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Kidult trend accounts for 28% global toys sales

Sales

Kidult trend accounts for 28% global toys sales

7 Feb 2025

Branding

You don’t create culture, but you are invited by Nolwazi Radebe, brand strategist at Silverbullet

Nolwazi Radebe, Issued by Sunshinegun 17 Jan 2025

#BestofBiz 2024: Lifestyle

Lifestyle

#BestofBiz 2024: Lifestyle

17 Dec 2024

The dolls are marketed to children. Source: Mattel.

Branding

Mattel scrambles after Wicked doll packaging links to explicit site

11 Nov 2024

Toys R Us reveals top trending toys for 2024 Festive Season

Trends

Toys R Us reveals top trending toys for 2024 Festive Season

29 Oct 2024

Ilsé Vincent's debuts fashion collection, The Language of Flowers, through Pick n Pay mentorship programme

Fashion & Homeware

Ilsé Vincent's debuts fashion collection, The Language of Flowers, through Pick n Pay mentorship programme

13 Sep 2024

Kidult trend shows growth

Trends

Kidult trend shows growth

10 Sep 2024

Barbie launches blind Barbie fashionista doll

Design & Manufacturing

Barbie launches blind Barbie fashionista doll

23 Jul 2024

Goo Goo about stories

Media

Goo Goo about stories

Candy Dempers, Issued by MediaHeads 360 28 Jun 2024

Absa announces exclusive collaboration for iconic rock group Goo Goo Dolls SA Tour

Music

Absa announces exclusive collaboration for iconic rock group Goo Goo Dolls SA Tour

Issued by OnPoint PR 24 Jun 2024

The future of beauty retail: A conversation with Mathebe Molise of Beauty on TApp

Health & Beauty

The future of beauty retail: A conversation with Mathebe Molise of Beauty on TApp

Ntandokazi Ntozakhe 7 Sep 2023

Barbie: A whimsical and empowering cinematic odyssey.

Film

Barbie: A whimsical and empowering cinematic odyssey.

Charles Siboto 23 Aug 2023

Challengers to Watch 2023: Teenage Engineering

Media

Challengers to Watch 2023: Teenage Engineering

Liston Pitman, Issued by eatbigfish 21 Aug 2023

Branding

Dolls and dollars: why small businesses should be wary of cashing in on Barbiemania with their branding

Graeme Austin 4 Aug 2023

The movie has had a direct impact on Barbie sales. Source: Barbie The Movie

Sales

Barbie doll sales surge after movie launch

26 Jul 2023

Beware: Scammers exploit hype around Barbie, Oppenheimer movies to steal personal information

Cybersecurity

Beware: Scammers exploit hype around Barbie, Oppenheimer movies to steal personal information

19 Jul 2023

Highly anticipated releases at the box office this July

Film

Highly anticipated releases at the box office this July

Daniel Dercksen 28 Jun 2023

Barbie encouraging girls to see themselves in STEM

Education

Barbie encouraging girls to see themselves in STEM

8 Mar 2023

Barbie reveals first doll with scoliosis

Design & Manufacturing

Barbie reveals first doll with scoliosis

9 Feb 2023

#BizTrends2023: Retail's future is the 'Theatre of Dreams'

Trends

#BizTrends2023: Retail's future is the 'Theatre of Dreams'

Jonathan Cherry 10 Jan 2023

Music

The nostalgia of music proves prominent in South Africa

20 Dec 2022

Source © Vogue 20% all sales on the Barbies Career range will be donated to the foundation to further their mission and contribute to children’s education

ESG

Toys R Us partners with Mattel in support of Women4Women

22 Sep 2022

Mari Payne, director: education and outreach at Sesame Workshop International, South Africa

Early Childhood Development

Advocating the right to play - Mari Payne, Sesame Workshop

Shan Radcliffe 31 Aug 2022

Barbie launches first dolls with vitiligo and behind-the-ear hearing aids

Design & Manufacturing

Barbie launches first dolls with vitiligo and behind-the-ear hearing aids

13 May 2022

Image by Hayden Phipps: The Healer Series by Shirley Fintz

Art

Southern Guild presents Spring Awakening exhibition

25 Mar 2022

Barbie celebrates International Women's Day with global campaign

Marketing & Media

Barbie celebrates International Women's Day with global campaign

8 Mar 2022

V&A Waterfront festive exhibition heroes African creativity and community

Exhibitions & Events

V&A Waterfront festive exhibition heroes African creativity and community

8 Dec 2021

5 top Western Cape Winelands winter specials

Food & Wine

5 top Western Cape Winelands winter specials

Shellee-Kim Gold 19 Aug 2021

Barbie debuts dolls in likeness of Covid-19 frontline workers

Design & Manufacturing

Barbie debuts dolls in likeness of Covid-19 frontline workers

5 Aug 2021

New Barbie collection made using recycled ocean-bound plastic

Design & Manufacturing

New Barbie collection made using recycled ocean-bound plastic

11 Jun 2021

All the Sama27 nominees

Music

All the Sama27 nominees

20 May 2021

#BehindtheBrandManager: Nivea's marketing manager, Mpume Ngwenya

#BehindTheBrandManager

#BehindtheBrandManager: Nivea's marketing manager, Mpume Ngwenya

Jessica Tennant 22 Apr 2021

South Africans urged to #MakeTime to teach our sons that crimes against women and children are unacceptable

ESG

South Africans urged to #MakeTime to teach our sons that crimes against women and children are unacceptable

Issued by TBWA 27 Nov 2020

The inaugural Bowery Awards announces finalists

Advertising

The inaugural Bowery Awards announces finalists

10 Nov 2020

New home for SA fashion at Mall of Africa

Fashion & Homeware

New home for SA fashion at Mall of Africa

15 Sep 2020

Kim Anne Timm, executive - Structures, Buildings and Places, AECOM

Construction & Engineering

#WomensMonth: 'If we support each other, we can change the world' - AECOM's Kim Anne Timm

Sindy Peters 19 Aug 2020

Mattel supports Children's Hospital Trust with #ThankYouHeroes initiative

ESG

Mattel supports Children's Hospital Trust with #ThankYouHeroes initiative

5 Aug 2020

Win big with Shoprite Hustle 2020 Competition

Awards

Win big with Shoprite Hustle 2020 Competition

3 Aug 2020

White Square 2020 winners announced

Advertising

White Square 2020 winners announced

10 Jul 2020

White Square International Advertising Festival announces 2020 shortlists

Advertising

White Square International Advertising Festival announces 2020 shortlists

2 Jul 2020

#WhatWomenWant in 2020: Welcome to the new era of progressive marketing

Marketing

#WhatWomenWant in 2020: Welcome to the new era of progressive marketing

Leigh Andrews, Issued by Kantar 12 Mar 2020

Preserve our languages, uphold diversity

Media

Preserve our languages, uphold diversity

Amy Pieterse, Issued by Ginkgo Agency 20 Feb 2020

Sexual offences courts' regulations finally gazetted

Legislation

Sexual offences courts' regulations finally gazetted

Barbara Maregele 6 Feb 2020

Image source: Unicode Consortium.

Social Media

2020 emoji will include pinched fingers, bubble tea and more gender-inclusivity

Shereesa Moodley 30 Jan 2020

Robots, AI and drones: When did toys turn into rocket science?

Technology

Robots, AI and drones: When did toys turn into rocket science?

Andrew Maxwell 23 Dec 2019

Not child's play: The serious innovation behind toy making

Design & Manufacturing

Not child's play: The serious innovation behind toy making

Louis-Etienne Dubois, David Gauntlett and Lorena Escandon 19 Dec 2019

Kgothatso John Malange was recently announced as the official winner of the Caesarstone Student Designer of 2019. Image supplied.

Design

#Newsmaker: Caesarstone's 2019 Student Designer, Kgothatso John Malange

Juanita Pienaar 19 Nov 2019

Mattel reveals line of gender-neutral dolls

Design & Manufacturing

Mattel reveals line of gender-neutral dolls

26 Sep 2019