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CONTENTS December 2013 volume 3 issue 4 30 Ty UK
20 Retailer in focus Jessica King tells Tom Roberts about the Toy
Shop’s return to Selfridges London as a permanent department.
28 Retail feature Tom Roberts spent a day working at Toy Barnhaus’
Crawley branch during the October/November half- term trading period.
29 Company in focus Ebury Partners Trade Finance offers a different
approach to supplier fi nance, specifi cally aimed at alleviating some of the main challenges which toy companies face. John Baulch reports.
30 Company in focus Ty UK’s products have graced the Hamleys Christmas
windows. Tom Roberts spoke to Mark Swallow to fi nd out more.
31 Retail interview Tom Roberts caught up with James Heese to fi nd out
how the company’s expansion of its Kids offering has progressed since its launch six months ago.
32 Company in focus Trends UK’s 2013 has seen big changes at the
company. John Baulch reports.
33 Range in focus Tom Roberts spoke to Richard North about the new TX
Juice range and the company’s plans for it.
34 Ten years on Peter Brown reminisces about the warehouse fi re that
destroyed the entire stock of the then fl edging Flair, while Simon Hedge looks at where the company is heading.
38 Spielwarenmesse 2014 preview In a little under two months time, the toy trade will
descend on Nuremberg for the 2014 Spielwarenmesse. Tom Roberts reports.
40 Brand in focus Toy World fi nds out about ambitious plans for Simba
Smoby’s Steffi Love fashion doll brand in 2014.
42 Company in focus John Baulch talks to Dragon-i’s Dave Cave about the
company’s four consecutive years of signifi cant growth and plans for 2014.
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