December already? Yes, and the Festive season is getting into full swing both on and off the high street.
One of our retail highlights this month is the latest uplifting Independent Opinion column from Jollys Toys amongst our other retail interviews. On top of some good sales weeks recently, there is praise for certain named suppliers on account of their fair treatment of the smaller toy shops.
John Ryan, in his retail column looks at what we need to do to revitalise the high street at a time when it appears to be in the early stages of recovery. He suggests that shoppers are beginning to rediscover the joys of face-to-face retail and are heading back to the high street.
Our Toy Testers enjoy the simple pleasures of The Puppet Company’s new Striders range this month. What never fails to come out again and again when get kids to try out toys, is their enthusiasm, their imagination plus just what makes a toy work and why it sells.
The Sensory and Wellbeing feature gets more important year on year. In these st
