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
Brands barbie, fisher price 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 billion dollar 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, big name 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 acr
Face to face with the man they believe led hamas here. Inside the white car, wissam khazem, shot dead by the army. And with him, two other men who tried to escape. Killed in an airstrike as they ran. Israel says all were involved in shooting and bombing attacks. The eastern areas ofjenin and its refugee camp have both been sealed off for the last three days and there are fresh reports of casualties including an 82 year old man who paramedics said was shot nine times. This morning, the army pulled out of the camp in tulkarem. The destruction there enough to remind residents of a war. Umm yazan said the army laid wires from this woman s home to blow up two houses opposite. Families she has known for decades. Translation: i have tenyearold triplets | and they trapped us in a room and then they started the explosions. Five explosions in total. Imagine the walls shaking and your children clinging to you. It feels like we are in gaza. We met fadwa, stranded by the rubble that used to be he
Errors or pretensions about them. They showed up at a campus so he was two years earlier. He was about five six and about 140. And brian from pittsburgh and seattle. And are really good players. This is again got you were talking about i said yes, that is him. He is good as you think he is? let s wait until the first to practice but wrapped the first shift of really know exactly what is special hockey player he was. Anita: the hockey community and morning they were hit by a suspected drunken driver as they rode bikes on a new jersey road just hour before the sister s wedding. Reactions are pouring in from the nhl on this senseless loss. I am anita vogel. Good to be work of the of this weekend. Spiller good to be with you as well. I am bryan llenas we begin this labor day weekend with the tragic and horrific story. Fans make a memorial out of hockey sticks out at the new jersey arena at the brothers learn to play more leaving flowers and memorabilia outside of nationwide arena in columb
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