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 ve 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, big name companies report that sales have started to slip back once again. Let s have a look at some of those numbers. Global toy sales reached $108] 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 the 612 countries, including the uk, france, germany, and spain, sales declined by 7% in 2023 compared with the previous year, but they were still 17% higher when compared to 2019, before the pandemic. I caught up with the boss of build a bear, a much loved company which allows shoppers to customise their own teddies. She s also the head of the global or
Give the toy industry a much needed boost? this time, it s not about spending on toys for children, but adults so called kidults. An emerging generation of over 18s 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 build a bear, 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, fisher price and more that s mattel to find out how tv and movie tie ups 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 billion dollar industry driven by creativity and innovation, with a global reach and a diverse market. The toy industry is forecast to reach $302 billi
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Rising sea levels, rising sea levels, sea level is rising. Take home by, for example, these 2 red area shows the parts of the city that could be underwater by 2050. And that applies to coastal cities all over the world. Sea levels could rise by several meters, but there are still ways to prevent this scenario. Indigenous fishermen in mumbai are trying to save the natural bastions talkie to protecting the city. Autism fisherman is keeping up the tradition of the mumbais 1st inhabitants. They have lived off the seas, bounty for generations. Schools to spot me covered by mongrel forest, which used to protect the citys inhabitants today to begin to shoot of these mangroves was a threat to the coolies likelihood coastal erosion would both leading to cvo flooding come locker per hour is what it about the future of the place he calls home his status steadily decreasing, a clear sign that the mangroves are not doing well. The resident of mongrels get down indiscriminately, you see garbage ever
Country first and think beyond your own ego and your own interests and your own disappointments. The president vows to keep up his legal battle despite losing case after case in court and the Administration Blocks joe bidens team from crucial covid information. This after a weekend where thousands of Trump Supporters flooded the streets of the capital and clashed with counterprotesters. Hurricane threat. Overnight, iota gaining strength. The category 4 storm taking aim at hardhit Central America and the severe storms tearing through the midwest and the northeast. Dangerous winds whipping through this nfl game in cleveland and tearing down buildings. Were tracking the latest on hundreds of thousands waking up without power in the u. S. This morning. Abc news exclusive. Oneonone with michael j. Fox opening up about the Health Crisis that threatened to leave him paralyzed and his darkest moment that led him to question everything. Of all things that was the thing that really set me off. T