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
crossing in the early morning hours, some in the river. some of them going up a river bank and ultimately more than 100 of them crossing illegally into private property here in eagle pass. this part of the del rio sector, which sometimes seems upwards of 2,000 illegal crossings per day. cuff see border patrol eventually led all of those migrants away to be processed. but that certainly wasn t the only group we saw. take a look at this second piece of video after the sun came up. another group of approximately 200 migrants crossed illegally. many of them just walking along a local highway. that s the sort of thing that happens out here in eagle pass. you can just be driving down the road and see large groups of migrants coming into the country and being processed by border patrol. as you can see, many of them single adults. and then as that was happening, take a look at other group that crossed on the other side of town spotted by fox news drone another group of about 200 or s
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