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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

  • NRF backs credit card fee control efforts
    By Staff - 05/09/2008
    May 9, 2008—The National Retail Federation is publicly supporting antitrust legislation scheduled to be discussed this month by a congressional committee that would require credit card companies to negotiate with retailers over rising credit card processing fees. More
  • ASTRA ups Marketplace’s safety info efforts
    By Staff - 05/06/2008
    May 6, 2008—There are many things notable about this year’s edition of the annual ASTRA Marketplace & Academy tradeshow, but one stand out is the focus on toy safety and the legal challenges the industry is facing across the nation. More
  • Toys 'R' Us' profit jumps 40%
    By Staff - 05/05/2008
    May 5, 2008—Toys “R” Us Inc. said on Friday that its net earnings jumped nearly 40 percent for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended on Feb. 2, 2008, compared to the similar periods in the prior year. More
  • Disney to close 100 stores
    By Staff - 05/02/2008
    May 2—The Walt Disney Company, Burbank, Calif., will close approximately 98 Disney Store retail locations in the United States and two in Canada, as part of its recent acquisition of the chain in North America from subsidiaries of The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. More
  • Brilliant Sky expands franchise to Carolinas
    By Staff - 05/01/2008
    May 1, 2008—Specialty toy franchisor TT&B, Inc. announced that it has finalized an agreement to develop its Brilliant Sky Toys & Books specialty retail brand in North and South Carolina. The agreement calls for the immediate development of one Brilliant Sky store in Charlotte, N.C., and a commitment to develop six additional stores within the next five years. More
  • Toys 'R' Us reacts to BPA concerns
    By Staff - 04/21/2008
    April 21, 2008—In the wake of a report citing “some concern” about the health effects of bisphenol A (BPA), Toys “R” Us is now among the major infant product retailers moving away from stocking baby bottles that contain the chemical. More
  • NSSEA to end Ed Toy & Gift show
    By Staff - 04/17/2008
    April 17, 2008—The American Specialty Toy Retailing Association (ASTRA) announced this morning that the National School Supply and Equipment Association (NSSEA) will collaborate with ASTRA to promote ASTRA’s 2009 Marketplace event in an agreement that means the end of NSSEA’s 2-year-old Ed Toy & Gift Showcase following this month's edition. More
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