NEW YORK, February 18: The 114th North American
International Toy Fair commenced this morning with nearly 30,000 worldwide play
professionals and visitors keen to witness large numbers of pioneering newfangled
toys and games before they are displayed n store shelves. Accessible to the public
till Tuesday, February 21, the four-day trade episode has altered New York
City's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center into an enormous festivity of toys,
youth recreation, and the progressive gains of childhood play.
Formed by the U.S. Toy Industry Association (TIA), Toy Fair
is the Western Hemisphere's biggest and most significant toy exhibition, signifying
the vigor of the North American and worldwide toy souk. Preceding year, U.S.
toy sales increased 5% and are expected to be $26 billion. The industry sustains
over half a million American jobs and has a total U.S. fiscal effect of over
$80 billion.
Toy Fair 2017 vaunts an extraordinary 443,000 net square
feet of exhibition area overflowing with the most exciting new toys and tendencies
– comprising outdoor and active playthings, educational toys, innovative tech skills,
dolls, board games, authorized collectibles, and everything in between.
"New York City is where the creative spirit and energy
of the global toy industry comes to life with more than 1,100 companies of all
types and sizes exhibiting at the North American International Toy Fair
2017," averred Steve Pasierb, president & CEO at TIA, adding,
"Many of the toys and games displayed here are being seen for the very
first time – and are likely to top kids' birthday and holiday wish lists
throughout the coming year. We are thrilled to welcome the toy community from
over 100 countries to Toy Fair for four, fun-filled days of buying and selling,
trend-scouting, networking, and most importantly, play!"
This year's fair has extended its exhibition area to comprise
an exclusive "Launch Pad" zone that displays unique toys and creations
from exhibitors who are attending the fair for the first time. The effortless-to-navigate
exhibition floor has been separated into discrete product zones to aid media, purchasers,
and participants from all sections of the play industry discover precisely what
they require – whether they are in quest of the subsequent "it" toy
of the year, trying to expand product lines, in quest of tried-and-true
classics, or in search of the newest modernizations in play.
Outstanding academic conferences and distinctive events will
be convened throughout Toy Fair, comprising a toy tendencies updating;
licensing conferences; toy security and compliance forums; worldwide trade and
market extension research exhibitions; seminars for inventors and creators; and
much more. A complete schedule of fair events can be obtained at
www.ToyFairNY.com.
Registration is compulsory for admittance to Toy Fair 2017; confirmation
of media and purchaser authorizations is compulsory.
Toy Fair is a yearly occurrence that is possessed and run by
the Toy Industry Association (TIA). The exhibition brings together nearly 1,100
demonstrating creators, distributors, importers and sales agents to exhibit hundreds
of thousands of toy and youth amusement products to retail outlets from approximately
100 nations.
TIA is the nonprofit trade alliance representing all trades concerned
with producing and distributing toys and youth amusement products for kids of
all ages. TIA is the possessor and operator of the North American International
Toy Fair, convened yearly in New York City. The Association acts as the
industry's voice on the mental, social, expressive, and innovative advantages of
play, and encourages play's constructive influence on childhood growth to customers
as well as media. TIA has a protracted history of guidance in toy security,
having assisted grow the first thorough toy safety standard over 40 years before,
and remains dedicated to functioning with medical specialists, government, customers,
as well as industry on continuing programs to guarantee benign and entertaining
play.
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