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Topic: Toy and Hobby Retailers

  

Rollup, Spinout

Earlier this week, I received an email from Alissa Pinck, a PR representative for Etoys Direct. In the email, she included a timeline of the company's history -- and I found it quite interesting. 1998 eToys.com launches May 1999 ...READ»

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Three Things We Don't Want to See in Apple's Disney Store Makeover

The upcoming makeover of Disney's high street Disney Stores at the hand of Steve Jobs has the news feeds buzzing. Disney's going high tech? Very 21st Century--but here are three things we'd rather not see in the Apple-fied stores.READ»

Kenan Samms

FAO Schwarz

A tour of the FAO Schwarz flagship store in NYC should be mandatory for everyone who wants to understand the relevance of really good retail. When last we left FAO, we left it for dead.  Every single one of its stores was closed, ...READ»

Global Toys Sales On The Rise, Toys
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Happiness Sells: Global Toys Sales on the Rise, Toys "R" Us May Go Public

The global toy market increased by 2.3% in 2008 to more than $78 billion, according to a report by market research firm NPD Group. And that number is projected to rise to $80 billion by 2012. The news could re-energize plans for Toys ...READ»