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, bigname 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 buildabear, a muchloved company which allows shoppers to customise their own teddies. She s also the head of the global organi
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
greetings, you are watching simone. this is, it y all. we are in the home stretch. only three days away from the 2022 midterm elections. candidates, they are making their final pitch to the voters. the heavy hitters are tearing up the trail. we re gonna take you to pennsylvania where president biden and former president barack obama s stumping for democratic candidates this evening. plus, i spent 48 hours in the state that is gonna prove crucial this election. i am talking about wisconsin. and i caught up with the incumbent democratic governor tony ebert. we are on his campaign bus tour across the state. and we talked about why his is one of the most consequential races in this country. and i also hit the home of the 2021 nba champions, the waukee bucks. this election season, the forum is also an early voting site. i spoke to the bucks president about that, and to start wesley matthews about his efforts to clinch young people that their votes matter. i am symone sanders-tow
about this cleans that whatever you ve been seeing and feeling about the crowds in london? it s hard to convey that. when i walk around here, people are singing and dancing in a pub. i don t care about the roe family. you hear them talking about their devotion to the queen and how upset they are about the debt. you can see both sides, if there is an america view that people here are crying into their earl grey tea in the morning, crying in their pipes in the pub, that s not a british characteristic after all, but there s not that much outward disdain for the monarch. this whole thing has been somber animated but has represented a major shift in day-to-day life. people here, they have a will affection for the queen, but they will not come out and show it and saw publicly. they had that long affection and it shows that her longevity in office, her ability to relax the monarch and the television cameras in, that has a major effect. this monarchy has done its best efforts