Toy Articles

Top 10 toys for Christmas 2011

Author: Editor - Added: 2011-11-03
New Zealand’s largest online toy store has announced their Top 10 toys picks for Christmas. The list is compiled based on recent sales data and from 15 years in the toy industry, says Shane Loomb M...
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A new classic toy store with a past

Author: Suzanne Keoghan - Added: 2011-09-19
Decades of Toys was created out of a love, passion and nostalgia for the toys we grew up with.

While some of the toys we were playing with years ago may seem dated in today’s technological sche...
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NZ Toy Fair 2008

Author: Editor - Added: 2008-03-26
The NZ Toy Fair 2008 is on this year from Saturday 3rd May to Monday 5th May. Over 70 exhibitors showing the best of the world’s Toys, Games, Hobbies, Sporting and Nursery Merchandise. It will be h...
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Online Toy Store one of New Zealand's Fastest Growing Companies

Author: iQ Toys - Added: 2007-11-07
Online Toy Store One Of New Zealand’s Fastest Growing Companies

Mount Maunganui based iQ Toys has been identified in the Deloitte "Fast 50" Awards 2007, as one of New Zealand’s fastest growing c...
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Toy Fair 2007

Author: Editor - Added: 2007-04-25
The 2007 New Zealand Toy Fair is be be held on Sunday 29th April, Monday 30th April and Tuesday 1st of May. The venue for the fair is the same as previous years. It will be held at the Kingsgate Ho...
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NZ's largest online toy store is 10 years old!

Author: iQ Toys - Added: 2006-09-01
iQ Toys was started back in 1996 with a handful of toys, a simple website (www.iqtoys.co.nz) and big aspirations. At the time, it was one of only a handful of online stores and New Zealand's very f...
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ThinkShop - resources for thinking launched

Author: Thinkshop - Added: 2006-07-27
Creative thinking. Critical thinking. Problem solving. At ThinkShop, we're always thinking about thinking - and how to teach the thinking skills that young people need to maximise their potential.
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Check out the hottest toys for 2006

Author: CNNMoney - Added: 2006-03-27
Sony, Apple and all the other gadget pioneers better watch out. Eager to win back market share lost to hot gizmos like the iPods and PSPs, toymakers are fighting back with more innovative "tech toy...
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New Zealand Toy Fair 2006

Author: Toy Directory Ed - Added: 2006-02-18
Over 60 exhibitors featuring the very best toys, games, puzzles, pre-school, outdoor leisure ranges and so much more!

Saturday 29th April 9am to 5pm
Sunday 30th April 9am to 5pm
Monday 1st ...
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Toy sales slow in the US

Author: Reuters - Added: 2006-02-13
Last year was not very playful for the beleaguered U.S. toy industry, with sales falling almost 4 percent, market research firm NPD Group said.

In 2005, total industry sales declined to US$21.3 ...
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Goal of Providing 1,500 Toys to the CCF

Author: Starbucks - Added: 2006-01-14
Goal of Providing 1,500 Toys to the Child Cancer Foundation to Provide Joy to Children Suffering from Cancer

AUCKLAND; November 22, 2005—This Christmas, Starbucks Coffee Company is teaming up wi...
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Top 10 Toys: Dinosaurs are by no means extinct!

Author: Duracell - Added: 2006-01-13
Duracell finds Dinosaurs are by no means extinct!

Dinosaurs were wiped out millions of years ago, but it seems they are back and just in time for a Kiwi Christmas!

The newest species of Dinos...
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Qualitative Results – 2005 Duracell Toy Survey

Author: Duracell - Added: 2006-01-13
What do kids spend their pocket money on?

Most kids (50%) spend their pocket money on toys and games, with over a third (37%) spending their pocket money on sweets. But a diligent 37% save their...
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iQ Toys launches Toy Secretary in the US!

Author: iQ Toys - Added: 2005-11-01
iQ Toys (www.iqtoys.co.nz) , New Zealand’s largest online toy store, has launched a unique birthday reminder service catering specifically to the huge US marke...
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Organising a staff Christmas party? Don't forget the kids!

Author: iQ Toys - Added: 2005-11-01
It’s that time of year again… With the silly season upon us, thinking about the staff Christmas party becomes top priority. For companies who throw on a kids’ Christmas party, there’s the added inv...
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New Zealand's largest online toy store launches affiliate program

Author: iQ Toys - Added: 2005-11-01
Manager Julie Epps says "we wanted a simple way for other websites, companies or organisations who promote our products to be rewarded. We looked at a number of specialised affiliate programs, but ...
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iQ Toys Grants Wishes!

Author: iQ Toys - Added: 2005-11-01
iQ Toys has launched its very own "Wishlist" service. An easy-to-use, time-saving service where customers can create their own dream iQ Toys shopping list.

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iQ Toys delivers free shipping!

Author: iQ Toys - Added: 2005-11-01
New Zealand's largest online toy store, has today announced free shipping on orders totalling more than $150.

Director, Shane Loomb states that adding free shipping is an effort to take online s...
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