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
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
Bound, Lieutenant Colonel ami mcgrath, thank you so much for spending some time with us. The beat are ari melber starts now. 4 00, 5 00 and 9 00, i am there. I am ari melber. Today the eyes of the nation were on the white house where a president s Lawful Extension was briefly challenged by a violent insurrection. He went about a somber task. Awarding a high honor to Police Officers who battled terrorists at the capitol. Biden harris spoke at the rose garden with officers in attendants. The president spoke of bravery and truth in defense of democracy. Our democracy did survive. Truths defeated lies. We did overcome. Thats because the women and men of the u. S. Capitol police. These officers are heroes. These officers are patriots. Patriots and truths. As maga leaders initially thrown off battle over the defensible set of actions found themselves following trump in defending or minimizing the terror on air and online. The Traditional Branch is dealing with these prosecutions. One federal
Bound, Lieutenant Colonel ami mcgrath, thank you so much for spending some time with us. The beat are ari melber starts now. 4 00, 5 00 and 9 00, i am there. I am ari melber. Today the eyes of the nation were on the white house where a president s Lawful Extension was briefly challenged by a violent insurrection. He went about a somber task. Awarding a high honor to Police Officers who battled terrorists at the capitol. Biden harris spoke at the rose garden with officers in attendants. The president spoke of bravery and truth in defense of democracy. Our democracy did survive. Truths defeated lies. We did overcome. Thats because the women and men of the u. S. Capitol police. These officers are heroes. These officers are patriots. Patriots and truths. As maga leaders initially thrown off battle over the defensible set of actions found themselves following trump in defending or minimizing the terror on air and online. The Traditional Branch is dealing with these prosecutions. One federal
Bound, Lieutenant Colonel ami mcgrath, thank you so much for spending some time with us. The beat are ari melber starts now. 4 00, 5 00 and 9 00, i am there. I am ari melber. Today the eyes of the nation were on the white house where a president s Lawful Extension was briefly challenged by a violent insurrection. He went about a somber task. Awarding a high honor to Police Officers who battled terrorists at the capitol. Biden harris spoke at the rose garden with officers in attendants. The president spoke of bravery and truth in defense of democracy. Our democracy did survive. Truths defeated lies. We did overcome. Thats because the women and men of the u. S. Capitol police. These officers are heroes. These officers are patriots. Patriots and truths. As maga leaders initially thrown off battle over the defensible set of actions found themselves following trump in defending or minimizing the terror on air and online. The Traditional Branch is dealing with these prosecutions. One federal