aNb Media News, December 12, 2018 Spielwarenmesse Announces Toy Business Forum for 2019 First Walmart eCommerce Store Opens in Japan
aNb Media News, November 20, 2018 Walmart Invites Kids to be Digital Toy Testers Cartoon Network to Distribute Transformers: Cyberverse in EMEA, Latin America 2018 TAGIE Award Winners Revealed
aNb Media News, October 30, 2018 First Cartoon Network Resort to Open in Pa. ASTRA Marketplace 2019 Offers New Dedicated Space for First-Timer Exhibitors
aNb Media News, October 23, 2018 Target Now Offering Same-Day Delivery, Drive-Up Service Coast to Coast Madame Alexander Makes Major Brand Investment Ahead of 100th Anniversary ASTRA’s Neighborhood Toy Store Day Kicks Off November 10 Scholastic Unveils Three New Animated Series
TFE/TFE Licensing, October 2018 Q4 2019: A Brave New World by Bob Glaser Decoding STEM/STEAM: The Role of Toys and Play in Building STEM/STEAM Skills by Laurie Chartorynsky, The Toy Association ASTRA Innovation Council: Addressing the Big Picture in a Time of Accelerating Change by Kimberly Mosley, ASTRA President Industry Forum: The Designer’s Perspective by Matt Nuccio, president of Design Edge Starting Your Own Business? First Things First: Have TWO Plans by Leila Nosrati, Women In Toys Shop Talk: Ri Happy by Jennifer Lynch Seizing Opportunities—and Tackling Challenges by Steve Pasierb, The Toy Association Mattel: Creating Play with Purpose by Jennifer Lynch Q&A: State of the Industry by Ashley Rogers Fall Toy Preview 2019 compiled by Jennifer Lynch ABC Kids Expo compiled by Jennifer Lynch Company Profile: Animoodles by Jennifer Lynch Not Your Average Teddy Bear by Elaine Andrus TFE Licensing: Brand Licensing Europe 2018 Preview by Jennifer Lynch
aNb Media News, September 5, 2018 LEGO Reports Revenue Has Stabilized in First Half of 2018 Target Unveils Its Top Toys for Holiday 2018 ASTRA to Host Meet, Greet, & Play Program This Month Over 90% of Kids Ages 6–11 Say They Influence Back-to-School Purchases Cabbage Patch Kids Birthday Bash to Be Held This Weekend Walmart Preps for Holiday Push with Expanded Toy Offering, Unveils Its Best Toy Shop
aNb Media News, August 28, 2018 ASTRA to Offer Two-Day Workshop In September First-Time Donor Party City Steps Up in Toy Foundation Summer Toy Drive Nominations Now Open for Women in Toys 2019 Wonder Women Awards Voting is Open for Toy Industry Hall of Fame Posthumous Inductees