Owner of Hopscotch, Hit The Mark to raise about Rs. 528 crores
The privately held company, Hit The Mark, Inc, to raise capital with Barclays to mandate the round of investment January 29, 2019 Hit The Mark, which owns the baby apparel and clothing platform, Hopscotch, is to raise around Rs. 352-528 crores (USD 50-75 million) with the London-headquartered financial investment firm Barclays to assist in acquiring […]
Tablez India partners with Build-A-Bear
The retail brand Tablez India of LuLu Group International is going to launch Build-A-Bear, the customised stuffed toy brand, in the Indian market. January 28, 2019 Tablez India, the retail division of LuLu Group International has announced its partnership with a US-based bespoke stuffed-animal retail brand Build-A-Bear. With this partnership, apart from the standalone or […]
Britax continues to be at the fore with innovation
Britax began manufacturing automotive safety equipment and accessories in the year 1938 and later started with the import of car and motorcycle accessories. It was in the 1960s that Britax forayed in the childcare space by starting to manufacture childcare safety products, primarily child safety seats and strollers. Mommy & Baby Times (MBT) had an […]
Big boost to baby care retail- FirstCry gets commitment of investment from SoftBank
Japanese multinational firm SoftBank is to invest USD 400 million in FirstCry, out of which USD 150 million has been invested. January 23, 2019 Japan-headquartered telecom and internet multinational conglomerate SoftBank’s Vision Fund has committed to invest USD 400 million (that is equivalent to Rs. 2849 crores) in baby care and maternity products retailer FirstCry […]
U-Grow: Technology nurtured with love
Headquartered in Bucharest, Romania; U-Grow debuted in the Indian Market almost one and half a year ago and has made its name as a promising baby care brand with a comprehensive product range. Mommy & Baby Times (MBT) had an interaction with Mr. Vijay Goel, Director at Sunheri Marketing Pvt. Ltd.; about the product lineup, […]
Innobaby: Bringing innovative solutions for parenthood
Innobaby was started in the year 2006 by two women, Jee Kim and Kristen Min with the idea to provide innovative products such as stackable dispensers with various compartments which were not readily available in the market at that point of time. Sheila Cheripka, Brand Strategist at Innobaby LLC, sheds light on the history of […]
Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair and Hong Kong Baby Products Exhibition continues to be popular
Smart toys and baby products are the most marketable categories January 18, 2019 The HKTDC Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair, the HKTDC Hong Kong Baby Products Fair and the Hong Kong International Stationery Fair concluded after featuring close to 3,000 global exhibitors. Together with the HKTDC Hong Kong International Licensing Show, which closed on […]
Toys“R”Us and Babies“R”Us launches in Pune
Popular American toy retailer Toys“R”Us has started its fifth store in the Indian market January 14, 2019 Toys“R”Us has launched its fifth store in India in Phoenix Marketcity in Pune, Maharashtra. The store launch took place with a two-day gala event, Geoffrey’s great toy party from 12- 13 January, 2019. There were famous cartoon characters […]
Barbie will soon be 60 – and is still going strong
Two months from now, it will be sixty years since the first Barbie doll made her debut in the American Toy Fair in New York on March 09, 1959 January 14, 2019 She is turning 60 this year and still doesn’t have a single wrinkle. Blonde or brunette, slender or curvy, black or white, princess […]
Benderson Development acquires 15 retail properties of Toys“R”Us & Babies“R”Us
January 11, 2019 One of America’s largest privately held real estate development firm, Benderson Development has taken over the rights of the properties that were earlier leased to the international toy, clothing, video game, and baby product retailer. Locations in the Southeast include five stores in Florida — Miami, Palm Beach Gardens, Naples, Fort Lauderdale […]