belgium and Holland, the construction toy maker said today. More
  • LeapFrog's sales stalled
    By Staff - 05/06/2008
    May 6, 2008—LeapFrog Enterprises said this week that slower sales—sitting in neutral as the company waits for the impact of upcoming new products to offset declines of discontinued designs—didn’t stop it from paring its net loss in the first quarter of 2008. More
  • Corgi sells namesake division to Hornby
    By Staff - 05/05/2008
    May 5, 2008—Corgi International Limited is selling its flagship Corgi collectibles die-cast business to Britain’s Hornby Hobbies Ltd., including the "Corgi" brand name, tooling and existing inventory for a combined $16.6 million. More
  • Exec buys Rhythm Band
    By Staff - 04/30/2008
    April 30, 2009—Private equity firm Momentum Capital Partners has partnered with Rhythm Band Instruments veteran Brad Kirkpatrick to acquire the assets of the children’s musical instrument maker. More
  • Nintendo recalls character pins over lead
    By Staff - 04/29/2008
    April 29, 2008—Nintendo of America, Redmond, Wash., is recalling 71,000 metal character pins because they contain high levels of lead. More
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January 8, 2008
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January 2, 2008
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