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Mar 16 2009
CPSC Granted Additional Funding
On March 11, President Obama signed legislation that will increase funding for the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) by $25 million over the 2008 allowance. The extra monies will be vital as the CPSC continues to implement the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). Of the total $105 million appropriated for the […]
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Mar 16 2009
Barbie Turns 50
Mattel Inc.’s Barbie doll marked her birthday on March 9, 50 years after the character’s debut at the New York Toy Fair. The company marked the milestone by releasing an updated version of the original 1959 doll, which sold for just $3—its original price—during Barbie’s birthday week. Other Barbie dolls have also received a makeover, […]
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Mar 16 2009
Babe Ease Added to Atlanta Showroom
Pelham, N.H.-based Babe Ease LLC has announced its Original Clean Shopper shopping cart covers and other award-winning baby accessories will be represented by Link 2 Sales of Atlanta. A six-year-old manufacturer’s rep group located in the Atlanta Gift Mart Suite 1619, Link 2 Sales specializes in the wholesale trade of gifts, trends and accessories. The […]
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Mar 6 2009
Kidrobot Hires Marketing Exec
New York-based Kidrobot, a creator and retailer of toys, apparel and accessories, has appointed Rob Felton as vice president of marketing. He will develop a unified marketing objective for the brand and its apparel and toy lines as well as found entertainment and multimedia initiatives with W!ldbrain, an entertainment company and Kidrobot’s majority investor. Felton […]
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Mar 6 2009
Toys ‘R’ Us Kicks Off Autism Fundraiser
With April known as Autism Awareness Month, Toys “R” Us Inc. of Wayne, N.J is holding an in-store fundraising campaign between March 1 and May 1 to support Autism Speaks, an organization dedicated to raising awareness and funding research on autism and related disorders. Donations will be collected in more than 800 “R” Us stores […]
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Mar 6 2009
Aden + Anais Wins iParenting Awards
New York baby-wrap company Aden + Anais has been awarded two “2009 Best Products” awards from iParenting Media for its terry towel sets and sleeping bags. The new hooded terry towel sets, which come with muslin washcloths, feature oversize double-layer hooded towels made of super-absorbent 100-percent terry cotton. Four styles are available. The company’s sleeping […]
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Mar 6 2009
Flit & Flitter Names Sales Manager, New Reps
Three-year-old children”s brand Flit & Flitter is expanding its business and has appointed Christine McCarthy of CMSM, LLC, as sales manager. The Nashville, Tenn.-based brand, co-owned by Rebecca Jester and Jennifer Dial, is also now being represented by July Krause on the West Coast; Jennifer Rush in the Southwest; Ken and Paula Gorelik in the […]
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Mar 6 2009
Target Opens 27 New Stores, Including First Hawaii Locations
Yesterday Minneapolis-based Target celebrated the grand opening of 27 new stores, including its first two doors in Hawaii, in the cities of Honolulu and Kapolei. The stores include 21 general merchandise stores and six SuperTargets, which have a full grocery inside. While Wal-Mart Stores Inc. continues to report the highest retail sales in the mass-market […]
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Mar 6 2009
HIT Entertainment Launches Movie Division
New York-based HIT Entertainment, a children’s entertainment producer and rights owner, last week revealed the launch of HIT Movies. The new business division is dedicated to making family-oriented movies based on HIT’s library of iconic children’s properties as well as identifying and developing new stories and characters for future HIT family movies. The launch marks […]
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Mar 2 2009
Licensing Expo Management Assures Show Health
As the Licensing International Expo inches closer to its first edition in Las Vegas, Georgiann DeCenzo , executive vice president of Advanstar Global Licensing Group, which manages the show, issued a statement assuring participants of the show’s health in light of the troubled economy. DeCenzo said that while some exhibitors have reduced the scale of […]
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Mar 2 2009
Upcoming Child Passenger Safety Observance Dates Announced
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has rescheduled the annual observance of Child Passenger Safety Week and Seat Check Saturday for 2009 in light of religious holidays. In 2009, Child Passenger Safety Week will take place from Sept. 12-18, with Seat Check Saturday held on Sept. 12. In 2010, Child Passenger Safety Week will run […]
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Mar 2 2009
Upcoming Child Passenger Safety Observance Dates Announced
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has rescheduled the annual observance of Child Passenger Safety Week and Seat Check Saturday for 2009 in light of religious holidays. In 2009, Child Passenger Safety Week will take place from Sept. 12-18, with Seat Check Saturday held on Sept. 12. In 2010, Child Passenger Safety Week will run […]
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Mar 2 2009
SwaddleDesigns Earns Best Products Recognition
Seattle-based SwaddleDesigns has won two iParenting Media Awards for its zzZipme Sack and Marquisette swaddling blanket. The zzZipMe Sack is designed with plush fabric inside and out and zips from both top to bottom and bottom to top for nighttime diaper changes. The Marquisette swaddler is an open-weave blanket similar to muslin but with finer […]
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Mar 2 2009
Showroom News Roundup
• Drew NY Showroom is now representing Nurtured by Nature, a New Zealand-based baby brand that offers a 100-percent merino wool layette line and has introduced an organic layette collection. Drew NY has also picked up representation of Mila and Bela, a children’s brand from New York offering styles based on classic European designs. Drew […]
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Mar 2 2009
SwaddleDesigns Earns Best Products Recognition
Seattle-based SwaddleDesigns has won two iParenting Media Awards for its zzZipme Sack and Marquisette swaddling blanket. The zzZipMe Sack is designed with plush fabric inside and out and zips from both top to bottom and bottom to top for nighttime diaper changes. The Marquisette swaddler is an open-weave blanket similar to muslin but with finer […]
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Mar 2 2009
Showroom News Roundup
• Drew NY Showroom is now representing Nurtured by Nature, a New Zealand-based baby brand that offers a 100-percent merino wool layette line and has introduced an organic layette collection. Drew NY has also picked up representation of Mila and Bela, a children’s brand from New York offering styles based on classic European designs. Drew […]
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Feb 23 2009
Blue Celery Donates Slings to Mothers in Need
Ottawa, Ontario-based baby sling manufacturer Blue Celery is launching a Baby Sling Bank to benefit mothers in need. Until March 31, the company will donate 10 slings and $4 for every sling sold on its Web site to the Birth & Parent Companion Program of Mothercraft Ottawa. The initiative aims to reach young, single mothers […]
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Feb 23 2009
Cookie Jar Names New Consumer Products Exec
Cookie Jar Entertainment of Burbank, Calif., has hired Brenda Bisner as senior manager of domestic consumer products. Bisner will oversee the development of licensing programs for Cookie Jar’s top consumer brands and entertainment properties, which include Strawberry Shortcake, Mommy & Me and Richard Scarry. She will report to Lisa Streff, senior vice president of domestic […]
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Feb 23 2009
BabyLegs Adds Warm-Weather Product
Seattle-based BabyLegs is extending its product range with BabyLegs Cool!, a line of legwarmers made of lightweight, breathable mesh fabric with an extra UV-protection coating for the warmer months. “Our fans love the functionality of our product, which is something that we strive to provide throughout the year,” said BabyLegs founder Nicole Donnelly. The BabyLegs […]
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Feb 23 2009
AAFA, Intertek to Hold CPSIA Information Dinner
The American Apparel and Footwear Association has partnered with Intertek, a provider of quality and safety services to numerous industries, to present an Insider’s CPSIA Dinner during the ENK Children’s Club trade show in New York. The two-hour forum will outline need-to-know information regarding the Consumer Product Safety Information Act and help clarify misinterpretations. Quin […]
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