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1.Disney-Licensed Toys Outrank Competitors
Many specialty retailers hesitate to buy into licensed toy lines, concerned about mass-market competition and staying power in the market...

8/1/2010



2.Top-10 Most-Wanted Electronic Toys
TDmonthly Magazine recently interviewed 40 specialty retailers across the country regarding their sales of electronic and battery-operated toys...

8/1/2010






Most-Viewed Articles (last 12 months)

1.Rubber Band Wars Break Out in Specialty
If you think dolls fight dirty, then you haven't been zapped by a silicone animal band...

12/1/2009



2.Top-10 Most-Wanted Novelties
If your specialty toy or gift store doesn’t carry Iwako erasers from BC Industries, you should take a second look at the sales of these tiny, collectible, puzzle erasers...

11/1/2009



3.Tween Toys Get Taped: Watch Bakugan and MORE
Tweens may be too cool for princess gowns and police uniforms, but they won't be able to resist fake mustaches...

12/1/2009






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1.Disney-Licensed Toys Outrank Competitors
Many specialty retailers hesitate to buy into licensed toy lines, concerned about mass-market competition and staying power in the market...

8/1/2010



2.Top-10 Most-Wanted Electronic Toys
TDmonthly Magazine recently interviewed 40 specialty retailers across the country regarding their sales of electronic and battery-operated toys...

8/1/2010



3.Visit Aunt Jean's Toys & Treats
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...

6/1/2010



4.Holiday Preview: Novelties
Pigs that pop, store change, play party games, and support the outrageously popular fad of snap-back, shaped rubber bands are the focus of TDmonthly’s Holiday Preview of Novelties below. It might turn out to be a boar-ing holiday season.For products that interest you, click "Add to my Inquiry Basket" to...

6/1/2010



5.Top-10 Most-Wanted Toys: June 2010
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...

6/1/2010



6.Summary of Online Toy Reviews
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...

6/1/2010



7.Novelties Stretch and Splat on Film
Stressed out? TDmonthly Magazine's toy videos from 2010 trade shows have some easy, low-cost solutions for easing the tension...

5/1/2010



8.Tween Toys Get Taped: Watch Bakugan and MORE
Tweens may be too cool for princess gowns and police uniforms, but they won't be able to resist fake mustaches...

12/1/2009



9.Rubber Band Wars Break Out in Specialty
If you think dolls fight dirty, then you haven't been zapped by a silicone animal band...

12/1/2009



10.Novelties & Other Gifts
Go back to main article: "Award-Winning Toys for a Hassle-Free Holiday"...

12/1/2009



11.In This Issue
In TDmonthly Magazine's top-10 most-wanted articles this month, find out which products are selling best for the infamous tween set (boys and girls)...

11/1/2009



12.Top-10 Most-Wanted Novelties
If your specialty toy or gift store doesn’t carry Iwako erasers from BC Industries, you should take a second look at the sales of these tiny, collectible, puzzle erasers...

11/1/2009



13.TDmonthly Goes Inside … Can You Imagine
If you’re looking for boys’ toys, tween items, novelties and things that are just plain fun and imaginative, you might want to step into the Can You Imagine showroom...

11/1/2009



14.Top-10 Most-Wanted Collectibles
Based on a TDmonthly Magazine survey of 49 specialty retailers regarding sales of collectibles, the wide range of products catching customers’ acquisitive fancy goes from cute Japanese erasers from BC Industries to familiar collectors’ items including Steiff plush and Breyer horses...

9/1/2009



15.Holiday Preview - Novelties
Kids are sure to find lots of fun and zany little gifts in their stockings this year. Perhaps they’ll receive 3-D glasses for all those new movies coming out, or maybe whimsical fabric friends, or even a new wind-up fart toy (watch out, parents)! See what else is in store...

6/1/2009



16.Kids' Gifts for the Holidays
Last month in TDmonthly Magazine’s Holiday Preview, you got a glimpse of some eco-friendly art projects, exciting books and costumes fit for a princess. See this month’s featured categories...

6/1/2009



17.TDmonthly Video Goes Inside Dark Delicacies, Burbank, Calif.
Del Howison and his wife, Sue, founded Dark Delicacies in Burbank, Calif., almost 15 years ago...

5/1/2009



18.Retailer Spotlight: Twirl Toystore & Playspace
Two years ago, a friend’s suggestion spurred Molly McMullin to open a toy store in her small-town community...

4/1/2009



19.Eight Toys Honored With 2009 TDmonthly Award
TDmonthly Magazine is proud to recognize its newest award winners, a collection of eight exciting products that stood out among the 29 products selected for TDmonthly's 2009 Specialty Toys Report...

2/1/2009



20.Stuff Those Stockings!
Wondering how to fill customers' stockings this year? Take some advice from a few dozen specialty toy-store owners who recently gave their recommendations...

11/1/2008



21.TDmonthly Classic Awards
TDmonthly Magazine is proud to announce the select winners of its TDmonthly Classic 2008 Award...

8/1/2008



22.
ToyDirectory.com® and TDmonthly™ MagazineContact: Alison Marek, Managing Editor12340 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 226Los Angeles, CA 90025 Phone: (310) 979-4330Fax: (310) 979-4350E-mail: alison@toydirectory.comwww.tdmonthly.comwww.toydirectory.comAugust 22, 2008FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Industry Leader Names Most Positive Toys of the YearTDmonthly Magazine Honors 44 Winners in Second...

8/1/2008



23.Retailer Spotlight: The Lollipop Shop
Some people, like Jeff Gurley, are able to turn life’s misfortunes into blessings. He took the loss of his job with a dot-com company in 2000 and turned it into a fun (and tasty) adventure, TDmonthly Magazine learned...

7/1/2008



24.My Best Sellers: The Lollipop Shop
At the Lollipop Shop in Jonesborough, Tenn., and Kiawah Island, S.C., Owners Jeff and Candy Gurley believe that candy and toys appeal to all demographics...

7/1/2008



 

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We are the world’s leading manufacturer of paper 3D glasses with over 5000 customers worldwide. Using our exclusive HoloSpex™ lenses, American Paper Optics introduced a retail phenomenon into the mainstream marketplace with Holiday Specs™ and Happy Eyes Glasses™. Over ten million glasses in this highly successful line have sold in a variety of retail stores ranging from seasonal specialty stores, drug stores and greeting card shops to floral and hardware stores. In 2006, we introduced the Eye Witness Glasses™. These glasses are designed with...
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