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TAMPA, Florida. Cortni Claar, manager of Learning Express Toys of South Tampa, FL, gave her thoughts on keepings kids’ minds active and engaged throughout the summer months, during the Fighting The Summer Slide segment on NBC’s Tampa affiliate, News Channel 8. To read the article and view the entire segment on News Channel 8 Tampa, click the link below: Fighting …
DEVENS, Massachusetts. The Boston Globe recently wrote an article featuring Learning Express Toys CEO & Founder, Sharon DiMinico. In the article, DiMinico discussed her thoughts on why local toys stores outlasted the Toys ‘R’ US collapse. “I think for franchise expansion, there may be opportunities for us that didn’t exist before because of Toys ‘R’ Us,” DiMinico said. “We’ve actually …
RALEIGH, North Carolina. Learning Express Toys announced they will exhibit at the Associations of Children’s Museums’ annual convention, InterActivity 2018, in Raleigh, NC from May 15-18. InterActivity 2018 is designed to promote “Open Source Play: Sharing the Creative Code”. Open Source Play is the intersection between children’s museums and Open Source innovation, the bold idea revolutionizing global technology. The Association …
DEVENS, Massachusetts. The Learning Express Marketing Team announced today the mailing of the 2018 Learning Express May/June Catalog, “100 Screen-Free Ways To #PlayUnplugged!”, to customer homes. An online version of the 2018 Learning Express May-June Catalog can be found here: 2018 Learning Express May-June Catalog. Hard copies are available in many store locations, while supplies last.
DEVENS, Massachusetts. The Learning Express Marketing Department teamed up with veteran art teacher, Diane Davis, to give “A Teacher’s Perspective” on why children benefit from the #PlayUnplugged initiative! To read the entire article at the Learning Express Toys Toy Blog, click the links below: Why Kids Need to #PlayUnplugged (A Teacher’s Perspective)
LAKE ZURICH, Illinois. Rick Derr, owner of Learning Express Toys of Lake Zurich, IL spoke with Steve Starobinsky, Chief Marketing Officer, at Diverse Marketing, about industry trends that are happening around the world. To view the segment, click the link below: Lake Zurich Owner Discusses Trends In The Industry
NEW YORK, New York. Rick Derr, owner of Learning Express Toys of Lake Zurich, IL gave his thoughts on the upcoming trends for Summer 2018, in the Oh So Trendy segment of this month’s issue of The Toy Book. To read the entire article in The Toy Book, click the link below: OH, SO TRENDY: How Hot Toy Trends Are …
BROOKFIELD, Wisconsin. Mary Lewis, owner of Learning Express Toys of Brookfield, WI, demonstrated to local FOX affiliate her upbeat in-store experience in a recent televised feature. “At Learning Express Toys, we aim to provide our customers with a lively, interactive shopping experience that delights the young and the young at heart,” she said. To view the several televised segments and …
EXTON, Pennsylvania. Rich and Fran Gordon, owners of Learning Express Toys of Exton, PA, discussed the benefits of relocating their store to its original location. To read the entire article on the Daily Local News, click the link below: Learning Express Toys Relocating From Exton Square Mall To Original Space
DEVENS, Massachusetts. The hard lesson to be learned from the Toys “R” Us’ bankruptcy and now liquidation, for all those fast-growing businesses that dream of going public or aggressively expanding using private equity is “Beware!” Hind-sight is always 20/20, but had Toys “R” Us taken a more conservative growth path, and invested their profits in developing a knowledgeable sales force, …
