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Toy Industry News

• Toys"R"Us, Inc. Files Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public Offering of Common Stock
• Vornado Announces Its Share of Toys "R" Us Fourth Quarter Financial Results
• Toy Stocks Directory Update at ToyIndustrystocks.com and Investorideas.com
• Churchill Downs and Mattel Team Up to Create Kentucky Derby® Barbie® Doll to Commemorate 135th Run for the Roses
• Investorideas.com Launches "News of the Day" for Food and Beverage, Organics, Homebuilding Stocks, Toy Industry or Music Industry Stocks and other Leading Sectors
• KB Toys Announces the Opening of 30 New Stores

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Toy Industry Research and Articles

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Industry Associations

• Toy Safety - click here
• Toy & Game Industry Foundation - The Toy & Game Industry Foundation offers Industry Professionals the unique opportunity to attend the Toy & Game Inventor's Forum. www.toysngames.com/foundation/industry
• American Association of Exporters and Importers
  11 West 42nd St.
  New York, NY 10036
  Phone:(212)944-2230
  Fax:(212)382-2606
• American Booksellers Association (ABA)
  828 South Broadway
  Tarrytown, NY 10591
  Phone:(914)591-2665
  Fax:(914)591-2720
• American Specialty Toy Retailers Association (ASTRA)
  4700 W Lake Ave.
  Glenview, IL 60025
  Phone: 847/375-4727
  Fax: 888/840-2650
  info@astratoy.org
• Association of Crafts & Creative Industries (ACCI)
  P.O.Box 2188
  Zanesville, Ohio 43702-2188
  Phone:(614)452-4541
  Fax:(614)452-2552
• Association Headquarters, Inc.
  Suite 100
  236 Route 38 West
  Moorestown, NJ 08057
  US
  Tel: (609) 231-8500
• Canada's Greatest Collector's Toy Show
  91 Rylander Boulevard Unit 7,
  Scarborough, ON
  Canada M1B 5M5
  Tel: (416) 633-7378
• Canadian Toy Manufacturers Association
  P.O.Box 294
  Kleinburg, Ontario LUJ1C0
  Phone:(905)893-1689
  (800)465-0162
  Fax:(905)893-2392
• Children's Advertising Review Unit
  Council of Better Business Bureaus
  845 3rd Ave., 17th Floor
  New York, NY 10022
  Phone:(212)705-0124
  Fax:(212)308-4743
• Congress Innsbruck/Igls Postfach
  533
  A-6021 Innsbruck
  Austria
  Tel: (0512) 5936-0
  Fax: (0512) 5936-7
• Consumer Product Safety Commission
  4330 East West Highway
  Bethesda, Maryland 20814
  Phone:(800)638-2772
• Dallas Market Center
  2100 Stemmons Fwy
  Dallas, TX 75207
  Phone:(214)655-6100
• Diecast Toy Collectors Association
  P.O.Box 1824
  Bend, OR 97709-1824
  Email: toybutz@teleport.com
• Economic Industry Reports
  2345 Kendricks Court
  Raleigh, NC 27613
  Phone:(919)518-2388
  Fax:(919)848-9166
• Electronic Industries Association/Consumer
  Electronics Manufacturer Association (CEMA)
  2500 Wilson Blvd.
  Arlington, VA 22201-3834
  Phone:(703)907-7600
  Fax:(703)907-7500
• Family Promotion
  v.z.w. Lieveheersbeestjeslaan 36
  B-1170 Brussel
  Belgium
  Tel: +32 2 6754000
  Fax: +32 2 6753594
• Federal Trade Commission
  6th & Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
  Washington, D.C. 20580
  Phone:(202)326-2222
• French Trade Office
  810 7th Ave., 38th Floor
  New York, NY 10019
  Phone:(212)307-8835
  Fax:(212)315-1017
• Harrogate International Toy Fair Ltd
  8/9 Upper Street
  Islington, London N1 0PP
  UK
  Tel: (071) 226-6653
• Hobby Industry Association (HIA)
  319 East 54th St.
  Elmwood Park, NJ 07407
  Phone:(201)794-1133
  Fax:(201)797-0657
• NRHSA
  207 Commercial Court
  Morganville, NJ 07751
  Phone: 800-969-7176
  Fax: 732-536-5761
• Hong Kong Trade Development Council
  219 East 46th St.
  New York, NY 10017
  Phone:(212)838-8688
  Fax:(212)838-8941
• Infant Furnishings Representatives Association
  4501 North High Street, Suite B
  Columbus, OH 43214
  Phone: 614-261-8595
  International Licensing Industry Merchandisers Association
  350 5th Ave., Suite 2309
  New York, NY 10118
  Phone:(212)244-1944
  Fax:(212)563-6552
• International Mass Retail Association
  1700 North Moore St., Suite 2250
  Arlington, VA 22209
  Phone:(703)841-2300
  Fax:(703)841-1184
• Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA)
  236 Route 38 West, Suite 100
  Moorestown, NJ 08057
  Phone:(609)231-8500
  Fax:(609)231-4664
• Koln Messe
  GmbH Messeplatz 1
  D-50679 Koln
  Germany
  Tel: (0221) 82 10
  Telex: 8873 426
  Fax: (0221) 821 2574
• Leading National Advertisers
  11 West 42nd St.
  New York, NY 10036
  Phone:(212)789-1400
  5055 Wilshire Blvd. 7th Floor
  Los Angeles, CA 90036
  Phone:(213)525-2257
  Fax:(213)525-2249
• esse Essen GmbH Postfach
  100165
  Essen 45001
  Germany
  Tel: +49 201-7244240
  Fax: +49 201-7244448
• Midwest Association of Toy, Hobby and Trim-A-Tree
  516 North Main St., Suite D
  Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
  Phone:(630)858-9626
  Fax:(630)858-9635
• Miniatures Industry Association of America (MIAA)
  P.O. Box 2188
  Zanesville, Ohio 43702
  Phone:(614)452-4541
  Fax:(614)452-2552
• Miniature Retailers Association
  P.O.Box 1217
  Kingston, NY 12401
  Phone: (914)338-0641
  (717)337-3717
• Model Railroad Industry Association (MRIA)
  303 Freeport Road
  Pittsburg, PA 15215
  Phone: (412)781-2709
  Fax:: (412)781-2871

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Industry Articles by Investorideas.com

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Funds and Venture Capital Investing

• LF Venture Capital prefers to support existing management of growth-oriented consumer product companies by making significant minority equity investments of US $5 million to $10 million. We focus on companies that can leverage the global sourcing network and product expertise of our parent company, Li & Fung Limited.
  
  We generally avoid start-up opportunities and prefer to participate in later-stage expansion rounds and management buy-outs. While we usually act as lead sponsor of a transaction, we also co-invest with other private equity firms in larger transactions focus on the following consumer product sectors: Garments, Home Furnishings and housewares, Fashion Accessories, Shoes, Handbags and Travel Goods, Gifts and Handicrafts ,Premiums, Toys http://www.lfvc.com/criteria/index.html

Industry Experts and Analysts

• Dr. Toy - www.drtoy.com official site for Dr. Toy's provides children, parents, and other adults independent information about the latest award winning toys. Ask Dr. Toy for advice on what toys will best suit your child and browse top 100 toys by year.
• The Toy Guy reviews current toys and games and addresses issues relevant to parents and kids alike. Chris Byrne, is an industry expert known as The Toy Guy http://www.thetoyguy.com/About.html The Toy Man Online ;http://www.thetoymanonline.com/about_ttm.html

Publications

• Toy Safety Publications from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission - www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/toy_sfy.html
• Toynutz.com - Books, Memberships, Clubs, Sources, Manufacturers and Magazines all devoted to collecting diecast toys ... the editor/publisher of "Toy Car Collector" magazine, chairman of the Toy Car Collectors Association, and author of "Toy Car Collector's Guide." - www.toynutz.comm
• Toy News - Toy news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net www.topix.net/business/toys

Stock Indices

• DOW JONES US TOY INDEX (DJI:^DJUSTY) click here
• S&P Sector Indices Brochure

Toy Blogs

• Gizmodo - weblog dedicated to everything related to gadgets, gizmos, and cutting-edge consumer electronics. www.gizmodo.com
• Toy Blog - This blog aims to explore products, projects, and projections of interactive toys and the future... Laboratory scientist has invented the first robotic toy for the mass market http://schooltechleadership.typepad.com/jennifer/
• Wooden Toy World -Notes, thoughts and tips on buying, selling and collecting wooden toys for fun and profit. http://wooden-toy-world.blogspot.com

News and Research Resources

• Bloom Report - News and Information Center... compiled, edited, and published for the toy and related industries
• CBS Marketwatch.com: Toys
• Dr. Toy - Online source for reviews and links
• Fortune 500 Industry Snapshot: Toys, Sporting Goods
• Game Info Wire
• Games resources - Directory of Games related websites
• Hoover's Online: Toys, Games & Other Recreational Goods
• International Toy Center - Yearlong toy fair facility 
• New york Times - articles on toys
• OCG: Toys, Dolls and Games Index Page
• Oppenheim Toy Portfolio - The Independent Guide to Children's toys and media
• Online Toy Blog
• Pangea Toy Network - reviews, links
• Playthings
• Toy Book
• Toy Directory
• TOY FAIR 2002: State of the Industry
• Toy and Game Inventors Forum
• Toy-Japan.com - largest selection of the hottest Japanese and American games and toys
• Toy Jobs - Toy industry recruitment firm
• Toy Industry Association
• Toy Industry Market Research
• Toy Manufacturers of America (TMA): Top Selling Toys
• Toy Source - Worldwide Directory
• Toy Tips Review
• NothingBut Toy.com - The Toy and Hobby Portal

Toy Industry Links

• Best-UK-Shopping - The best guide to shopping online in the UK

Additional Toys News

• WildHeartRanch.com Features Online Store Locator for Plush Toys and Children's Books this Holiday Season - Online Visitors Can View Three Dimensional Images of Plush Light-Up Horses, Seahorses, Camels and Children's Books in new Product Showcase. click here
• Ever Wish Your Horse Could Sleep at the Foot of Your Bed? Wild Heart's Bedtime Cuddly Light Up Plush Horses and Story Book Comfort Children and Ease their Fear of the Dark. click here
• Looking for Horse Toys and Horse Themed Gifts for the Holiday Season for Avid Horse Lovers? - Visit www.HorseToys.com - Online Retailer for Children's Toys and Books Featuring Plush Horses and Picture Books about Horses. click here
• Toys 'R' Us Unveils 'Hot Toy' List for 2006 Holiday Season dated Sept 26th, 2006 click here

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