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  • DREAMTOYS UNVEILS TOP 12 TOYS FOR CHRISTMAS

    DREAMTOYS UNVEILS TOP 12 TOYS FOR CHRISTMAS

    Wednesday 9 November, London - From hot new trends to evergreen brands, today, the Toy Retailers Association unveiled the DreamToys Top Toys for Christmas. Selected by an independent panel of retailers and toy experts, the DreamToys list is the most authoritative predictive list of what items will be the most sought after this festive season.
    This year, the panel selected a long list of 72 toy

  • MGA’s L.O.L., Character Options and The Entertainer triumph at the 54th Toy Industry Awards

    MGA’s L.O.L., Character Options and The Entertainer triumph at the 54th Toy Industry Awards

    Toy Fair, 22-24 January 2019, Olympia, London
    Toy Industry Awards, 22 January 2019, Apex Room, Olympia London
    22 January 2019: MGA’s L.O.L., Character Options and The Entertainer triumphed at this evening’s annual Toy Industry Awards winning Toy of the Year, Supplier of the Year and Toy Retailer of the Year, respectively. BTHA Golden Teddy Awards were presented to Simon Kohler of Hornby Hobb

  • DreamToys Announce 2017's Top Twelve Toys For Christmas

    DreamToys Announce 2017's Top Twelve Toys For Christmas

    London 8 November 2017: DreamToys, the UK’s most accurate and authoritative predictive list, today announced the top 12 toys expected to be the most sought after this Christmas.
    Nerf Nitro Longshot Smash and The Original Stretch Armstrong bring familiar names to the list while film and TV licenses are represented by PJ Masks Headquarters Playset, Lego’s Star Wars BB-8 and Paw Patrol Sea Patroll

  • Playmobil’s Ghostbuster Playset Wins Toy Fair 2017 Editors’ Choice Award

    Playmobil’s Ghostbuster Playset Wins Toy Fair 2017 Editors’ Choice Award

    Star Wars Smart Watch from VTech & Flair’s Glimmies make up the top three winners of the annual award from London’s Olympia
    25 January 2017: Playmobil’s Ghostbuster Playset has been voted Toy of the Show by media visiting Toy Fair taking place at London’s Olympia this week.
    More than 300 members of the press including broadcast, national, consumer and trade journalists have reported fro

  • Spin Master’s Hatchimals, Ty and Smyths Toys triumph at the 52nd Toy Industry Awards

    Spin Master’s Hatchimals, Ty and Smyths Toys triumph at the 52nd Toy Industry Awards

    Toy Fair, 24-26 January 2017, Olympia, London
    Toy Industry Awards, 24 January 2017, Apex Room, Olympia London
    24 January 2017: Hatchimals (Spin Master), Ty and Smyths Toys triumphed at this evening’s annual Toy Industry Awards winning Toy of the Year, Supplier of the Year and Toy Retailer of the Year, respectively.
    Organised by the British Toy & Hobby Association with the Toy Retaile

  • Collectables See off Brexit Blues as the Toy Market Rises by More Than 6%

    Collectables See off Brexit Blues as the Toy Market Rises by More Than 6%

    UK Toy Market Grows to £3.5 Billon for First Time; Largest Toy Market in Europe and 4th in the World
    24th January 2017: The UK toy market saw a 6.3 per cent uplift in sales in 2016. This increases the market value to more than £3.5 billion for the first time, according to The NPD Group who released the figures today in partnership with the British Toy and Hobby Association at this year’s Toy Fa

  • BTHA Confirms 8th Annual Student Seminar at Toy Fair 2017

    BTHA Confirms 8th Annual Student Seminar at Toy Fair 2017

    The British Toy and Hobby Association has today announced the return of the Design Student Seminar which will take place on the third day of Toy Fair 2017. Since 2010, the BTHA has organised the seminar to encourage university students to consider a career in toy design.

  • Gary Grant, chairman of the DreamToys selection committee, with this year's Top 12 launched in London this morning.

    It’s Official - The 12 Best Selling Toys this Christmas!

    Classics, Collectables and Licenses Dominate the Dreamtoys 2016 list
    A new app is launched to enable consumers to easily discover the whole list
    LONDON 9th November 2016: The 2016 Dreamtoys Top Toy list predicts the biggest selling toys this Christmas and it’s a mixture of well-loved brands and the increasingly popular collectable ranges that dominate the must-have list this year.
    “The 20

  • Toy Fair 2017 Sold Out

    Toy Fair 2017 Sold Out

    Toy Fair organiser, the British Toy and Hobby Association, today announced the annual UK industry showcase exhibition has sold out its entire exhibitor space at London’s Olympia in January.