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Ralson News and Grooves have joined the Toymaster buying group: Ralson News, contact Rakesh Patel at 18 Temple Fortune Parade, Finchley Road, London NW11 0QS, 020 8455 1931,
www.ralsononline.co.uk,
info@ralsononline.co.uk; Grooves, contact Neil Stevenson at 1 Albert Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1HP, 01856 872 239,
neil@groovesrecords.co.uk.
Tuesday 1st October saw the launch of Drumond Park’s Logo app, which is available to download free on iPhone and iPad devices. The app will be available from the iTunes App Store list, from 1st October to 31st December 2013.
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Kidicraft has announced the arrival of Carole Sutton into the
team as the new sales manager, bringing with her over 10 years of sales knowledge and experience in the toy and gift industry. Carole’s arrival will help boost Kidicraft’s sales into various markets including education and retail. Roy Greenwood, director, said: “I am really pleased to have Carole joining the team. I know she is well respected within the industry and has gained a wealth of experience during her years at Halilit and Great Gizmos. Carole couldn’t be joining us at a better time, with new ranges coming online within weeks.”
Little Tikes is to receive an increased focus from MGA Entertainment following a strong year for the brand, with an expansion to its sales and marketing team. Rachael
Springett, formerly European marketing manager, has been promoted to the newly-created post of International marketing and licensing director for Little Tikes. Rachael has a wealth of experience in growing consumer brands having spent 10 years in the FMCG industry prior to joining MGA in September 2012. Taking over from Rachael Springett is Michelle Lilley, who joins as UK marketing manager.
Toy World has promoted its editorial assistant Kayleigh Conway to the position of assistant editor. Kayleigh joined Toy World in August 2012 immediately after completing a post-graduate diploma in magazine journalism. Kayleigh said: “I am thrilled to have had the opportunity to grow and progress within my role here at Toy World, and I’d like to say a huge thank you to those of you who sent messages of congratulations following my outbursts on Facebook and Twitter.”
A Girl for All Time is now an official supplier to Toymaster. Frances Cain, founder of A Girl for All Time, said: “It’s great to be a part of Toymaster. As a specialist brand we do particularly well with the independents. We are so pleased to be a part of this group, because it’s a good fit for our products, and we are very excited to support them for this coming Christmas season.”
Good Toy Guide celebrated its first birthday by launching the Retailer of the Month feature on the site, and announced the first Retailer of the Month as Toy Craft, Chester. With knowledgeable staff and a commitment to stocking well-made, well-designed toys, Toy Craft is a great example of a toy shop that represents the values of the Good Toy Guide.
D’arpèje is launching a new Furby plush sleeping bag. The brand new Furby sleeping bag design captures the brand’s unique assets and appeal, utilising soft plush material with a soft hood and zip fastener along the entire length. The Furby plush sleeping bag is fully fleece-lined and can be used inside or outside.
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Michelle has a strong background in the retail and home goods industry having spent three years working on the Pyrex brand where she was responsible for all aspects of trade, consumer brand and
backgrounds and I’m convinced that both will bring a great deal to the Little Tikes team. I am also extremely pleased to be working with Rachael as we continue to develop the business globally. It has been a great year for Little Tikes, and we are in a great position to emulate this in 2014. I am incredibly excited to see what we achieve on such a well-loved brand.”
communication development for UK and Eire. More recently, she spent two years at BSH Home Appliances, focusing on trade marketing for Bosch, Siemens and Neff prior to advancing to overall brand management for Siemens home appliances. John Briggs strengthens the MGA UK sales team as general sales manager, bringing with him a wealth of experience in national account sales. Joining from Hornby, and formerly with LeapFrog and Vivid Imaginations, he has over 10 years of experience across brand and licences. Andrew Laughton, MD Little Tikes UK, commented: “I am very happy to be welcoming both Michelle and John on board – they are both consummate professionals with exceptional
Michelle Lilley, UK marketing
manager, with Andrew Laughton, MD (driving), and John Briggs, general sales manager
Following on from two years of substantial growth, IMC Toys has strengthened its sales team. The company has announced the appointment of Sharon Gaskin as national account sales manager, and the promotion of Guy Rooney to the position of UK sales manager. Terry Crew, managing director, commented: “These are key appointments for IMC as 2014 will see a significant introduction of new innovative products.”
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