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Toy Retailers in the UK: Market Research Report

Market Research • Market Size • Industry Statistics • Industry Analysis • Industry Trends

Toy Retailers Market Research Report | SIC G47.650 | Sep 2011

Not all fun and games: Toy retailers face a tough marketplace due to rising competition

IBISWorld’s Toy Retailers market research report is a comprehensive guide to market size and growth prospects. Our industry reports offer strategic industry analysis of the factors influencing companies, including new product developments, economic, lifestyle and demographic influences, distribution and supply chain factors and pricing issues. Full analysis accompanies our data forecasts to illustrate how the market responds to emerging industry trends.

Report Snapshot
Market Share of Companies
Early Learning Centre Limited Early Learning Centre Limited market share
Hamleys of London Limited Hamleys of London Limited market share
The Entertainer (Amersham) Limited The Entertainer (Amersham) Limited market share
Toys 'R' Us Limited Toys 'R' Us Limited market share
Industry Statistics & Market Size
Revenue
£1bn
Annual Growth 07-12
1.1%
Annual Growth 12-17
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Profit
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Employment
6,100
Businesses
445
Industry Analysis & Industry Trends

Toy retailing has been a crowded industry over the past five years. Increasing levels of competition both within and external to the industry have created a challenging marketplace for retailers. As a result, industry sales have posted modest growth of 1.1% per annum over the five years through 2011-12. Along with mounting competition, the trading landscape for toy retailers has also been affected by fluctuations in the level of real household disposable income, consumer confidence and trends in the overall share of the UK population aged 0 to 14 years, which is regarded as the key consumer market for toys.

Toy retailing has undergone considerable change since its early days. Once dominated by specialist retailers, toy retailing has become a crowded market... purchase to read more

Industry Report - Industry Analysis Chapter

Toy retailers have faced a tough trading landscape over the past five years. Industry operators experienced mounting competition from internal and external players, which created a crowded market and led to fierce price-based competition. Trading conditions for toy retailers over the five years through 2011-12 were also affected by annual fluctuations in real household disposable income, consumer confidence and the relative share of UK consumers aged 0 to 14. However, above all else, sales were driven by the growing phenomenon of children outgrowing toys at a younger age (compared with five years ago). The resulting impact of these changes culminated in weak sales growth of 1.1% per annum for the toy retailing market in the five years through 2011-12... purchase to read more

 


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What is the Toy Retailers Industry?

Retailers in this industry sell games and toys to the general public. Businesses that primarily sell video game consoles and software are excluded from this industry.

Industry Products
Infant, toddler and preschool toysOutdoor and sports productsDollsGames and puzzlesArts and craftsElectronic and interactive toysAll other toys
 
Industry Activities
Toy retailingGame retailing


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