I just saw a post shared on LinkedIn by the nypost.com detailing a deal proposed by Isaac Larian, head honcho behind toy mega-brand MGA. In the article, it states that […]
Category Archives: Media
Perspective on The Toy Association Perspective: #SaveToysRUs
In an article I saw posted in LinkedIn, Bob Wann, chairman of the The Toy Association Board of Directors, explains the group’s belief on why brick and mortar stores like […]
Toy News Review 4/5/2018
Here are my thoughts on some recent toy news: KB Toys Announces its plan to open 1,000 pop up toy stores! https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/40053/owner-kb-toys-brand-hopes-open-1-000-pop-up-toy-stores https://www.retailwire.com/discussion/kb-toys-plans-a-christmas-comeback/ There seems to be a great deal […]
Walmart + FedEx = Losing Partnership
Recently, news outlets have been spouting out how Walmart is positioning itself to take on the beast that is Amazon by strengthening their partnership with world renowned shipping brand, FedEx. […]
Toy Industry Armageddon – The Beginning of the End – Part 1 – Problems
News nowadays in the toy industry is really depressing. So much is going on with only a handful of winners and a whole string of losers waiting to take the […]
TRU is closing, and kids don’t care, but I do
You knew this was coming. Don’t kid yourself. This was all part of the inevitable just like other mighty legacy titans of retail before it. Its a similar story to […]
Sources I use for industry news
Part of my daily routine in order to stay somewhat informed on major industry and geek news is to take about an hour at the beginning of the day to […]
Hello, curious onlookers!
Welcome to the Figwiz Media Project, home of The Keep, and personal posting place for the brain dumpings of hobby collectibles industry veteran Reginald Griffin. This site will be a […]
New York Toy Fair 2016 Line Review – Dragon Ball, Naruto, and Sailor Moon
On of my line review presentations at the New York Toy Fair by the news media team Otaku & Geek. My part starts on 4:57.