Proprietor of the world's only toy detective agency. thetoydetectives.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/thetoydetective.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/thetoydetective.bsky.social/post/3lr75bd2og22lLego opens treasure trove of One Piece sets (Toys World) All-new Lego sets inspired by the popular Netflix live action series One Piece launch 1st August and can be pre-ordered now https://toyworldmag.co.uk/lego-opens-treasure-trove-of-one-piece-sets/09 Jun 2025 19:44 +0000at://did:plc:hvuztj3kipzz3pyphlshsy3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr75bd2og22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/thetoydetective.bsky.social/post/3lr74xustfc2lToys R Us [ANZ] enters voluntary administration for second time in Australia (9 News) The company has no physical stores in Australia and sells to customers online https://www.9news.com.au/national/toys-r-us-enters-voluntary-administration-for-second-time-in-australia/bde992ec-83e4-44d9-b4c6-e08bac0832c709 Jun 2025 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:hvuztj3kipzz3pyphlshsy3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr74xustfc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/thetoydetective.bsky.social/post/3lr74kk4yk22lSmyths Toys Superstores set to open at Arena Shopping Park in Coventry (Coventry Live) It is set to open before Christmas https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/whats-on/shopping/smyths-toys-superstores-set-open-3181669109 Jun 2025 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:hvuztj3kipzz3pyphlshsy3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr74kk4yk22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/thetoydetective.bsky.social/post/3lr74acjfwk2lTamagotchi Nanoblock Sets Let Us Build Fake Virtual Pets (Siliconera) Kawada announced it is working with Bandai Namco to release two Tamagotchi Nanoblock sets based on the original virtual pet Each one is set to arrive on July 12, 2025 in Japan https://www.siliconera.com/tamagotchi-nanoblock-sets-let-us-build-fake-virtual-pets/09 Jun 2025 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:hvuztj3kipzz3pyphlshsy3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr74acjfwk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/thetoydetective.bsky.social/post/3lozjt5ngks2gTrade Truce: U.S. and China Roll Back Tariffs for 90 Days (The Toy Book) While many in the toy and game industries will no doubt argue that a 30% tariff is still too high in a business that functions on tight margins, any relief is welcome https://toybook.com/trade-truce-u-s-and-china-rollback-tariffs-for-90-days/13 May 2025 03:22 +0000at://did:plc:hvuztj3kipzz3pyphlshsy3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lozjt5ngks2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/thetoydetective.bsky.social/post/3lobutsugu22oLego to relocate 1,500 staff to new landmark headquarters (City AM) The company is set to move to the iconic 76 Southbank in 2027 It will occupy 192,000 sq ft in the riverside building, originally designed by famed brutalist architect Sir Denys Lasdun https://www.cityam.com/lego-to-relocate-1500-staff-to-new-landmark-headquarters/03 May 2025 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:hvuztj3kipzz3pyphlshsy3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lobutsugu22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/thetoydetective.bsky.social/post/3lobrjsexjs2oMiami Grand Prix: See the life-size Lego F1 cars that took 22,000 hours to make (Sky Sports, video 2 minutes 34 seconds) https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/13360152/miami-grand-prix-see-the-life-size-lego-f1-cars-that-took-22000-hours-to-make03 May 2025 16:36 +0000at://did:plc:hvuztj3kipzz3pyphlshsy3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lobrjsexjs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/thetoydetective.bsky.social/post/3lobr75jqbs2oToy shortages are in the pipeline as U.S. firms cancel orders with tariffs putting Christmas ‘at risk’ (Fortune) According to a recent survey from the Toy Association, 80% of midsize companies and 64% of small companies are cancelling orders https://fortune.com/2025/05/02/toy-shortages-trump-china-tariffs-holiday-shopping-christmas-season/03 May 2025 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:hvuztj3kipzz3pyphlshsy3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lobr75jqbs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/thetoydetective.bsky.social/post/3lobqc64r722oToy store sues government over tariffs and seeks refund (Law & Crime) Mischief Toy Store, a St. Paul-based retailer, is one of many plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed by several businesses against the Trump administration https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/were-not-afraid-of-trump-toy-store-sues-government-over-unlawful-and-unconstitutional-tariffs-lawsuit-seeks-refund/03 May 2025 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:hvuztj3kipzz3pyphlshsy3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lobqc64r722ohttps://bsky.app/profile/thetoydetective.bsky.social/post/3lobpzdv2kc2oPopular toy could be banned from UK beaches over fears it is killing wildlife (Metro) Vale of Glamorgan council said it is voluntarily banning ring frisbees which, when discarded on beaches, can then find themselves around the neck of a seal https://metro.co.uk/2025/05/02/popular-toy-set-banned-another-beach-fears-killing-wildlife-23010297/03 May 2025 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:hvuztj3kipzz3pyphlshsy3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lobpzdv2kc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/thetoydetective.bsky.social/post/3lnfq7mcci22bToys“R”Us to enter South America (Chain Store Age) The retailer said it will enter the Chilean and Peruvian markets through a strategic partnership with Ripley. It expects to begin operations in the last quarter of 2025. https://chainstoreage.com/news-briefs/2025-04-18?article=toysrus-enter-south-america22 Apr 2025 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:hvuztj3kipzz3pyphlshsy3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnfq7mcci22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/thetoydetective.bsky.social/post/3lmsnfhpnxs2cFisher-Price recalls more than 268,000 infant toys (Yahoo! News) 15,300 Tissue Box Toys sold with Fisher-Price 3-in-1 SnugaPuppy Activity Centers are being recalled The detachable tissue box toy can come apart posing a choking hazard to young children https://www.yahoo.com/news/fisher-price-recalls-more-268-161537332.html14 Apr 2025 22:47 +0000at://did:plc:hvuztj3kipzz3pyphlshsy3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmsnfhpnxs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/thetoydetective.bsky.social/post/3lmsncdgqgc2cFisher-Price recalls "Brunch & Go" stroller toys over choking hazard concerns (CBS News) Fisher-Price has recalled 253,000 stroller toys after consumers raised concerns about potential choking hazards About an additional 4,500 toys sold in Canada https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fisher-price-mattel-recall-brunch-go-stroller-toys-choking-hazard-concerns/14 Apr 2025 22:45 +0000at://did:plc:hvuztj3kipzz3pyphlshsy3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmsncdgqgc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/thetoydetective.bsky.social/post/3lmsn6sirws2cLego opens factory in Vietnam, says will make toys without adding emissions (ABC News) Lego has opened a $1 billion factory in Vietnam that it says will make toys without adding planet-warming gas to the atmosphere by relying entirely on clean energy https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/lego-opens-factory-vietnam-make-toys-adding-emissions-12062751914 Apr 2025 22:43 +0000at://did:plc:hvuztj3kipzz3pyphlshsy3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmsn6sirws2chttps://bsky.app/profile/thetoydetective.bsky.social/post/3llp3pkgmlc2wGrogu Is Ready To Cause Mischief With a New Life-Size ‘The Mandalorian’ Hot Toys Figure (Collider) https://collider.com/the-mandalorian-grogu-hot-toys-figure-images/31 Mar 2025 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:hvuztj3kipzz3pyphlshsy3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3llp3pkgmlc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/thetoydetective.bsky.social/post/3llp37n2xpk2wFree Comic and Toy Fair coming to Braehead this weekend (The Gazette) It takes place on Saturday, April 5 and Sunday, April 6 between 10am and 5pm https://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/25049810.free-comic-toy-fair-coming-xsite-braehead-weekend/31 Mar 2025 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:hvuztj3kipzz3pyphlshsy3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3llp37n2xpk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/thetoydetective.bsky.social/post/3llp2yslsw22wThefts of expensive kids' toy soar as West Midlands Police probes scores of shop raids (Birmingham Live) Police said 23 Lego-related offences were recorded this January and February alone https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/thefts-expensive-kids-toy-soar-3130044631 Mar 2025 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:hvuztj3kipzz3pyphlshsy3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3llp2yslsw22whttps://bsky.app/profile/thetoydetective.bsky.social/post/3llp2rnsmls2wWH Smith name to disappear from High Street after sale (BBC News) The new owner has said it will keep the Toys "R" Us concessions and the 195 Post Office counters, but will rebrand the High Street chain as TGJones https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj3n3en7gppo31 Mar 2025 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:hvuztj3kipzz3pyphlshsy3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3llp2rnsmls2whttps://bsky.app/profile/thetoydetective.bsky.social/post/3ll7nn4nai224Urgent 'do not use' warning over Easter cuddly toys (Metro) Two cuddly toys sold at Home Bargains are being urgently recalled over safety fears https://metro.co.uk/2025/03/25/urgent-do-not-use-warning-easter-cuddly-toys-22789851/25 Mar 2025 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:hvuztj3kipzz3pyphlshsy3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll7nn4nai224https://bsky.app/profile/thetoydetective.bsky.social/post/3ll7nkxwk3c24Epic Bath toy store has a magical new look and expanded space (Somerset Live) Independent toy store My Small World has reopened at SouthGate Bath after expanding into a bigger, and even more magical store, jampacked with wondrous toys, games and books https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/gallery/epic-bath-toy-store-magical-1003744725 Mar 2025 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:hvuztj3kipzz3pyphlshsy3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll7nkxwk3c24https://bsky.app/profile/thetoydetective.bsky.social/post/3ll7nidyfzk24From Jellycats to Labubu dolls - why are adults so obsessed with kids toys (Mirror) https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/jellycats-labubu-dolls-adults-obsessed-3491886525 Mar 2025 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:hvuztj3kipzz3pyphlshsy3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll7nidyfzk24https://bsky.app/profile/thetoydetective.bsky.social/post/3ll7nftiuzs24Watford Museum on Tour is set to celebrate toys and games through the ages at a free event (Watford Observer) Let's Play! will be held on Thursday, April 10, from 10.30am to 2pm at The Hub, Cassiobury Park https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/leisure/25027261.watford-museum-tour-celebrate-toys-games-event/25 Mar 2025 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:hvuztj3kipzz3pyphlshsy3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll7nftiuzs24https://bsky.app/profile/thetoydetective.bsky.social/post/3lko6b622u22eClan Cancer Support opens ‘one-stop-shop’ for children’s clothing and toys in Banchory (Press & Journal) The charity's first boutique has opened its doors on Bridge Street, with items for as little as £1 https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/6716268/clan-cancer-support-boutique-bridge-street-banchory/18 Mar 2025 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:hvuztj3kipzz3pyphlshsy3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lko6b622u22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/thetoydetective.bsky.social/post/3lknykav2222eLego Pokémon is coming next year as toy maker teases Pikachu sets (Evening Standard) The new sets will lauch in 2026, according to the Lego Group https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/gaming/lego-pokemon-sets-pikachu-release-date-b1217388.html18 Mar 2025 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:hvuztj3kipzz3pyphlshsy3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lknykav2222ehttps://bsky.app/profile/thetoydetective.bsky.social/post/3lkbnel3nbs2eToys ‘R’ Us closing West Island store (CTV News, video 2 minutes) The closure of the Toys “R” Us store in Pointe-Claire (Montreal, Quebec) has some West Island shoppers wondering how far they’ll have to go to find the perfect toy https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/toys-r-us-closing-west-island-store/13 Mar 2025 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:hvuztj3kipzz3pyphlshsy3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkbnel3nbs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/thetoydetective.bsky.social/post/3lkbmsfywz22eToys 'R' Us closing iconic Vancouver location (Vancouver Is Awesome) Signs are up at the 1154 W Broadway retail space announcing the store's closure. An exact date has not been given, Toys "R" Us staff are telling customers https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/business/toys-r-us-closing-iconic-vancouver-location-1035146013 Mar 2025 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:hvuztj3kipzz3pyphlshsy3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkbmsfywz22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/thetoydetective.bsky.social/post/3lkbmefsb6s2eIt will be a grand day out at the Walsall Wood Toy and Train Collectors' Fair (Express & Star) The next show will be on this Sunday(16) at Oak Park Active Living Centre, in Coppice Road, Walsall Wood https://www.expressandstar.com/your-world/2025/03/13/it-will-be-a-grand-day-out-at-the-walsall-wood-toy-and-train-collectors-fair/13 Mar 2025 17:23 +0000at://did:plc:hvuztj3kipzz3pyphlshsy3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkbmefsb6s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/thetoydetective.bsky.social/post/3lkbm27ate22eHuge toy and collectables fair coming to Blackpool with new and vintage items (Blackpool Gazette) The event, organised by Northern Toy Fairs, is taking place at Blackpool Sports Centre, on West Park Drive, on Saturday April 5 from 10.30am to 3pm https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/huge-toy-and-collectables-fair-coming-to-blackpool-with-new-and-vintage-items-502964513 Mar 2025 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:hvuztj3kipzz3pyphlshsy3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkbm27ate22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/thetoydetective.bsky.social/post/3lk6xl7hrpk2lThe Lego Group delivers record top- and bottom-line results in 2024 (Toy World) Revenue grew 13%, driven by strong demand in the Americas, Europe and Middle Eastern markets Consumer sales increased 12%, growing ahead of the toy market which declined 1% https://toyworldmag.co.uk/the-lego-group-delivers-record-top-and-bottom-line-results-in-2024/12 Mar 2025 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:hvuztj3kipzz3pyphlshsy3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk6xl7hrpk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/thetoydetective.bsky.social/post/3liwzqfluzc22Hasbro and Mattel announce new Barbie and Play-Doh collaboration (Toy World) The Play-Doh Barbie line will be sold by Hasbro and will be available at most retailers in August 2025 https://toyworldmag.co.uk/hasbro-and-mattel-announce-new-barbie-and-play-doh-collaboration/24 Feb 2025 18:58 +0000at://did:plc:hvuztj3kipzz3pyphlshsy3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3liwzqfluzc22