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Nov 26 2012
Babar Turns 80
Babar is celebrating his 80th birthday with several retail events just in time for the holiday season. Saks Fifth Avenue’s Toy Boutique puts the beloved elephant front and center in the children’s department in 21 locations, as well as in its flagship store, with high-end products featuring Babar. Manhattan’s largest independent children’s bookstore, Books of […]
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Nov 26 2012
Warnings for Children’s Toys Announced Ahead of Holidays
The U.S. Public Interest Research Group has released its annual “Trouble in Toyland” report and found about a dozen toys on store shelves that could be dangerous to children. PIRG examined more than 200 toys at major retailers and dollar stores and tested about three-dozen toys for lead and phthalates. Of the toys tested, a […]
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Nov 26 2012
E-Retailers Prepare for Cyber Monday
Adobe Systems Inc. forecasts this Cyber Monday to the biggest online shopping day this year, with online retail sales reaching $2 billion, a 18% increase from last year. Black Friday will post the second highest online sales with a 12% increase year over year. To tempt consumers, e-retailers are offering holiday specials and heavily promoting […]
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Nov 26 2012
Retail Tweets Boost Sales
According to a study released by Twitter, nearly 39% of Twitter users bought something after seeing a retail tweet. That is more than the 27% of the overall online population that makes a purchase. The study included data from 7,800 Internet users and 665 retailers such as Apple, Amazon and Wal-Mart.
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Nov 19 2012
Pajanimals Hit the Road
Red Light Management is partnering with the Jim Henson Company to help the Pajanimals set off an a nationwide tour in the show, “Pajanimals Live: Pajama Playdate.” The performance with feature the characters from the television series, which airs on Sprout and NBC Kids Saturday, Sweetpea Sue, Apollo, Cowbella and Squacky singing and dancing along […]
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Nov 19 2012
Harrods Opens Virtual Store
Love Harrods but don’t live in London? No problem. Social network Stardoll has partnered with the famed 178-year-old, five-acre department store to sell virtual copies of its children’s wear to the avatars within the game. The virtual store features digital replicas of high-fashion labels including Chloe, Junior Gaultier and Rykiel Enfant.
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Nov 19 2012
Children’s Place Cuts Profit View on Post-Sandy Promotion
The Children’s Place cut its full-year profit forecast citing increased promotions after Superstorm Sandy devastated the East Coast. The children’s clothing retailer, which is based in Secaucus, NJ, saw its inventory rise in the aftermath of the storm, particularly in its outlet business, and expects to aggressively promote its products to clear through the inventory […]
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Nov 19 2012
Shoppers prepare for Black Friday Weekend
The National Retailer Federation Black Friday survey reveals that of the millions of consumers expected to shop next weekend, 71 million will shop online and another 76 million will look in-store for deals. In response, more retailers are opening earlier, offering price-matching discounts and mobile offerings.
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Nov 12 2012
Global Kids Fashion Week set for March
London will host Global Kids Fashion Week next March. Events include a showcase of Fall/Winter 2013 trends from top children’s brands and a fashion show sponsored by AlexandAlexa.com. The public can purchase tickets to the show, which will feature the e-tailer’s spring collections. Proceeds from the show will benefit the charity Kids Company. Other activities […]
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Nov 5 2012
HarperCollins Goes Digital
Fifty of the top picture books from HarperCollins are being turned into ebooks for the Kindle Fire, Nook and iBooks. Works from authors Michael Bond, Emma Chichester, Judith Kerr and Oliver Jeffers will be featured. Other such famous pop culture entities such as Little Mix, Paddington Bear, Hello Kitty and One Direction will be getting […]
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Nov 5 2012
JCPenney Adds Percent-off Sales
JC Penney is tweaking its low pricing strategy by bringing back percent-off sales. Last week the retailer announced on jcp.com, as well as in text messages sent to customers, that clearance merchandise was available through Nov. 3. In February, the retailer made news by of moving away from discounting and focusing on a “fair and […]
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Nov 5 2012
Target Turns to Online Price Matching to Fight Showrooming
They say the best defense is a strong offence: Target is applying the age-old adage and fighting showrooming with new price-match guarantees that apply to stores, as well as websites. For the first time ever, Target will honor the online prices of Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy and Toys “R” Us. Running through Dec. 16, the […]
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Nov 5 2012
Retail Sales Healthy, Pre-Sandy
The national retailers who post monthly sales results enjoyed better-than-expected growth in October, but those numbers don’t reflect any impact from Hurricane Sandy, which battered the East Coast last week, shuttering hundreds of stores and destroying thousands of homes. The 21 retailers tracked by the International Council of Shopping Centers had average sales growth of […]
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Oct 29 2012
Huggies Partners with Baby Genius
Baby Genius and Huggies are teaming up to offer rewards to customers. Parents who join the Huggies Enjoy the Ride Rewards program will gain points when they purchase Huggies diapers, which can be exchanged for Baby Genius sippy cups, toys, CDs and DVDs. “We are thrilled to be working on a national rewards program, which […]
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Oct 29 2012
Macy’s Launches New Brands
The department store is developing new brands that target customers ages 13 to 30 as a part of its Millennial strategy to keep and gain consumers in that age range. The initiative contains two new departments at Macy’s: mstylelab for 13- to 22-year-olds and Impulse for 19- to 30-year-olds. “We have identified Millennials as a […]
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Oct 29 2012
Character Options Developing Star Wars Angry Birds Plush Line
Character Options announced last week that it’s producing a line of 8- and 12-inch plush characters from the new Angry Birds Star Wars game to be launched in November. The collection will also be available in November and will feature such characters as Luke Skywalker, Death Vader, Princess Leia, Han Solo and the Stormtrooper. “Our […]
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Oct 29 2012
The Land of Nod Plans To Pop-up in NYC
Catalog and e-tailer, The Land of Nod will open its first brick-and-mortar shop in New York City on Nov. 1. The 3,200-square-foot holiday pop-up shop will feature an enchanted forest theme and offer an assortment of products until Dec. 31. Store windows will be decorated with handmade, oversized dolls, a Christmas tree and forest creatures […]
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Oct 19 2012
TV Mania and Warner Bros. Form “Super” Partnership
Warner Bros. Consumer Products and TV Mania are partnering up to develop a clothing line featuring everyone’s favorite superhero—Superman. The line will be available for all ages at numerous retail levels, from high-market to mass market. The first collection, to be released spring/summer 2013, will focus on the Man of Steel movie that is set […]
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Oct 19 2012
Disney and Mattel Premiere New Cars
New special edition Silver Series merchandise, developed by Mattel and Disney, based on the Cars films are set to hit shelves in Spring 2013. A Silver Series magazine will profile the novel range of characters. Mattel will be producing die-cast models created with double Ransburg Zamak paint. Disney plans on creating a Planes set after […]
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Oct 19 2012
Toys “R” Us Extends Holiday Layaway
Toys “R” Us announced that it’s extending its free layaway program through December 16 due to positive consumer response. The free offer was originally slated to end on October 31. The chain was the first retailer to offer free layaway starting in September. Other companies have since followed its lead, including Walmart and Kmart.
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