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When Kinect-Style Interactivity Was New and Thrilling—and So '90s!

Today, we are living the dream of the nineties -- at least when it comes to technology. The virtual realities we imagined are now available in toy stores. Microsoft's $150 Kinect , a depth and motion-sensing ...

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Back to the Park Slope Ice-Cream Beat

A ticking time bomb. "But honestly, what about toy stores? Pet stores? Restaurants that carelessly leave Dixie cups full of tempting crayons out on their tables, forcing me to sternly remind my son that he is not the next Basquiat? What of the artisanal mayonnaise store opening mere blocks from my apartment? I shudder to think of a beautiful day of bonding ruined when my child stops in his ...

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Time for networks to trot out new shows, kill the duds

My daughter and I were browsing toy stores when I was last in Los Angeles. It’s one of the more delightful things that life encourages grandfathers to do.

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Swedish boys’ new hero: pram-pushing Spiderman

Gender roles are an outdated thing, thinks the CEO of Leklust, a Swedish company that's proudly reversing traditional roles of children. Iva Roze Skoch A boy in a Spiderman outfit pushes a pink pram. A young girl rides in a toy race car. Those are just two pictures from a new toy catalog from "Leklust," a company with 17 toy stores in Sweden. Company CEO Kaj Wiberg thinks it's time to move ...

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Critics say new regulations on air guns are full of hot air

There are some 800,000 air rifles and pistols quietly sitting in closets and garages throughout Denmark. Those guns, purchased legally at shops - including toy stores - are about to become something of a headache for their owners.

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Chicago Based Start-Up Little Independent Welcomes its 75th Locally Owned Partner Store

Little Independent is an online marketplace for sale items from independent retail stores. The website launched to the public in June 2011 and has been adding stores and sale item content ever since. The newest store, Eugenia Woods in St. Petersburg, Florida brings the total number of stores to 75 in 18 states.Chicago, IL (PRWEB) April 27, 2012 Pet stores, toy stores, boutiques, bikes shops and ...

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Destination Maternity Announces the Opening of Its First Freestanding Store in India

PHILADELPHIA, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Destination Maternity Corporation (DEST), the world's leading maternity apparel retailer, today announced the opening of its first Destination Maternity® ...

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