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This Issue's Highlights What to Read in JulyIf you don't have time for the whole issue of TDmonthly, check out the companies specialty retailers say are fair, the newest toys for the holiday season and how to maximize your use of the Internet:  GOOD CO./BAD CO.Which companies do other specialty toy retailers consider to be good partners? Toysmith, Schylling, Ravensburger, Folkmanis, Gund, HABA and Manhattan Toy all earned high marks. Who causes headaches for toy- and gift-store owners? Ganz, Russ-Berrie and Ty garnered the most complaints, though the misery they caused was mitigated by the cash their toys earned. Companies that most retailers loved and a few just plain didn't included the ubiquitous Melissa & Doug, International Playthings, RC2, Educational Insights, Small World Toys and Alex. Find out why 129 retailers voted the way they did in Good Co./Bad Co.: Who's Fair to Specialty Stores, Who Makes You Burn? and Those Love/Hate Relationships.  HOLIDAY TOYS FOR SALEReady to buy for Q4? Find the latest Collectibles, Educational Toys, Card Games, Plush & Puppets, Ride-ons, Games, Novelties, Musical Toys, Dolls and Action Figures, and read what manufacturers said about their latest, hottest toys for 2007.  MAKING THE MOST OF THE WEBA simple, professional website can help promote your store even when you're not there. Giving potential customers online access to your hours, location and specials can help them find their way to your store when they need it. And if you want to sell online, treat your website like a second store by carefully selecting merchandise, keeping it up to date and offering customer service. Find out more in Retailing Tips: Promoting Online and Selling Online.  HOME SWEET HOMEWant to sell toys that are made in the U.S.A.? Maple Landmark Woodcraft, Channel Craft, Smethport Specialty, Teacup Tables, Baker Wood Marionettes, Dimensions, Rolli Rider, Ttalf, Fat Brain, Uncle's Puzzles and Secrist Doll Company all keep their factories close at hand. Find out why they do it ... and how ... in Making It in the USA.  SELLING TO BIG KIDSAre your littlest customers too big for toys? You might try selling to their parents, instead. Read how retailers across the country are exploiting the niche of grown-ups who don't want to grow up in Toys for the Old Folks.  FRIENDS FOR SALENew technology is making toys more lifelike than ever. If manufacturers have their way, the next generation of dolls, plush and games will be able to respond to your emotions and even read your mind. Find out how in Toys That Feel Your Pain.  TOYS SHOW OFF FOR YOUGet your own personal, in-house toy demos by watching TDmonthly! This month, we bring you eight new video toy demos. Find out whether a Solar Robot's hot ... or not ... in TDmonthly's ToyTV.  NEWEST, COOLEST TOYSFollowing are a few of our favorites from the hundreds of toys we uploaded this month, but you can find the rest in TDmonthly's July Staff Picks.
 Writer's Bio: ALISON MAREK is an award-winning writer, director and cartoonist whose work has been published by Fairchild Publications and DC Comics (Piranha Press), broadcast on Showtime and other cable networks, and viewed worldwide in film festivals. See her short films and print work on www.alisonmarek.com. Watch her nefarious villains in the web series www.MuggsMovers.com. Get inspired by her cartoons "Daily ARFFirmations to Unleash Your Inner Fido" at www.ARFFirmations.com. Phew! And then ... Read more articles by this author |
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