Brands barbie, fisherprice and moi, that is mattel to find out how his company s fortunes are being revived. Wherever you are joining around the world, once again hello and welcome to the programme. It is a billiondollar industry driven by creativity and innovation with a global reach and a diverse market. The toy industry is forecast to reach $302 billion in sales by 2030 and that estimate is at the conservative end of the scale. But falling birth rates and some of the highest inflation rates we have seen in decades have created challenging conditions for manufacturers and retailers and signal more tough times to come. While the covid pandemic boosted sales of toys and games temporarily, bigname companies reported sales have started to slip back once again. Let s look at some of those numbers. Local toy sales reached $108. 7 billion in 2023, a 2% drop compared to 2022 with toy companies calling it a normalisation process after that exceptional growth linked to the pandemic. But across
Give the toy industry a muchneeded boost? this time, it s not about spending on toys for children, but adults socalled kidults. An emerging generation of over18s is snapping up collectables and nostalgia brands, and they say it s good for their mental health. I m going to be discussing that and more with my guests the boss of buildabear, the stores where you can create a bespoke teddy bear, and the chief executive of the world s biggest toy company and arguably one of its most iconic brands, lego. I ll also be catching up with the president of the company behind leading toy brands barbie, hot wheels, fisherprice and more that s mattel to find out how tv and movie tieups are reviving his compa ny s fortunes. Wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the programme. It s a billiondollar industry driven by creativity and innovation, with a global reach and a diverse market. The toy industry is forecast to reach $302 billion in sales
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Of our viewers watching in the united states, canada, and around the world, i m anna coren live from hong kong, ahead on cnn newsroom reproductive rights are again front and center in the race for the white house. Details on the latest about face by former president trump. And now vice president kamala harris is responding another highstakes meeting between the u. S. And ukraine in washington, the urgent appeal kyiv is making to the biden administration and a tragic loss in world of sports, family, teammates, and fans mourning the shocking death of a star hockey player and his by from hong kong this is cnn newsroom with anna coren the abortion rights debate is taking center stage in the u. S. Presidential race. Republican nominee donald trump appears to have changed his stance on florida s sixweek abortion ban. And he s refusing to commit to vetoing a possible federal ban. On friday. He told supporters in pennsylvania that he wants americans to get in vitro fertilization treatments. At