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Regulars 07 From the publisher 08 News 10 From the editor 16 Industry Moves 18 Marketing World 19 Licensing World 27 Talking Shop 29 Indie viewpoint 31 Viewpoint 74 Allegedly
35 Outdoor Features
22 NPD monthly column Frederique Tutt provides possible answers to the question on everyone’s lips: how will the industry fare this year?
23 Fresh New products from Mega Brands, Hornby, Spin Master,
Revell, Vivid Imaginations and Lego.
35 Outdoor Toys With a wet 2012 out the way, Toy World fi nds out what
options the category presents for 2013.
49 Boys Collectables Toy World takes a look at what lies ahead for the boys
collectables sector in 2013.
63 Toy Industry Awards 2012 For full coverage and a list of the winners, take a look at Toy
World’s round-up.
68 BTHA Toy Fair 2013 review Toy World spoke to the BTHA’s Simon Pilling and some of the
exhibitors to fi nd out how the show went.
72 Nuremberg Toy Fair: a retrospective Toy World takes one last look at the International Toy Fair
Nuremberg 2013.
73 Spring Fair refl ections Toy World caught up with some of the suppliers who
exhibited at Spring Fair 2013 and found out how they fared. 23 Fresh
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