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Science
Toys Dig Up Fun and Education
Any budding Indiana Jones will have a field day
with today’s excavation and history kits...
Full
Story >>
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Highly
Suspect
Game
manufacturer HABA, well-known in Germany
and throughout Europe, has only recently begun marketing
its games in the United States... |
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Iraqi
War is in the Cards
From
Ernie Pyle’s elegant accounts of the day-to-day
life of the American G.I. in World War II to CNN’s
round-the-clock coverage, America continues to welcome
the sounds and sights of war into their living rooms... |
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Smart
Kids Roll the Dice
Following up its December
2002 Parent’s Choice Seal of Approval,
Outset Media is debuting four new games
in their popular Professor Noggin’s Card
Games series... |
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Retailer
Survey
May Survey:
When do you begin placing orders for Summer merchandise?
| 9% |
September—December |
| 34% |
January—February |
| 38% |
March—April |
| 16% |
May—June |
| 3% |
I
knew I forgot something this month |
How does your business fare during the Summer months?
19%
|
Increases
sharply |
| 38% |
Increases slightly |
| 31% |
The
same as other non-Holiday-Season months |
| 9% |
Decreases slightly |
| 3% |
Decreases sharply |
| 0% |
I order for the Holidays, then go to Hawaii |
What types of products do you sell the most of during Summer?
| 16% |
Inflatables,
kites, sports-oriented toys |
| 3% |
Bicycles
and rideable toys |
| 3% |
Board
games/Travel-ready toys |
16%
|
All
of the above |
| 49% |
No
major changes in any category |
| 13% |
Whatever
is on sale |
Does your business have strategies in place to drive Summer
sales?
10%
|
Longer
hours |
| 23% |
Promote
outdoor and activity-oriented toys |
| 7% |
Hold
arts and crafts workshops |
| 33% |
New
advertising placements |
| 17% |
All
of the above |
| 10% |
Bring
on the dunk-tank! |
Do you look for new Summer retail strategies from:
13%
|
The
Web |
| 0% |
Industry
Magazines |
| 19% |
Peers |
| 68% |
All
of the above |
| 0% |
Like
I said, I’ll be on the beach, dude |
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