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...toy industry may have no megahit in 2004, but there are always shortages in the holiday season. This year's: the Polar Express train set by Lionel. The movie hasn't done well, but that doesn't seem to matter to kids who are dreaming of that classic toy. My assignment: to find that train. How difficult could it be, especially in a sea of Nintendo lovers? But two high-end boutiques, five discount behemoths and many blank looks later, anxiety sets...
Favorite childhood toy: Bedazzler...
...vulture looms over the trading floor of the Harvard Management Company—a stuffed, toy vulture...
...British Industry; just 12% said they expect sales to be good. In France, shopper sentiment has also slid sharply since September. Some countries' consumers seem to be feeling more gift-happy than others (see chart). But if demand is skimpy, the biggest casualty, along with retailers, could be the toy industry, which does as much as half of its business in the Christmas season. Denmark's Lego says it expects to lose about 3250 million this year as falling sales and prices force it to cut back production. At London megastore Hamleys, Bratz dolls and some electronic games are moving...
...fast walker and a big talker (if Caveman can be considered a language), this one is more excitable than your average toy. Just beware its kung fu fury--and audible bodily functions. wowwee.com...