He may have thought he was just playing, but when Greg Bonner grabbed a jack-in-the-box as a child, he was really training himself to take over his family’s toy store.
The Heights Toy Center in Little Rock, Ark., has been going strong for 70 years, and Bonner’s been involved for more than 40. How does he keep up with the competition? By trusting his instincts.
“What’s going to be the hottest toy at Christmas? I’m sure I saw it and didn’t like it,” he told TDmonthly. Find out where he finds the toys that people want to buy in the December 2006 issue of TDmonthly Magazine.
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Writer's Bio: Elizabeth Greenspan edits and writes for trade and technical publications. She has interviewed and collaborated with some of the top practitioners in their fields. She lives in Philadelphia and travels extensively for her work. Read more articles by this author
He may have thought he was just playing, but when Greg Bonner grabbed a jack-in-the-box as a child, he was really training himself to take over his family’s toy store.
Writer's Bio: Elizabeth Greenspan edits and writes for trade and technical publications. She has interviewed and collaborated with some of the top practitioners in their fields. She lives in Philadelphia and travels extensively for her work. 
