The hottest trend in toys this year, fidget spinners, and not that appealing to licensing execs, although some major players are introducing new in-house toy lines to expand the trend. But the tactical play patterns…
Business
Toy Industry Wrap-Up
April 24, 2017
TIA rebrands and expands, Toys ‘R’ Us and Mattel record slipping sales, Target ups its presence, and what’s up with those unicorns?…
Toys & Games
Collectibles, Preschool Snag Top Toys of the Year
February 24, 2017
Congrats to the winners of the 17th annual Toy of the Year Awards! Top allocades went to the hottest companies in licensing, Lego and Funko—with the top license of the year going to Paw Patrol…
Novelties
Star Wars Rules Pop Culture Collectibles
February 24, 2017
The growing action figures and collectibles market has Star Wars to thank for its success these past few years, but there are a couple of new properties that will take 2017 by storm…
Trade Shows
Toy Fair 2017: Shrink Rays, Traditional Play & Robotics
February 20, 2017
To all those who attended North American Intl. Toy Fair in New York—hope you had a great show! Here are some of the notable trends TLL saw on the floor…
Brief
Licensing Shorts
January 20, 2017
Get a quick look on what’s going on with counterfeits entering the U.S., how Sony got the rights to “emoji”, and Gen Z’s surprising preference on shopping in brick and mortar locations…
Toys & Games
Star Wars, Barbie, and Hachimals Top Holiday Toys
January 6, 2017
While overall holiday sales were expected to increase just 3.4%, retail sales of toys and games are expected to be almost double that figure in 2016—all driven by licensed brands…
Toys
TIA’s Top Toys of 2016
November 25, 2016
Congratulations to the 100 finalists for TIA’s 2017 Toy of the Year Awards—about a quarter of which are licensed products. See a selected list and contacts…
Toys & Games
D&D and Little People in the Hall of Fame
November 11, 2016
Dungeons & Dragons, Fisher Price’s Little People, and the swing were inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame. The three join brands like…
TOYS & GAMES
Top Retailers Tag Holiday Toy Favorites
October 14, 2016
UPDATE: Walmart, Toys ‘R’ Us, Amazon.com and three other retailers’ top toy lists reflect the growing strength of licensed brands, which account for nearly half of this season’s top picks…