Attack of the Killer Tweens By Rick Aristotle Munarriz June 11, 2008 Comments (0) 3 Recommendations How big are High School Musical and Hannah Montana for Disney (NYSE: DIS)? Huge, going by the family entertainment giant's claim that licensed merchandise will result in retail sales topping the $30 billion mark this year. Disney-branded wares rang up $27 billion in sales at the retail level a year ago. Miley Cyrus and the stage-happy cast of HSM are ringing up less than 10% of that. However, with Disney pointing to its tween merchandising surging from $400 million last year to $2.7 billion this year, that spurt in reaching kids between the ages of 9 and 12 is accounting for the lion's share in the $3 billi...
Red Planet Group designated Canadian distributor for NurturePure Posted by Administrator on 05 May 2008Red Planet Group, based in Montreal Canada is pleased to announce that they have secured the distribution for the mass market in Canada of NurturePureTM, a leading manufacturer of safe, toxic-free, bisphenol A-free baby bottles, sippy cups and feeders. NurturePureTM based in Los Angeles, California is a health, family and socially conscious company dedicated to making safe and dependable products for parents and their children. NurturePureTM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of a company that has made environmentally-friendly and health-conscious products worldwide for well over a decade. NurturePureTM is founded by scientists and industry experts whose credentials include, most importantly, being parents. Parents who, just like you, want to ensure that there are people on your side who are genuinely watching out for your and your children's wellbeing. We understand that parents have enough t...
Zizzle Announcement - Red Planet Group Posted by Administrator on 16 Apr 2008ANNOUNCEMENT Zizzle LLC, a leading toy manufacturer headquartered in Bannockburn, IL, has named The Red Planet Group of Quebec, their distributor and representative effective May 11th for the Canadian Marketplace. Red Planet is a premier distributor of toys, sporting goods, automotive product and baby and infant products. Zizzle, launched in January 2005, specializes in the development a wide variety of family oriented children's product....
Nickelodeon No.1 Posted by Administrator on 14 Apr 2008Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family's Digital Group Has Record-Breaking Month Online and Establishes Itself as Number-One Kids and Family Online Destination Nick.com Is Number-One Kids' Site; iCarly.com Nets Best Month Ever; AddictingGames Tops All Independent Gaming Sites; Neopets Increases Time Spent by +27% NEW YORK, April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Nickelodeon Kids and Family Group's digital sites registered their best month ever online in March 2008, according to comScore Media Metrix (March 2008), establishing itself as the number-one kids and family online destination. The group of sites, which include Nick.com (http://www.nick.com); NickJr.com (http://www.nickjr.com/arcade); The-N.com (http://www.the-n.com); Neopets (http://www.n...
Zizzle -Introspective Posted by Administrator on 14 Apr 2008Executive Suite: Immaturity makes toymaker a winner ...
Dr.Seuss Posted by Administrator on 17 Mar 2008heodore Geisel is best known by the pseudonym Dr. Seuss (the correct pronunciation of Seuss rhymes with "voice" not "loose"), perhaps the most recognizable name in literature. Every December we're treated to How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and each year young kids are introduced to classics like Green Eggs and Ham and The Cat in the Hat, yet the wider public does not appear to know much about the man behind these famous works. To gear up for the release of the CGI-animated film Horton Hears A Who!, we aim to change that by presenting five things you didn't know about Dr. Seuss, the most familiar and beloved pen name in children's literature. 1- Dr. Seuss adopted his pseudonym by drinking gin Geisel's father and grandfather were both brewmasters in Massachusetts prior to prohibition. While he was a senior at Dartmouth in 1925 -- during the prohibition era -- he served as a co...
Joining A Buying group Posted by Administrator on 11 Mar 2008Joining a Buying Group-Good or Bad Idea By Alan J. Zell Is it possible for independent retailers to have some of the advantages that larger organizations have? Yes, and there is a way to have some advantages that large organizations don't take advantage of. It is by stores coming together as an loosely organized group. I do not call them "buying groups" because there is more to what a group might do than just buying. I call them "skull groups". ( I don't know where the term came from but I first heard of it from a friend who had automobile dealerships and I've continued to use it.) The basic format is a group of businesses doing or selling the same types of merchandise or services where their market areas do not overlap. How many could make up a group? Too few would not be effective; too many may be difficult to manage. I believe between 8 and 10 would be about right. ...
How the Bicycle Came To Be Posted by Administrator on 11 Mar 2008Remember your first bike? Was it a Christmas or birthday present? You had probably identified it well before "that special day" and nagged, conspired, schemed and cajoled your parents until the unrelenting "buy me a bike" paid off. Or you may have saved up all your hard earned pocket money to get that gleaming machine. Maybe it was an old rusting frame with flat tyres and brakes that either didn't work or were seized against the wheel rim so you had to peddle twice as hard to keep up with the rest. Your first proper bike, not the fixed wheel tricycle you rode in circles around the front room, your first two wheeler with no training wheels, would have changed your life. It meant independence... you could go anywhere... you were free! You didn't need money, just air in your tyres, a pocket full of Chinese lollies and energy and enthusiasm to burn. As a child you are de...
Forbes Fictional 15 Posted by Administrator on 17 Dec 2007he Forbes Fictional 15 David M. Ewalt and Michael Noer 12.11.07, 3:00 PM ET Profiles: ...
Don't cry for toy sales Posted by Administrator on 10 Dec 2007Don't cry for toy sales; it'll still be a good year December 1, 2007 BY KATE PRAHLAD CAPITAL NEWS SERVICE What kids want, kids get. And kids want toys. Despite the toy recalls that have made news this year, analysts expect the toy industry will still rake it in this holiday season. "Kids are going to call the shots here," said P.K. Kannan, an associate professor of marketing at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business. Across the board, toys might see "maybe minus 5%" in revenues in response to the recalls, Kannan said, but not for any specific brands. The Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled millions of Chinese-made toys this summer because of lead contamination or defective designs. "It se...
Something New in Toyland Posted by Administrator on 10 Dec 2007Something's New in Toyland As the holidays approach, here are Four Forecasts for the Future of Toys. Washington, DC (PRWEB) December 9, 2007 -- "Toys today are designed for tech-savvy children who are growing up faster than their parents did, and tire of their toys more quickly," says Chris Carbone, author of a recent report on the future of toys, published by the gl...