Skylanders continue to fly off the shelves

11 Feb 2012 | By Vince Bamford

Activision’s Skylanders video game proved a hit over Christmas and retailers are currently selling out as soon as product hits the shelf.

UK Vita launch: mults hope for a strong start

11 Feb 2012 | By Vince Bamford

Supermarkets are gearing up for the UK launch of Sony’s new handheld games console.

Action figure treatment for TV's Backshall

28 Jan 2012 | By Vince Bamford

BBC action man Steve Backshall, star of wildlife show Deadly 60, has been made into a toy.

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18 Jun 2011 | By Vince Bamford

When Woolworths went, the supermarkets took advantage by broadening their range of pocket-money toys. Now they’re looking to raise their games again, says Vince Bamford

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Happy chemicals and super-powered staples

18 Feb 2012 | Updated: 20 Feb 2012 | By Liz Hamson

How refreshing - an investigation into what’s good about the food we eat rather than more lazy “it’s all carcinogenic and it’s all the supermarkets’ fault” scaremongering.

In a final twist, Walker has stepped in and blown his rivals out of the water

18 Feb 2012 | Updated: 20 Feb 2012 | By James Halliwell

In the race for Iceland Foods, there was only ever going to be one winner.

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