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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 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...

Brands barbie, fisherprice and moi, that is mattel to find out how his company's fortunes are being revived. Wherever you are joining around the world, once again hello and welcome to the programme. It is 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 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 have seen in decades have created challenging conditions for manufacturers and retailers and signa...

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, ho...

their celebrations, that's for sure. also celebrating today, is kate cross. she's been named in england's squad for the ashes test with australia after recovering from illness. the pace bowler needed multiple rounds of antibiotics to treat a parasite infection, but has been included in a is—player squad for the four—day test at trent bridge starting on 22nd june. she said on social media, "it's always so special". the test is followed by three t20s and three one—day internationals. full details of the squad are on the bbc sport website and app. it's a huge day for women's sport...

we begin in france, where unions will be staging strike action today against the government's pension reform plans. the government is aiming to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 years. today marks the sixth day of strikes and protests since mid—january, and unions say it will be the biggest yet with workers across a range of sectors expected to mobilise. teachers, gas and electricity workers, train drivers, and industrial workers are all expected to join. part of the french government plan is also to raise the minimum pension to 1,200 euro a month, which is over 550 euro highe...