ASTRA Marketplace & Academy 2021 Dates Announced
ASTRA’s 2021 Marketplace & Academy event is scheduled for August 5-8, 2021, at the Minneaoplis Convention Center in Minneapolis, MN.
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ASTRA Announces Leadership Changes
Sue Warfield has been promoted to Interim President of ASTRA, effective immediately, and a national search for a permanent appointment will begin in the spring.
ASTRA: Neighborhood Toy Store Day 2020: Something You Can Count On
ASTRA’s Kimberley Mosley offers tips to specialty toy stores for organizing a successful Neighborhood Toy Store Day event this fall.
ASTRA Camp, a Two-Week Virtual Experience Offering for the Specialty Toy Industry, Opens Registration
The American Specialty Toy Retailing Association announced that registration for its ASTRA Camp, a creative reimagining of the trade show experience, is now open.
ASTRA Launches Two-Month Trial Membership to Increase Access to Business Resources During COVID-19
The short-term ASTRA membership connects manufacturers, sales representatives, and retailers to the best COVID-coping ideas circulating in the independent toy industry.
Voting Now Open for ASTRA’s 2020 Best Toys for Kids
The American Specialty Toy Retailing Association (ASTRA) selects eighty-five specialty toys in fourteen categories from hundreds of nominations and have named them finalists for ASTRA’s 2020 Best Toys for Kids list.
ASTRA’s Marketplace & Academy 2020 Cancelled
The American Specialty Toy Retailing Association (ASTRA) announced today that its annual Marketplace & Academy, scheduled for June 7-10, 2020 in Orlando, Florida, has been cancelled due to COVID-19.
ASTRA Marketplace & Academy to Take Place as Planned
As of March 20, the American Specialty Toy Retailing Association has no plans to postpone or cancel its annual Marketplace & Academy.
ASTRA Announces Date of Annual “Share the Fair” During Toy Fair
Share the Fair, on February 24, is designed to help retailers at Toy Fair by identifying products that are great fits for independent toy stores.