41 ordspråk av Jim Silver
Jim Silver
Over $500 million last year was spent on Harry Potter toys and this year is expected to be even bigger.
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Parents and kids still love the retailer because it still sells three times as many toys as a Wal-Mart or a Target. It still has the best selection of toys and games out there. The toy manufacturers certainly want to see it around and that's why many are giving it more exclusive deals to sell a number of their toys.
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Room decor is a hot trend right now and several toymakers are expanding into it, ... But I don't think toymakers should try to become experts in every area. That's going to be very difficult. Maybe with consumer electronics, it could make sense to have a licensing relationship with another manufacturer instead of keeping it in-house.
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Room decor is a hot trend right now and several toymakers are expanding into it. But I don't think toymakers should try to become experts in every area. That's going to be very difficult. Maybe with consumer electronics, it could make sense to have a licensing relationship with another manufacturer instead of keeping it in-house.
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Spider-Man 2 will be huge for the toy industry. I expect hundreds of thousands of licensed merchandise (items) to be sold in the first nine months of the year,
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The biggest trend in 2005 is the growth of the tech toys.
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The dominant trend this year is more toys based on technology.
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The February show has really transformed over the last three years.
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The first reaction I had was, 'Where are the wires?' Because I didn't think anything like that could move on its own.
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The industry is not yet done with the retro trend,
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The key to this movie is Darth Vader,
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The key to this movie is Darth Vader, ... He is the best-selling villain of all time.
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The key to this movie is Darth Vader.
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The split with Ken was a great publicity gimmick. It brought Barbie lots of attention. The attempt is to reposition Barbie as a single, independent woman and to make her attractive to an older demographic,
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The split with Ken was a great publicity gimmick. It brought Barbie lots of attention. The attempt is to reposition Barbie as a single, independent woman and to make her attractive to an older demographic.
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