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Re: LEGO disappearing from small toyshops
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lugnet.market.theory
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Fri, 15 Feb 2002 08:55:14 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.uk, James Stacey writes:
> This certainly isnt the case in the UK
> I dont have any small toyshops near me, but when I was on holiday in the
> south of England, I was constantly suprised and pleased to see the range of
> LEGO the small toyshops were carrying, they certainly had more range than
> the TRU's and Entertainers had (albeit less volume)
During the summer our local paper shops sell "pocket money" sized sets, so
there is some hope!
> Many of these shops are however members of the 'toymaster' group. Not sure
> how this works, but it seens to act as a buyer for small toy shops allowing
> them to be more competitive - someone correct me if I'm wrong
My local toymaster is not "competitive". :(
Scott A
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> James Stacey
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> XPT .loc.uk, FUT .market.theory
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> "Thomas Main" <thomasmain@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:GrJ4uD.KFK@lugnet.com...
> > Hardly any small toyshops seem to carry LEGO anymore. I've been told that
> > toyshop owners don't like to carry it because it's too "mass market" and they
> > specialize in quality toys. Also, I suppose it is hard for toyshop owners to
> > compete with the likes of Wal*Mart in pricing and volume purchases from TLC.
> >
> > etc
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