The coronavirus pandemic is still going, but the retail industry is slowly starting to recover. This also involves the toy industry, but it’s slow progress. The NRF (National Retail Federation) says it’s still way too soon to say the worst … Continued
The United Kingdom saw an interesting change in its prices during March and April 2020. Inflation rate dropped, many items got cheaper, but not toys. In fact, toy prices rose in March and April 2020, the UK Office for National … Continued
The global coronavirus outbreak caused a lot of troubles not only with our health. It also disrupted the world economy and the effects start to show. In March, when the first lockdowns and store closures came, it wasn’t all that … Continued
The global toy market is down across the markets tracked by the NPD Group. But the good news is that it’s showing signs of improvement. NPD says that the global toy market saw 3% decrease in 2019 in the 13 … Continued
Selling toys is not as easy as it once was. That’s a tough lesson that traditional retailers continue to learn after the demise of Toys R Us. Big retailers like Target, for example, wanted to capitalize on that. Target expanded … Continued
As you know, every January, there are usually lots of stores that make clearance sales. This year they began quite early. As early as right now. Yes, the after-Christmas sales are already beginning at some stores and retailers. Among them … Continued
The Toys R Us comeback is almost official. This week the refreshed company will open its first new store. It’s in New Jersey and will have a lot to offer. The store will open on Saturday, November 30 at the … Continued
Toys R Us is coming back to select malls in the US this holiday season. The revived brand is now hoping to attract more interest than online shopping. How is that going to happen? Well, according to CNN, the new … Continued
FAO Schwarz shows that there’s still room for classic toy stores in the world. The oldest US toy retailer opened its first European location. The store is a whopping 22 000 square foot location in London. It’s at London’s Selfridges. … Continued
It seems that these days if there’s one thing people don’t want to miss out on is store sales with big discounts. That’s what some UK retailers learned this past week. Over the past week several major UK retailers, including … Continued