All Toys articles – Page 14
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Hamleys chooses Moscow for Europe's largest toy store as it eyes global crown
Hamleys will open the biggest toy store in Europe in Moscow this year as it expands its global footprint.
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Argos cuts or freezes 10,000 prices as it unveils autumn/winter range
Multichannel retailer Argos launched its autumn/winter range on Saturday, featuring 43,000 products.
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Analysis
Christmas in July: Top 10 toys for 2014
Children’s Christmas wish lists will feature a healthy mix of toys inspired by technology, traditional arts and crafts and Hollywood blockbuster spin-offs.
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Analysis
Analysis: BRC-KPMG June Retail Sales Monitor, sector by sector
UK retail like-for-like sales fell 0.8% in June, the lowest growth for three years, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.
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Disney Store's full-year profits and sales fall as it closes shops amid online growth
The Disney Store’s UK full-year profits and sales slipped in 2013, impacted by store closures as it uses online to serve customers.
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Hamleys reveals tech driven top 10 must-have toys for Christmas 2014
Hamleys has unveiled its predictions for the top 10 toys set to be on children’s wishlists to Santa this Christmas, with technology expected to play a big part.
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TfL constructs Lego bus stop outside Hamleys on Regent Street
Transport for London has constructed a Lego brick bus stop outside Regent Street’s Hamleys toy shop to celebrate its Year of the Bus initiative.
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Gallery
In pictures: Dutch giant Hema unveils first UK store
The Netherlands’ answer to Woolworths, Hema, is poised to shake up the UK’s value market with its strong own-brand offer as it opens its first store in London tomorrow.
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Analysis
Analysis: Former Baugur boss Jon Asgeir Johannesson eyes UK return
One of retail’s most colourful and controversial figures Jon Asgeir Johannesson is plotting his return to the UK retail after his fraud acquittal.
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Analysis
The Toy Store: What retailers need to know
The Toy Store, whch is based in the Gulf region, is planning to launch in the UK. Retail Week takes a look at the business and who it is.
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The Toy Store to launch in the UK as it eyes prime London locations
GCC-based toy retailer The Toy Store plans to launch in the UK as it aims to take on Hamleys with an Oxford Street flagship.
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The Entertainer posts record profit in 'momentous' year
The Entertainer has posted record full year sales and profits as the toy retailer pushes ahead with plans to expand in the UK and overseas.
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Analysis
Oracle Retail Week Awards: The Entertainer scores with principles and profits
The Entertainer takes home the Zolfo Cooper Growth Retailer of the Year award, after driving profits and expansion in the wake of the downturn.
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Video: Hamleys unveils London tube station in Regent Street flagship
Hamleys shrugged off London’s Tube strike troubles by unveiling its own Underground in the basement of its Regent Street flagship today.
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Opinion
Analysis: Finding a buyer for Early Learning Centre will be a challenge
The Early Learning Centre, which has been owned by Mothercare for seven years, continues to lack destination appeal for mothers due to its inaccessibility and higher price architecture compared to the rest of the increasingly competitive toy market.
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Mothercare in talks to sell off Early Learning Centre at a cut price
Mother and baby specialist retailer Mothercare is in discussions to sell its pre-school business the Early Learning Centre (ELC).
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Video: Top toys for 2014 showcased
The Toyfair 2014 showcased toys galore this week at London’s Olympia including one of the must-have toys for this year, the Hexbug.
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Toy market contracts as sales of 'pocket money' products slump
The toy market declined by 1% to £2.9bn last year as sales of lower priced ‘pocket money’ products declined.
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Analysis
In numbers: Round-up of retail's Christmas trading updates
Dozens of the biggest retailers have updated the market on their all-important Christmas trading in the last few weeks. Here’s a glance at the headline numbers.
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Interview
Q&A: The Entertainer boss Gary Grant on its record Christmas
Toy retailer The Entertainer revealed like-for-likes up 7% and total sales up 12% in the five weeks to December 28. Retail Week asks boss Gary Grant how he did it.