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“It’s all to play for”

By Samantha Loveday
October 23, 2018

MTW Toys’ Darran Garnham wants to know ‘who took TRU?’ in the final quarter of 2018.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year – and arguably the most important for the licensing business.

But what three words come to mind when thinking Q4 trading in 2018 and why? The Source asked some key names for their feedback.

Today: Darran Garnham, ceo, MTW Toys

“Who took TRU? It will be interesting to see how much, and where, the Toys R Us spend will shift. It’s all to play for.”

This feature originally appeared in the autumn 2018 edition of Licensing Source Book. Click here to read the full publication.

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