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Cars 2 doesn't open until June 24, but its toy line is already revving up the summer movie-toy season. Sales of Cars 2 merchandise will surpass Disney's entire Toy Story franchise within 12 months, predicted Jim Silver, editor in chief of TimetoPlaymag.com.

Last year, the federal government made substantial progress in the regulation of thousands of children's products, child safety advocacy group Kids in Danger (KID) stated in its 2010 annual report on recalls and other actions by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. "It seems CPSC is acting...

The Easy-Bake Oven is falling victim to the fight against global warming. The incandescent light bulbs that heat the toy ovens are being phased out in 2012 in favor of energy-efficient compact fluorescents. But precisely because they are energy efficient, they don't get hot enough to bake a cookie.

Justin Bieber fans can finally comb their fingers through the singer's fabled locks. The second Justin Bieber doll premiered Sunday at the American International Toy Fair in New York City, sporting newly-added nylon strands that represent his fawned-over hair. That one adjustment could be enough to...

Walmart Stores increased prices of thousands of toys at each store this month, as the world's largest retailer looks to turn around its trend of negative same-store sales by spurring holiday-season revenue, Bloomberg News reported.

Just when you thought the extreme deals were over, Toys R Us swoops in with a new batch of toys on sale in what it's calling the "biggest Christmas sale ever." While we can't confirm that statement, we can say it's the biggest one we've seen since ... Black Friday, at least. There are 64 pages of...

For anyone old enough to have ever had a Sears catalog at home, the memory of being a child and circling the toys they wanted for Christmas is a strong one. Sears printed the catalogs from 1896 until 1993, and while the catalogs that millions of children tore into is now long gone, they're...

It has been a tumultuous year for Barnes & Noble, the country's largest bookseller, and its quarterly earnings report reflects that. Total sales for the quarter were $1.9 billion, a bit less of a gain than analysts had predicted, while earnings were a net loss of $12.6 million, also worse than expected.

Many companies and products claim to be green. But what does that actually mean? In some cases, labels can be misleading. As "greenwashing" increases, so does the need for greater consumer awareness.

If you want your kid to be happy on Christmas morning with the popular toy in their hands that they nagged you for months about, you'd better start shopping now. Of the 16 toys on last year's top most wanted list by TimetoPlayMag.com, 14 had sold out two weeks before Christmas, according to Jim...