If there’s one compelling reason to attend the ASTRA Marketplace & Academy trade show this month, it’s their vision: “To change the world through the power of play”. Clearly all of us can remember specific toys from our own childhood. Therefore, it’s no wonder that we’re so fascinated with the toys children play with today.
Running a specialty store that sells gifts and toys is fun, but marketing a small store can have its challenges, especially when you’re going up against larger, more well-known chain stores and online stores with a big, overwhelming presence. How do you get the attention that your store deserves? How do you make your business stand out?
License 2 Play offers some of the most popular, bestselling, and well-known toys available, and when it comes to retail shopping, their wholesale toys are guaranteed to fly off shelves. The company distributes everything from blind boxes that contain surprise figures, to card games, tiny toys, and spinners to keep kids engaged and having fun.
Sometimes you just need to do something with your hands, and that’s where fidget toys come in to play. Originally created for kids with autism and ADHD, these mesmerizing spinners are the perfect distraction in a stressful situation. The toys use a simple concept to calm children who have a hard time sitting still; you simply spin the circles to keep the momentum of the toy going. Watching the circles spin while trying to discover new ways to use the spinner keeps kids and adults engaged. It’s even been said that fidget spinners may even improve concentration in the classroom, especially when it comes to special needs kids in school environments.
License-2-Play, LLC today announced the release of Fake News / Real News, a fast-paced card game of fake news and alternative facts to commemorate the 100th day of the Trump administration. Utilizing hundreds of real quotes from key players in the Trump presidential campaign and the early weeks of his administration, the game mixes in "fake quotes" and challenges players to decipher the real statements from the fake ones.
Have you ever felt like your baby knew what you were thinking? Or purposely manipulated you? How about a baby who has a job of his own, wears a suit, and carries a briefcase? That’s the hilarious premise behind the new DreamWorks film, “The Boss Baby.” The film follows the baby as he uses his brother to help him enact a secret mission to take down Puppy Co., and win more love for babies and less for their biggest rivals, adorable puppies.
Though the year has barely started, wholesale toys are as popular as ever. With plenty of new movies aimed at children, along with old favorites, there are many top toys that are on kids’ wish lists this year. Check out the most favorite five wholesale toys so far, and keep up with 2017 trends by adding these to your toy inventory.
Toyfair 2017 is a place where some of the world's largest toy manufacturers and retailers come together to show off new toys, games and to network with others from the industry. License 2 Play attends every year, where we meet our customers, source new toys, make connections and have a lot of fun checking out the new toys and games.
From sticker and gumball machines to blind wrapped surprises at the bottom of cereal boxes, we've always loved getting toy surprises and collecting them. No matter what generation you're from, you probably remember some of the magic of collecting toys from arcades, food boxes and even surprise packaging. Blind package toys recreate this magic, with collectible toys in blind packaging (you don't know what it is), to keep collectors coming back for more.
Toy Fair 2017 is one of the largest toy fairs in the United States (and the world) with over 415,000 square feet dedicated to toys and games. The Toy Fair Association hosts this extravaganza of toys to introduce new products, help buyers to find toys, and to connect retailers with wholesale toy distributors and manufacturers. As one of the largest toy fairs in the world,
Inventory management is a skill that most small business owners develop over time, but it is one that is crucial to the short and long-term success of a business. While often overlooked as a business cost, inventory management can greatly affect costs through warehousing, storage, logistics, organization, and through overstocking.
e Atlanta International Gift and Home Furnishings Market, often called the Atlanta Gift Show, is one of the largest wholesale home and gift shows in the world, with hundreds of thousands of buyers and sellers attending every year. The market attracts international as well as local retailers, wholesalers, and direct manufacturer representatives, allowing toy and gift stores to invest in the latest and best toys and gifts.
