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| 21.05.2026 | VTech Announces FY2026 Annual Results | Higher gross profit margin despite lower revenue and profit
Group revenue declined 6.9% to US$2,027.5 million
Gross profit margin improved from 31.5% to 32.7%
Profit attributable to shareholders of the Company decreased 14.5% to US$134.1 mi... |
| 13.11.2025 | CrunchLabs Hack Pack Named 2026 Toy of the Year (TOTY) Award Finalist | CrunchLabs' subscription kit empowers teens and adults to build real-world robots and develop coding skills through hands-on learning that sparks creativity and inventive thinking.
SILICON VALLEY, Calif., Nov. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --... |
| 24.07.2025 | Take the battery out: Toy makers rewire designs to weather trade tensions | Take the battery out: Toy makers rewire designs to weather trade tensions
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| 09.05.2025 | Two dolls instead of 30? Toys become the latest symbol of Trump’s trade war | The Toy Association, a trade group, has lobbied for an immediate reprieve from the 145% tariff rate the president put on Chinese-made products. Some toy companies warn the likelihood of holiday shortages increases each week the tariff remai... |
| 06.05.2025 | Mattel considers price hikes in response to tariffs after Trump says kids don’t need a lot of dolls | “Well, maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls. So maybe the two dolls will cost a couple bucks more than they would normally,” Trump said last week.
The White House has said previously that the administration wants to fu... |
| 04.04.2025 | Toy prices could jump 50% following Trump’s tariffs on China, Vietnam | Toy prices could spike exponentially after President Donald Trump levied massive tariffs against China and Vietnam.
The two nations are biggest manufacturers of toys imported into the United States.
These price hikes are expected to coincid... |
| 15.03.2025 | Shifting Sands: The Toy Industry's Response to Tariffs and New Market Dynamics | The toy industry is in a state of flux. A perfect storm of tariffs, trade wars, and shifting consumer preferences is reshaping how toys are made and sold. Companies like MGA Entertainment are leading the charge, pivoting away from their tra... |
| 14.03.2025 | MGA Entertainment to shift manufacturing base from China to India, 2 other nations amid Donald Trump’s tariffs: Report | MGA Entertainment, which makes its Bratz and L.O.L. Surprise! Dolls and other toys, primarily in China, are taking steps to move 40 per cent of its manufacturing to India, Vietnam, and Indonesia within six or so months, up from around 10 pe... |
| 06.03.2025 | Tariff Tensions: The Ripple Effects of Trump's Trade War | In the ever-shifting landscape of international trade, the recent imposition of tariffs by the United States on Mexico has ignited a firestorm of economic uncertainty. With approximately 80% of Mexico's exports flowing into the U.S., the st... |
| 06.03.2025 | Toys are expected to cost more by fall due to new US tariffs on Chinese imports | Trump also moved forward this week with 25% tariffs on products imported from Canada and Mexico. Some companies have moved some of their manufacturing to Mexico to be closer to the U.S. On Wednesday, though, the president granted U.S. autom... |
| 04.03.2025 | National Politics | Trump’s trade war draws swift retaliation as Mexico, Canada and China impose tariffs on the US | Later in the day, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the U.S. would likely meet Canada and Mexico “in the middle,” with an announcement coming as soon as Wednesday.
Lutnick told Fox Business News that the tariffs would not be paused, bu... |
| 05.02.2025 | Fast fashion, laptops and toys are likely to cost more due to US tariffs on Chinese imports | China is a dominant production engine for tech gear, including for American companies like Apple that have their products assembled in the country. In 2023, China accounted for 78% of U.S. smartphone imports and 79% of laptop and tablet imp... |
| 06.08.2024 | The Toy Association™ and People of Play™ Announce Merger | Association Elevates its Focus on Creativity, Innovation & Consumer Engagement for the Toy Industry
NEW YORK, Aug. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Toy Association™ announced today that People of Play™ (POP) and its assets will be merging in... |
| 28.05.2024 | Spin Master Puts Its Finger on the Pulse of Japanese Anime Culture with the Launch of Punirunes™, An Unexpectedly Squishy Digital Pet | TORONTO, May 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - Spin Master Corp. (TSX: TOY) (www.spinmaster.com), a leading global children's entertainment company, unveils today plans to distribute Punirunes, a squishy digital pet that has captivated fans of Japane... |
| 14.07.2023 | The 5 best swing sets for kids in 2021 | Reviews Chevron icon It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options.
Parenting The 5 best swing sets for kids in 2021
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| 13.09.2022 | Blocking Out Screen Time For Youngest STEAM Learners | Swiss toymaker QUBS has entered education full STEAM ahead. QUBS |
| 07.06.2022 | Mattel Continues Its Efforts To Be Greener By Expanding Its Toy Recycling Program | Mattel is offering free shipping to parents who want to recycle Fisher-Price toys, as part of its ... [+] expanded Mattel Playback program. ©2021 Mattel Teri Weber |
| 23.12.2021 | Washington cannot let Amazon water-down consumer protection legislation | The holiday season is a reminder that with more Americans than ever heading online to do their shopping, lawmakers must continue taking action to prevent consumers from falling prey to internet scammers. That’s why it was welcome news when ... |
| 08.12.2021 | The Genius of Play Launches "Once Upon a Playtime" Podcast | NEW YORK, Dec. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Genius of Play, The Toy Association' nonprofit initiative dedicated to helping parents raise healthy and happy kids through play, today announced the launch of "Once Upon a Playtime", a f... |
| 17.06.2021 | DANAVATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
Danavation Technologies : Announces Digital Smart Labels™ Installation at Toys "R" Us Location in Thornhill, Ontario | TORONTO, June 17, 2021 /CNW/ - Danavation Technologies Corp. (CSE: DVN) ("Danavation" or the "Company"), a Canadian-based Internet of Things (IoT) technology company and provider of micro e-paper displays, is pleased to ... |
| 21.05.2021 | Influencers' Top Toy Picks For Spring & Summer '21 Unveiled By Toy Association & Clamour | |
| 11.03.2021 | Toy Association Announces Board & Executive Committee Members During Virtual Annual General Meeting | |
| 16.02.2021 | Toy Association Announces Top Toy Trends Of 2021 | |
| 12.02.2021 | Toy Association Announces 2021 Toy of the Year Award Winners | |
| 19.05.2019 | Price hikes from rising tariffs loom ahead of busy shopping seasons | Major retailers are sounding the alarm: The U.S.-China trade battle could be coming to a mall near you in the form of higher prices in time for the back-to-school and holiday shopping seasons.
President Trump is threatening to levy 25% tari... |
| 15.03.2017 | Makeblock raises $30 million for robot-building kits for kids | Remember when kids could simply play with their toys? They still can. But parents are increasingly spending on toys that are chockablock with tech components, and that promise to turn their kids into software developers or robotics engineer... |
| 31.12.2016 | Toymakers are the early adopters pushing AR into the mainstream | Amir Bozorgzadeh Contributor
Amir Bozorgzadeh is the founder at Virtuleap, a sandbox for creative developers to showcase their VR concepts to the world, which is currently running the world’s biggest WebVR Hackathon. He is also the European... |
| 01.04.2016 | How Toy Startup GoldieBlox Made Diversity a Priority | When toy maker GoldieBlox introduced itself to the world in the fall of 2012, it was built on an idea that was both forward thinking and antiquated. The company’s concept? Get girls more interested in engineering and science by selling prob... |
| 27.10.2015 | This rubber band launcher is aiming to be the next big thing | Fresh off a successful U.S. debut at the Fall Toy Preview in Dallas, the minds behind a futuristic-looking rubber band launcher aim for it to be the next big “it” item.
“Shooting rubber bands is essentially in the male DNA. I don’t think th... |
| 17.02.2015 | Top trends at this year’s Toy Fair: Dinosaurs and customization | Dinosaurs last roamed the Earth more than 65 million years ago. They returned to prowl the aisles of New York City Toy Fair this week.
Among the top trends in the toy aisle this year will be dinosaur-themed toys, games and wearable gear mad... |
| 11.10.2013 | Balluun builds up e-commerce platform for the largest toy trade show in the US | |
| 13.02.2012 | ZeptoLab cuts deals with toymakers on Cut the Rope characters | ZeptoLab is cashing in on its Cut the Rope smartphone game — which has been downloaded more than 100 million times — by announcing several licensing deals today with Hasbro, Mattel, JAKKS Pacific, and apparel company LF USA.
The merchandisi... |
| 13.02.2012 | ZeptoLab cuts deals with toymakers on Cut the Rope characters | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
ZeptoLab is cashing in on its Cut the Rope smartphone game — which has been downloaded more than 100 million times — by announcing seve... |
| 08.03.2010 | Xachi Pets fuse iPhones and Stuffed Animals into one Cute and Cuddly iToy | What do you get when you mix a Unicorn and a Nexus One? I’ve got no idea – but if you put an iPhone and Furby together, you get a Xachi pet. Announced last week at the American International Toy Fair, a Xachi (pronounced “ZAH-chee”) Pet is ... |
| 12.02.2010 | Rubik’s Slide offers 10,000 puzzles | I don’t want to be a Fussy Freddy here but these new digital Rubik’s Cubes make it impossible to peel off the stickers and rearrange them. So what you’re left with is the insurmountable task of actually completing the puzzles yourself. Some... |
| - | Star Wars was the first Lego license — 25 years later, it’s stronger than ever | Disney’s Star Wars and Lego are celebrating 25 years of partnership.
The team-up was the first time Lego had struck a licensing deal and became a framework for other franchises.
Since 1999, Lego Star Wars has grown to become its own univers... |
| - | Lego revenue ticks higher in 2023, despite trade-downs and China pullback | The pandemic-era gains that fueled exponential toy industry sales growth waned in 2023 as consumers cut discretionary spending amid rising inflationary costs and increased credit card debt.
Lego continues to focus on Chinese expansion as sa... |
