Mom-and-pop shops face challenges from chain stores and e-commerce, making survival tougher. Each mom-and-pop shop offers a unique experience, unlike standardized chain stores. Patronizing mom-and ...

Blind boxes are the latest Asian trend to sweep through the U.S., following the well-trod path of anime and K-pop. And while blind boxes look a lot like toys, the collectible art’s main ...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are signing outside linebacker Shaq Barrett to their 53-man roster on Saturday. Both Greg Auman of The Athletic and Scott Reynolds of Pewter Report relayed the news. It'll ...

Mr Jason Tjiptadi, a consultant at Euromonitor International, said Pop Mart – the Chinese toy company behind Labubu – Pokemon and Lego are the three most popular brands among kidults in ...

Viral events didn’t take a day off this year. Let’s take a take a stroll down memory lane with a look at some of the biggest pop culture moments from 2024. As the curtains opened on 2024, Elmo sent ...

President-elect Donald Trump is pledging to slap new tariffs on imports after he's inaugurated next month — a vow that's prompting the toy industry to warn about the impact. Even if toys are ...

The Seattle Seahawks will enter a crucial end to the season without their top tailback. Brady Henderson of ESPN reported that the Seahawks had placed running back Kenneth Walker III on injured ...

In good news, it was the year that Sabrina Carpenter *finally* received her flowers as an artist and arguably blew up with the release of the summer pop hit “Espresso.” 2024 also saw some breakout ...

It shows Reagan in her pyjamas, opening a special box under the tree. And in that box is a stuffed toy—of a Bernese mountain dog. Reagan has an instant reaction, her face lighting up as she says ...

This past summer, the K-pop group Stray Kids debuted atop the Billboard 200 with a record called ATE. That feat tied an all-time record, as only one other artist's chart history — that of the ...

SEOUL – K-pop boy band Stray Kids marked a historic milestone by ranking No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart for the sixth time with their latest album Hop. The octet are the first act in the 69 ...