UK Toys & Gaming – Retailer & Marketplace Webinar Invite

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UK retail update

The UK Toys & Games market is one of the largest in Europe, and dropping 6% to £3.2 billion ending 2019 compared to 2018. Whilst sales dipped in this category, online activity increased by 2% to a 37% share with board games, gaming software, arts and crafts having greatest share.

Q1 reports revealed a spike in the sale of board and computer games when the UK went into lockdown and now we see that the Toys & Games market is clearly capable of achieving and sustaining a 50% online trading share.

Big players like Amazon and Argos have continued to disrupt with a broad range of choice, and speedy delivery options. Icecat has been building relationships with global toy brands for a little over a year now with the acquisition of Cedemo are set to support UK retailers with great third party content for toys retailers.

The brands in Icecat’s new and extended content add more LEGO, Mattel, Playmobil, Spin Master, and Bestway content and now feature video game sponsors Electonic Arts and Ubisoft.

Reuben Bradshaw, Country Manager UK says: “In the last year, we have developed a strong presence across Europe in the Toys category. Now retailers such as Argos, Disney, Hamleys, Harrods, John Lewis, Smyths, The Entertainer, TK Maxx can access great standardised product content for their web stores. Icecat in the UK is already positioned to support the online toy industry as well as traditional retailers.”

Webinar invite

Icecat invites interested toy retailers to join our toy industry webinar for retailers Monday May 4th at 08.45 GMT +0. Sign up here

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