Teaching children to garden has multiple benefits that will last far beyond the coronavirus outbreak.
October 13, 2020Earlier this month, Lego announced that it would cut 1,400 jobs after reporting revenue and profit both fell in the first half of 2017, driven by declines in US sales. Much of the discussion around this story has focused on contributing factors within the company. However, these declines may also signal waning popularity in construction toys.
September 18, 2017With the school year entering its final stretch, young consumers (whether kids or their Millennial moms) are already starting to think about something interesting to do this summer. Enter the equine industry.
April 11, 2017The dynamics of the kids’ food business have changed dramatically in recent years. In a nutshell, typical macaroni and cheese isn’t going to cut it when a kid can have noodles shaped like their favorite cartoon character. Or, what fun is using a spoon to eat yogurt or applesauce when you can squeeze it? Taste is no longer the only qualification needed to be a kid-friendly food. In fact, it’s become quite a juggling act for any company or brand that tries to break into this growing market. Shif...
January 16, 2014By: Michael Norris The latest versions of the iPad are shipping today: the iPad Air and the iPad Mini. Both are improved, and with the price of the tablets still the same as last year (save for a $30 price reduction for the first generation of the iPad Mini) there are probably a lot of people thinking about giving one as a gift this year-or buying one for themselves and handing their ‘outdated’ tablet to their children. They’ve seen the cute commercials, just like I have. This is the generat...
November 1, 2013Simba Information, a media and market research firm behind The Rise and Impact of Self Publishing 2013-2014 , The iPad and Its Owner and other intelligence tools, has released the eighth edition of Children’s Publishing Market Forecast, which has increased its coverage of activity in the children’s/YA book market to educational apps to be used by children. Since the core of Children’s Publishing Market Forecast 2014 is based on a series of nationally representative surveys of 2,000 adults, thi...
October 22, 2013