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Upselling is about helping customers, training staff, and believing in products... 
We want you to see the toys we see, so you can determine if they're right for your store! Check this space every weekday to see brief video clips... 
TOMY Corporation has announced plans to introduce TOMICA, a best-selling die-cast car and train brand in Japan, to North America... 
Kids (and their parents) continue flocking to perennial favorites like kites, puzzles and LEGO, but a more recent and fad-crazy release, Silly Bandz from BCP Imports, tops this month’s list of best-selling toys... |
TDMONTHLY SHOP TALK |
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In 2005, as the Gonzon family was planning to move from Lewes, Del., to Key West, Fla., to open a new toy store, nature intervened.... 
At Key West Toy Factory in Key West, Fla., shoppers are seeking fun vacation toys that are easy to take on a cruise ship and then on a plane back home.... 
Specialty toy retailers walk a fine line when it comes to upselling customers.... 
I’ve been studying retail for several decades — how people shop, how stores are arranged, how merchandise does or doesn’t do well. In speaking to toy-store owners, I've noticed how many have a fairly random way of organizing... |
TDMONTHLY TOP-10 MOST-WANTED LISTS |
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There are newcomers to the top-10 list of best-selling construction toys in specialty — namely, Shoptaugh Games’ Jawbones (from Be Good Company)...and Lego-like sets from Cobi... |
TDMONTHLY HOLIDAY PREVIEW |
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TDMONTHLY TOY VIDEOS |
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A scheduling buddy helps kids handle daily activities, a tomato teaches kids about the benefits of eating fruits and vegetables, and a see-through race car lets children see inside the action... 
Construction toys are building up and up with tower-friendly pieces from Hape International and Fat Brain Toy Co., and Holztiger's wooden semi trucks have trade-out parts... 
Creativity for Kids puts art into dessert, while the Orb Factory wows with new bangle bracelets. Watch these and other creative crafts... 
Want to create a beautiful, orchestral arrangement? It's all in your hands with The Beamz, a laser-beam "instrument" for error-free music making... 
MGA Entertainment has launched a culturally diverse line of 18" dolls for the specialty market, and Ty Inc. has scaled down its doll designs with new Li'l Ones,... 
Kids can make a cup of coffee or grill up a burger with Hape's new Educo sets, and they're sure to be delighted when pieces of puzzle pictures and constructions fall into place... |
TDMONTHLY TOY REVIEWS |
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TDmonthly Magazine's Grade School Roundtable recently played Patchwork from Knightweaver Games LLC. The goal is to make sets of four matching patterned cards, but Patchwork is not your typical matching card game.... 
In these latest book reviews, TDmonthly Magazine’s Book Expert witnesses father-son bonding, meets a quill-haired tea party host, and giggles with pirates and penguins.... 
TDmonthly Magazine’s Music Expert watched her daughter hum and dance to tunes by the Bari Koral Family, wiggled away with international sensation The Wiggles, and enjoyed distinctive instrumentation in an album of French songs.... 
TDmonthly Magazine’s Review Scout scours the Web weekly for reviews of new and hot products so you don’t have to spend your time searching. Check this space for briefs on reviews and ratings from across the nation and even the globe.... |
TDMONTHLY POPULAR STORIES |
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For All Baby & Child, Inc., founders of the All Baby & Child Spring Education Conference and the fall ABC Kids Expo, 2010 is shaping up to be another successful year.... 
Craft retailers in the United States have been struggling pretty much all decade. Declining demand for craft products has meant that for some retailers to survive, others had to go to the wall... |
TDMONTHLY MANUFACTURER'S CORNER |
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TDMONTHLY NEW TOYS |
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See all the new toys we've uploaded in the last month to make your ordering easier... |
TDMONTHLY UPCOMING ISSUES |
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Take a trip to Aunt Jean's Toys & Treats in Montclair, N.J., in the July issue of TDmonthly Magazine. Owner Jeanette Lauture explains on video what makes her store unique... 
