PYMNTS-MonitorEdge-May-2024

toys

Amazon Copies Sears, Publishes Holiday Toy Catalog
Amazon Copies Sears, Publishes Holiday Toy Catalog
November 07, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon is launching its first-ever printed holiday toy catalog, shipping “A Holiday of Play” to millions of its customers starting this month. “Amazon is excited...

READ MORE >
Ecosystems: Google, Disney And The Power Of Parental Spend
Ecosystems: Google, Disney And The Power Of Parental Spend
October 31, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

There are some hit toys from the 1960s that were genuine classics – so much so that they are still with us today. This year, Ken Dolls,...

READ MORE >
Hasbro And The ‘Lost Year’ For Toys
Hasbro And The ‘Lost Year’ For Toys
October 24, 2018  |  Retail

The great Toys R us derailing of early 2018 will still be being felt as the year heads into its end game — particularly as...

READ MORE >
Retailers Look To Bid On Toys R Us Stores
Retailers Look To Bid On Toys R Us Stores
March 29, 2018  |  Retail

With several Toys R Us stores on the auction block, several national retailers have shown an interest in the embattled toy retailer’s brick-and-mortar locations. Just...

READ MORE >
With The End Near, Toys R Us Requests Halt Of Vendor Payments
With The End Near, Toys R Us Requests Halt Of Vendor Payments
March 16, 2018  |  Retail

As Toys R Us wraps up its U.S. operations, a lawyer for the retailer has asked the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to allow the company to halt...

READ MORE >
Toys R Us Tells Workers It Will Likely Close All US And UK Stores
Toys R Us Tells Workers It Will Likely Close All US And UK Stores
March 15, 2018  |  Retail

After failing to restructure its debt or find a buyer, Toys R Us will either sell or shutter all of its brick-and-mortar stores in the U.S,...

READ MORE >
What Toymakers Can Learn From VTech Breach And Settlement
What Toymakers Can Learn From VTech Breach And Settlement
January 09, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

It was like stealing data from a baby. In 2015, electronic toy company VTech learned from a journalist that a hacker had accessed its computer...

READ MORE >
The Wonder Of Personalization In Children’s Publishing
The Wonder Of Personalization In Children’s Publishing
December 19, 2017  |  eCommerce

The holiday gift crunch is easily the most stressful time of the year to be a parent. (Unless one is the parent of a high...

READ MORE >
Toys That Have Stood The Test Of Time
Toys That Have Stood The Test Of Time
November 25, 2017  |  Retail

Peak toy season is upon us. Over the next six weeks, 40 to 60 percent of American consumers will purchase at least one toy during...

READ MORE >