The Private Label Manufacturers Association has canceled its January 30- February 1, 2022, Private Label Trade Show in Chicago due to the debilitating effects of COVID-19 on business travel.
High-quality toy company Douglas has announced the introduction of three new members of their plush family. Serka the Hen, Zara the Gray Silkie Chick, and Mara the Pink Silkie Chick are expected on store shelves in late February 2022.
According to the NPD Group, which tracks video game sales in the U.S., the combined sales of Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch Lite and Nintendo Switch – OLED Model systems hit 1.13 million in the month of November, powering up Nintendo Switch as the best-selling video game console of that month. For the important holiday-shopping week of Thanksgiving, which includes Black Friday, Nintendo Switch was also the top-selling video game console, with nearly 550,000 systems sold. With November logged in the record books, Nintendo Switch has now been the top-selling video game console for 35 out of the last 36 months.
Following a major year of expansion with the recently announced acquisition of Canada’s WOW! Unlimited Media, Inc., and a major stake in Germany’s Your Family Entertainment AG, Genius Brands International, Inc. (“Genius Brands” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: GNUS) continues to strengthen its global operations and strategy with the appointment of Zrinka Dekic as Chief Financial Officer and Head of Strategy and Mergers and Acquisitions.
Board game publisher R&R Games has just announced plans to launch its latest strategy board game on Kickstarter January 4th. The game is Dom Pierre, and it is a robust euro-game set during the time of innovation in Champagne.
Ty Warner, owner of Ty Inc. and maker of Beanie Babies, today announced that his company has completed 283 air shipments for the holiday shopping season in his effort to battle the global supply-chain crisis.
During a night celebrating outstanding achievements in the global video game industry, Nintendo was honored at this year’s The Game Awards with the award for Best Action/Adventure Game for Metroid Dread.
Cloudco Entertainment in the United States, in conjunction with co-production partners Watchnext Media in France and Kavaleer Productions in Ireland, are pleased to announce a bevy of new sales deals for their global hit animated series Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese™, currently in production for its second 52 x 11’ season.
Joya, the chic New York-based design studio and scent specialist, collaborates with Illumination’s iconic Minions to launch a limited-edition candle collection in time for the holidays, available exclusively on HBX now.