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April Staff Picks: Learning games, arts & crafts, and other specialty toys made April's list. _{read more}


Top-10 Most-Wanted Outdoor Toys: Best sellers include the classic Hula Hoop, alongside more modern toys. _{read more}


Top-5 Overall Best Selling Toys: Spot It from BLUE ORANGE GAMES continued its domination of our best seller lists. _{read more}


Top-10 Most-Wanted Ride-on Toys: These ride-on toys drove the most sales. _{read more}


Retailing Tips: Handling Rowdy Kids: Learn to deal with rowdy kids for increased profits and customer satisfaction. _{read more}


Toy Expert Cautiously Optimistic for ‘12: Toy expert Reyne Rice weighs in on toy trends and what to expect in 2012. _{read more}


Increase Sales by Juggling Customers: Advice on training staff to deal with multiple customers at once. _{read more}


Manufacturers: Bestselling Toy Fair Toys: 28 Manufacturers shared with us their most successful products at Toy Fair. _{read more}


Designing and Submitting Toy Inventions: Toy designer shares the steps to creating and pitching your invention. _{read more}


Next Round of the America Invents Act: Attorney explains the AIA's new processes for challenging and protecting patents. _{read more}


Interview w/ TIA Pres. Carter Keithley: Carter Keithley, President of the TIA, shares his 2012 Toy Industry outlook. _{read more}


30 Videos from Toy Fest West 2012: 30 videos of new and high quality toys at the 2012 Toy Fest West show. _{read more}


Jake's Toy Box Provides for All: Winning retailer Jake's Toy Box will donate 100 toys to Charity. _{read more}


Dollar Stores –a factor in toys?: Will increasingly successful dollar stores become players in the Toy Industry? _{read more}

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