It’s the August TnP issue and it certainly reflects the moods in both the supply and retail sides of the industry.
Our August showcase features are Playground Crazes, Kidult and Games & Puzzles with some great responses, and given the recent and rapidly growing success of UK Games Expo on the G&P front, It’s hardly surprising.
TnP Retail editor, Clare Turner has some entertaining and in-depth interviews with Just Williams in London, and Norfolk’s Kerrison Toys and still on the shop window front, Talking Retail has some in depth responses.
Contributing editor John Ryan’s column has some warm – but not too hot – and sensible advice on keeping toy stores cool in both the temperature and calm & collected senses.
We have had an extraordinary response to our Trade Talk this month. We asked the suppliers amongst other related issues: “If kids are in the mix on your holidays, what toys are they taking this year?” Amber Steventon, founder & MD of Azaria, replied: “Our influencer mums are telling us that, this year,
