“KB hasn't articulated a strategy about what they're doing yet, but need to stock a lot of the hot toys. It isn't really a destination store but the fact that they're mall-based helps because parents are in the mall anyway.”
Chris Byrne
“He came up to me and said, ?Can you buy me some toys?? We would have bought every toy store for this kid if they were there.”
Rick Becker
“It was a tough year, ... We didn't have a hot toy and we didn't have a big movie to push sales of licensed products.”
Jim Silver
“The way I see it, the toy industry is no longer just about toys per se. I call it the family entertainment business.”
“They could either go to Target or try to find another toy retailer like K-B Toys. You would think Target first, since it is already their partner, but the one problem with that is Target has its own Web site where it sells toys -- and how much will Target want to give up?”
“And a little known fact is that a lot of toy injuries actually occur because the toys have been left out, so a parent or a child trips over them and falls.”
Mary Giles
“The cafeteria deep fryer is not a toy”
Nancy Cartwright
