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By 2030, and that estimate is at the conservative end of the scale. But falling birth rates and some of the highest inflation rates weve 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. Lets have a look at some of those numbers. Global toy sales reached $108] billion in 2023, a 2% d...

Give the toy industry a muchneeded boost? this time, its 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 its good for their mental health. Im 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 worlds biggest toy company and arguably one of its most iconic brands, lego....

Going to pursue in germany. Lets not forget that germany was always the country in the european union, or at least the largest country um, supporting brexit to the very end. Sorry, supporting britain, not brexit to the very end. So i think germany is the place To Go to get some gains without going all the way into eu participation. In the news today. Lego, The Worlds biggest toy maker, is outperforming the wider toy market. In its half year results out today, revenue climbed by 13 between januar...

Of this one company is such a market mover. Yes, this is really the story of the week, driving the market action. First of all, it is really about its waiting in the index, it accounts For about 6. 7 of the index, that makes it the second large company behind apple. Their expectations are high going into this and it could have a lot of market sway. The Share Price is almost triple over the last year, expectations are high here and any disappointments could be punished by investors. So it could b...

of the �*60s, has died at the age of 82. takeover at the top — manchester city re—assert themselves at the top of the premier league, after winning at arsenal to overtake them on goal difference, in a statement of intent. today in a statement of intent. will be clouded with patchiness, today will be clouded with patchiness, hell fog, and some rain. clearer skies across the north of scotland, but we should see a little sunshine developed elsewhere later on. tonight and tomorrow, t...

memphis is one of those dangerous places in the western hemisphere where killings are very common, but this videotape and the violence it contains has dominated todays news, so we have asked trace gallagher to walk us through the footage. hey, trace. >> hey, tucker. we will do the step-by-step. it begins with the initial stop. remember, tyre nichols was pulled over for reckless driving, though the video starts at a point where there is no evidence. we cant see any signs of reckless or ...

lets start here in the uk, where prime minister liz truss is no longer promising to increase state pensions in line with surging inflation, and has asked ministers to look for more spending cuts. two weeks ago, the prime minister said she was "committed" to whats known as the triple lock. that means payments rise by whatever is higher between prices, average earnings or 2.5%. however her spokesman said truss was now "not making any commitments" on government spending. inflation figures...

theyre all gone, so why is she still here? cheers mr speaker... jeers mr speaker, lam a fighter, not a quitter. and in other news... harrowing and callous — a damning report is published into maternity care at east kent hospital trust. the chief investigator says women werent listened to. we had 202 families that came forward. in 97, deaths, injuries or other harm could have been different if care had been given to the standards accepted nationally. russian president vladimir putin d...

the independent, which says soaring profits at energy companies are sparking outrage after they pass billions of pounds of profits onto shareholders. higher energy bills are also on the front of the financial times, as british gas owner centrica urges the government to support households as their profits also soar. the daily express leads with what they call an "exclusive" message from rishi sunak, who is vowing to double the number of foreign criminals who are deported if he becomes p...

birmingham is hosting the commonwealth games. this is the citys alexander stadium, where a live audience of 30,000 people is expected for the opening ceremony. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are miatta fahnbulleh, the chief executive of the new economics foundation, which is a left—wing economics think thank. the institute of economic affairs — or iea — a free market think tank. and also with me is annabel denham, who...