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UK toy retailer The Entertainer has teamed with Hong Kong retail technology company Red Ant Asia so its mascot can talk to online customers. They can ask the retailer’s mascot Jack (as in the jack-in-the-box toy), dressed as Santa for the occasion, about…
Toys R Us Asia is investigating the feasibility of listing in Hong Kong. According to overseas media reports, funds raised from selling shares in the Hong Kong-headquartered joint venture with Fung Group could assist the crippled US parent company with its…
Global toy retailer, Toys ‘R’ Us, will open four new stores across Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales between September and November. The four new stores will be located in Robina (Queensland), which will open on September 16 ; Rutherford (NSW), which…
Malaysia-based Korean concept retail store Kioda plans to open 300 stores in India by 2021 and has tied up with Franchise India which will invest USD 10 million for expansion and marketing. Kioda, which has a product range of cosmetics, gifts, stationery and…
Mattel expects to grow three to four times in the more than $31 billion toys and games market in China by 2020 through digitally connected toys, as it intensifies its efforts to take on LEGO Group and Hasbro in the country. Mattel — which cut its dividend by…
Toy retailer Toys “R” Us said it will open between 30 to 40 stores annually in China, as the local toy and game market in China took in $31.6 billion in 2016. With China’s penchant for toys and consumers preferring to see and touch products before purchasing,…
The HKTDC Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair, HKTDC Hong Kong Baby Products Fair and the Hong Kong International Stationery Fair opened today at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). The four-day fairs will continue through 12 January and gather a…
The 43rd HKTDC Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair, the eighth HKTDC Hong Kong Baby Products Fair and the 17th Hong Kong International Stationery Fair are set to open at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) next week. Starting on 9 January and…
Ten years after first entering the market, Toys”R”Us, Inc., the world’s leading dedicated toy and baby products retailer, today announced that the company has opened its 100th store in China. The milestone achievement was marked by a grand opening celebration…
Chinese language investor Sanpower is reported to be getting ready a bid for worldwide toy retailer Hamleys. Sanpower is the corporate which purchased 79 per cent of UK division retailer chain Home of Fraser final yr with the intention of increasing the…
The world’s biggest retailer Wal-Mart Stores believes the best way to achieve profitability in China is to open more stores and lure more customers. Walmart China will expand its store network by almost a third between now and 2017 according to CEO Doug…
Toys “R” Us, the self-described “world’s first toy supermarket”, has racked up accumulated losses of almost AUD450 million (USD343.9m) since arriving in Australia. The US-based toy and baby products retailer has operated in Australia for more than two…
