Jim Silver
Jim Silver
expect huge licensed months nine sold thousands toy
Spider-Man 2 will be huge for the toy industry. I expect hundreds of thousands of licensed merchandise (items) to be sold in the first nine months of the year,
continue operation order run slim toys
I think Toys R Us will continue to run some kind of toy operation in the future. But in order to still be competitive, it will need to slim down considerably and run probably around 450 to 500 stores.
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Parents and kids still love the retailer because it still sells three times as many toys as a Wal-Mart or a Target. It still has the best selection of toys and games out there. The toy manufacturers certainly want to see it around and that's why many are giving it more exclusive deals to sell a number of their toys.
coming fall release star toys wars
Hasbro has other new Star Wars toys coming out in the fall timed to the release of the Star Wars DVD.
expected harry last million potter spent toys year
Over $500 million last year was spent on Harry Potter toys and this year is expected to be even bigger.
companies entertainment family rather redefining themselves toy
Toy manufacturers are redefining themselves as family entertainment companies rather than just toymakers,
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In order for the toy industry to survive, companies will have to deal with Wal-Mart. It has to be understood that Wal-Mart doesn't make deals with everyone who approaches them. Ultimately it's Wal-Mart who chooses who will be in their stores.
hot licensed push sales tough toy
It was a tough year, ... We didn't have a hot toy and we didn't have a big movie to push sales of licensed products.
call entertainment family industry longer per toy toys
The way I see it, the toy industry is no longer just about toys per se. I call it the family entertainment business.
either problem sells since site target toy toys web
They could either go to Target or try to find another toy retailer like K-B Toys. You would think Target first, since it is already their partner, but the one problem with that is Target has its own Web site where it sells toys -- and how much will Target want to give up?
cost impact oil plastic prices toy
Oil prices are particularly important to toy manufacturers because they impact the cost of resin and plastic used to make toys,
based dominant technology toys trend year
The dominant trend this year is more toys based on technology.
kids
What kids really want to do is become the hero.
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Even though holiday sales account for 65 percent of the industry's overall sales, the first nine months of the year can determine whether the Christmas season will be good or bad for retailers. I'm very excited about the new products for the summer.