Out of the Toy Box

Richard Gottlieb, president of Richard Gottlieb & Associates, a New York-based business development firm specializing in the toy business, offers his sometimes funny and always unique take on developments in the industry.

October 2009

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Soupy Sales: Master of the Wink

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

The comic strip Luann has an idea for puzzle companies

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Layaway continues its comeback; First Kmart and now Toys R Us

Sunday, October 25, 2009

The toy industry needs Toys R Us to take the top position back from Wal-Mart

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Good news: Barbie, Moxie Girlz and Liv make news

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

The U.S. Dollar Is Down; Time for Americans to Export?

Sunday, October 18, 2009

My trip to Australia; Zhu Zhu Pets are Go Go Pets and I get to pet a wombat…carefully

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

The toy industry's love affair with the Obamas

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

GI Joe: One movie too many?

Sunday, October 11, 2009

How to help consumers and buyers categorize products

Friday, October 9, 2009

Should toy buyers emulate the Louvre and the Metropolitan Museum of Art?

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Reflections on the 2009 Dallas Fall Toy Preview

Monday, October 5, 2009

Good news for everybody! Zhu Zhu Pets is a hit

Sunday, October 4, 2009

More predictions for the second half of 2009

Friday, October 2, 2009

The toy industry is optimistic about 2009 (at least pretty much so)

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Thank you for a great Building Our Future Conference

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