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The UK toy market just got slammed by the chairman of the BTHA (British Toy and Hobby Association) Roger Dyson. In
an address to visitor's of the association's Industry Day, he pointed to a number of difficulties faced throughout 2008, which led to the UK becoming "The worst performing toy market in the
developed world when compared with 2008." Dyson gave a few reasons for the decline
"The
administration of Youngsters in April was challenging enough for many
of our members, but the reqercussions of the administration of
Woolworths have still not subsided and are unlikely to to, at least
until 2009 is well past.
"The changing landscape of retail in
teh UK is and will continue to be a challenge to our members for some
time to come but our industry will as ever change and adapt to what
will continue to be an ever changing economic and retail environment." ... "We face a further difficulty, lower turnover leads to
lower marketing spend which leads to lower sales, we are in a downward
spiral that we need to reverse."
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| thelastallosaur 2009-06-24 16:42:46 | thats been blindingly obvious for years mate. Anyone buying in FP (except occasionally in their sales) is mad!. it became a tourist trap years ago. Its not actually that bad for the time being, since everyone else's prices have caught up. Probably only a matter of time until they increase theirs again though. |
| Mirage 2009-06-24 13:02:01 | thats been blindingly obvious for years mate. Anyone buying in FP (except occasionally in their sales) is mad!. it became a tourist trap years ago. |
| Starscreams_Ghost 2009-06-24 12:39:33 | Not exactly a surprise from the Transformers point of view is it? We're in the middle of a global credit crunch so they increase prices by almost 30% on deluxes, slightly less on others, and then hold back waves so the shelves get filled with the same figures for months on end. That in mind, every buyer sees full shelves and waits for the obligatory sale before buying, which, in the case of the more recent ones, has coincided with the release of new waves! So at no point, or very rarely, are retailers getting the rrp on figures, leading them ... read on ... |
| KingGrimlock 2009-06-24 11:41:55 | Not exactly a surprise from the Transformers point of view is it? We're in the middle of a global credit crunch so they increase prices by almost 30% on deluxes, slightly less on others, and then hold back waves so the shelves get filled with the same figures for months on end. That in mind, every buyer sees full shelves and waits for the obligatory sale before buying, which, in the case of the more recent ones, has coincided with the release of new waves! So at no point, or very rarely, are retailers getting the rrp on figures, leading them ... read on ... |
| TFATM 2009-06-24 08:36:38 | Please use this thread to discuss the UK has become the worst performing toy market news story on the main site. The UK toy market just got slammed by the chairman of the BTHA (British Toy and Hobby Association) Roger Dyson. In an address to visitor's of the association's Industry Day, he pointed to a number of difficulties faced throughout 2008, which led to the UK becoming "The worst performing toy market in the developed world when compared with 2008." Dyson gave a few reasons for the decline "The administration of Youngsters in April was challenging enough for many of our members, ... read on ... |
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