The hard-working BTHA team
visitors to the stand. The show felt busier than previous years and the new Gallery expansion seemed to work very well with the increased number of high-quality exhibitors driving strong footfall. There was real excitement around our stand from buyers and media and this certainly had us buzzing too.” David Martin, managing director of KD UK, commented that it was the fi rst time KD UK had showcased its whole portfolio at Toy Fair and that it was interesting to see the visitor’s reactions to the capabilities of the group. He said: “The show resulted in positive feedback from retailers and we are already looking forward to next year’s show where we hope to ‘wow’ everyone that little bit more.”
Epoch Making Toys accepts champagne from the BTHA’s Simon Pilling for being the fi rst company to rebook for 2015.
John McDonnell, managing director of Galt Toys, admitted that Toy Fair gave the company the perfect opportunity to showcase its new products for 2014, adding: “The show had terrifi c attendance, and despite opinion that the toy industry has had a disappointing 12 months, the number of leading national and independent retailers and trade professionals who we’ve met on our stand was excellent.” Darrell Jones, marketing director at Bandai UK, told me that it was a successful show for the company after moving to a new location and unveiling a new stand. “It received many positive comments and we witnessed an increased footfall from buyers and media throughout the show,” he said.
Thierry Bourret, managing director at Asobi, said:
“We had back-to-back appointments throughout the show and have since had 450 different leads to follow up, so it is fair to say that the 2014 Toy Fair was a real triumph.”
And these are just a selection of the comments
I received from the industry, more can be found in our Touching Base feature on page 42. Simon Pilling summed up his reaction to the feedback: “We are very grateful for the feedback we’ve had so far and are looking forward to making our 62nd Toy Fair even better.” We’ll see you all there next year; 2015’s show runs across 20-22 January.
Best New Toys winners The winners of the sixth annual Toy Fair Best New Toy Awards were announced at the show and predict some of the top new toys for 2014. The 13
categories – which produced 39 winning toys from 26 different toy companies – were unveiled by the BTHA on the first day of the show. The Toy Fair Best New Toy Awards are voted for by a panel of independent toy retailers as the 2014 Toy Fair products with the most potential to make a mark on retail throughout the year and beyond. The products include toys to suit every pocket, with a wide variety of price points on the list. The full list of winners is below:
Action Toys Stink Bugs, Character Options Nerf N-Strike Zombie Crossbow, Hasbro Dragons: Defenders of Berk, Spin Master Toys
Construction Airfix Quick Build Lamborghini, Hornby Hobbies Lego City Police Station, Lego Lego Friends Stephanie’s Beach House, Lego
Creative Play-Doh Cake Mountain, Hasbro Glowing Chemistry, Thames & Kosmos Crayola Doodle Magic Colour Roll, Vivid Toy Group
Dolls Nenuco Won’t Eat, Famosa Tiny Tears Interactive Doll, John Adams Lalaloopsy Babies, MGA Entertainment
Games and Puzzles Elefun Mousetrap, Hasbro
Think Words, Adams Brainbox Colour & Create, Green Board Company
Hobby 4M Tin Can Cable Car, Great Gizmos Scalextric RCS, Hornby Hobbies Nano Quad, Revell
Playsets Sylvanian Families Cosy Cottage Starter Home, Epoch Making Toys Fairy Island, Playmobil Ancient Dragon Castle, Playmobil
Pocket Money Mixels Series 1, Lego Lil Fishys, Peterkin Moshi Kart Collectables, Toy Group
Pre-school Nursery Trampoline, James Galt Learn to Pedal 3-in-1 Trike, Little Tikes Toot Toot Drivers Police Station, VTech
Pre-school Characters Peppa Pig Weebles Wind and Wobble Playhouse, Character Options Henry Hugglemonster Henry’s Roarsome Scooter and Summer’s Super Scooter, Golden Bear
Role-Play Power Rangers Super Megaforce Deluxe Super Mega Saber, Bandai Barbie & Me Colour Change Glam Bag, HTI
Speciality Toys Teddy Train, Fiesta Crafts Doll Lennja and Erin, Haba UK Baa-Baa-Barn, John Crane Multi Model Construction Set/Speed Theme, Triqo Wicked UKick, Wicked Vision
Tech Toys Cupets, Flair My Friend Cayla, Vivid Toy Group Kidipet Friends, VTech
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