DSN Retailing Today articles from April 2004

DSN Retailing Today archives from April 2004

JCPenney finally off-loads Eckerd.
April 19, 2004... PLANO, TEXAS -- JCPenney's pending sale of its Eckerd drug store chain to two buyers not only will net the $3.5 billion, but the deal will discard what many have considered a troublesome and ill-fitted distraction for the past seven years....

CVS, Coutu move up in top-line drug chain rankings.
April 19, 2004... CLEARWATER, FLA. -- The landscape of the chain drug industry is about to be altered dramatically pending completion of JCPenney's sales of its $15.1 billion Eckerd drug store division to CVS and Canada's Jean Coutu Group. The drug store...

Gateway closes all 188 stores.
April 19, 2004... POWAY, CALIF. -- Gateway stores are now just another footnote in retail history. The company shuttered all 188 units on April 9, barely more than a week after announcing its exit from the retail realm. The move was hardly surprising. The...

Home depot, AAFES, Best Buy to speak at upcoming Retail Business Symposium.(Army & Air Force Exchange Service )(Brief Article)
April 19, 2004... NEW YORK -- Top-tier executives from among the nation's fastest growth retail companies will address industry trends and practices at the upcoming Retail Business Symposium in New York on May 19. This one-day event, hosted by DSN Retailing...

Circuit City buys InterTAN, MusicNow: PL program benefits most.
April 19, 2004... RICHMOND, VA. -- In its effort to both compete and differentiate, Circuit City announced its intent to purchase Canadian retailer InterTAN and digital music provider MusicNow, even as the company beat expectations and released higher fourth...

US soldiers praise AAFES role in Iraq.(Market Watch)(Army & Air Force Exchange Service )
April 19, 2004... FORT HOOD, TEXAS -- Staff Sergeant David G. Richmond (left) and Sergeant James Eddings, back from a 12-month tour of duty in Iraq's Sunni Triangle, speak fondly of the region's retail outposts run by the Army & Air Force Exchange Service...

Citizens vote 'no' on Wal-Mart referendum.(Market Watch)(Brief Article)
April 19, 2004... INGLEWOOD, CALIF. -- Voters in the Los Angeles suburb of Inglewood on April 6 rejected Wal-Mart's proposal to build a supercenter there by a nearly 2 to 1 margin. Wal-Mart took the unusual step of submitting its supercenter proposal as a...

The pantry to buy ahold's golden gallon.(Market Watch)(Bailian retail company plans merger)(Brief Article)
April 19, 2004... SHANGHAI, CHINA. -- Leading Chinese retail company Bailian plans to merge two of the industry largest local chains to form China's largest single retailer with assets of 5.97 billion yuan, or $721.4 million. As part of the deal, which was not...

Service Merchandise brought back to virtual life: defunct retailer reborn in cyberspace as servicemerchandise.com.
April 19, 2004... BOCA RATON, FLA. -- Though efforts to keep Service Merchandise alive failed two years ago, with the bankrupt chain dissolving, the business has come back in the form of an e-commerce venture from the company's founder, Ray Zimmerman. ...

Domestics Week ranges from metallic looks to MP3s.
April 19, 2004... NEW YORK -- During the recently concluded Domestics Week, colors reflected the pearlescent and metallic hues that were also evident among hard goods at the recently concluded Housewares Show, while suppliers consistently redesigned their...

Christian retailing ascending to new heights.
April 19, 2004... NATIONWIDE DSN REPORT -- A spiritual revival appears to be taking hold in retail. After quietly operating on the fringe as a niche market for years, Christian bookstores are increasingly competing against mainstream retailers--largely due to...

In face of slipping sales, Kohl's keeps moving merchants.
April 19, 2004... MENOMONEE FALLS, WIS. -- Kohl's new executive lineup is the latest part of its strategic game plan to improve results. The recent appointment of three evp/gmms quickly followed the departure of Rick Leto, former evp and gmm of apparel and...

Smartbargains still kicking post dot-com.
April 19, 2004... BOSTON -- Pure e-commerce players were the toast of the town in the late 1990s but then generated as much excitement as flat beer after the millennium turned. Yet, several pure players have survived in the supposedly doomed sector--and not...

Sam's Club sees big boost in comps.(Financials)(Brief Article)
April 19, 2004... Wal-Mart announced that sales at its Sam's Club division were up 9.3% to $3.38 billion and comparable-store sales increased a healthy 8.3% for the five-week period ended April 2. As a company, Wal-Mart's sales increased 14% to $25.13 billion,...

Kohl's reports weak March numbers.(Financials)(Brief Article)
April 19, 2004... Despite the general trend of increased sales and comps across retail for the month of March, Kohl's reported a drop in same-store sales of 0.9%, falling far short of analysts' expectations of a 2.9% increase.

Correction.(Financials)(Correction Notice)
April 19, 2004... In the April 9 issue of DSN Retailing Today, February comp-store sales figures for Mervyn's were incorrectly reported. The correct change was an increase of 1.4%

Top gainers.(Financials)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
April 19, 2004... For 2 weeks ended 4/7/04 Kmart Holding Corp. 21.73% Amazon.Com 15.82 Casual Male Retail Grp. 15.51 Bon-Ton Stores 15.29 PetsMart Inc. 14.05

Top losers.(Financials)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
April 19, 2004... For 2 weeks ended 4/7/04 Tweeter Home Ent. (12.05%) Kohl's (4.54) Winn-Dixie Stores (3.93) Galyan's Trading Co. (3.53) Duckwall Alco Stores (3.40) (): Decline

Major indices.(Financials)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
April 19, 2004... Close Close Net % 3/23/04 4/7/04 Change Change S&P 500 (GSPC) 1091.33 1140.53 49.20 4.51% Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) 10048.23 10480.15 431.92 4.30 Nasdaq Composite (IXIC)...

Insider trades.(Financials)(Brief Article)
April 19, 2004... STOCKS BOUGHT CSK Auto: William Shutzer, director, bought 400 shares on Mar. 31 at $17.97, now owns 7,153 shares. Gottschalks: Mike Schmidt, senior vp, bought 66 shares on Mar 31, now owns 11,916 shares. STOCKS SOLD Bon-Ton...

Campaign trail 2004.(Online Poll)
April 19, 2004... Should the U.S. government become more or less involved in protecting domestic manufacturing jobs? POLL For real-time results or to participate in our monthly online poll, visit dsnretailingtoday.com

Hollywood Video looks to chart a private course.(Hollywood Entertainment Corp.)
April 19, 2004... PORTLAND, ORE. -- Hollywood Video will go private this summer if its shareholders approve an $840 million buyout offer from an investment group headed by Leonard Green & Partners. The deal comes at the same time Viacom Inc. is preparing to...

Belk bucks dept. store trend with new market.
April 19, 2004... CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- While many regional department stores are consolidating their store bases, at least one has finite expansion plans. Charlotte, N.C.-based Belk Inc. recently announced that it will enter the Missouri market in spring 2006....

Sears is changing--but is it enough?(Editorial)(Sears Roebuck)(Editorial)
April 19, 2004... Have a conversation with Sears ceo Alan Lacy, like Retailing Today did in late March, and two things strike you right off the bat. The first is that Lacy is not one for putting on airs. Despite holding a seat on the board of the Chicago...

Eckerd exposes the politics of retail.(From The Field)(employees will loose jobs due to decision to sell drug store division)
April 19, 2004... If past acquisitions of other companies are any indication, a large number of the 1,600 employees who work at Eckerd's Florida headquarters will lose their jobs following JCPenney's decision to sell its $15.1 billion drug store division. ...

Unemployment insurance scams must stop.(Guest Column)(Column)
April 19, 2004... Unemployment insurance can be an important safety net for workers during economic down times, but it means something else to most businesses. For a lot of employers, the expense of unemployment insurance (UI) is an economic nuisance--a...

Suddenly Sears.(Sears Roebuck )(Cover Story)
April 19, 2004... Sears Roebuck opened its first store in 1925 on the West Side of Chicago. For the better part of these 79 years, the retailer has been one of the most venerable and respected names in the United States, selling proprietary and national brands...

Ikea, ShopKo, Ace identify trends in house and home.
April 5, 2004... CHICAGO -- Closer cooperation between retailers and vendors is critical to keeping pace with a more dynamic home furnishings marketplace, participants in the Co-operative Merchandising panel, sponsored by DSN Retailing Today and the...

Starbucks joins Wal-Mart in click-n-rip.(new Music Cafes allow customers to create personal CDs. )(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... SANTA MONICA, CALIF. -- Starbucks and Wal-Mart are making a push into digital music sales this month through two different routes. Starbucks is taking a bricks-and-mortar approach with its new Music Cafes while Wal-Mart is sticking to the...

Color dominates housewares show.
April 5, 2004... CHICAGO -- Newness was in question at the International Housewares Show, held from March 20 to 22 at the Windy City's McCormick Convention Center, as expressed by a couple of Hecht's buyers who were approached by DSN Retailing Today. In large...

Delhaize divests more Kash n' Karry stores.(Market Watch)(Delhaize Group )(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... TAMPA, FLA. -- Delhaize Group has hired DJM Asset Management to dispose of 38 Kash n' Karry stores throughout central, eastern and northern Florida. Kash n' Karry is being transformed over the next three years into a new supermarket concept...

Staples to acquire UK office supply chain.(Market Watch)(Globus Office World )(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... FRAMINGHAM, MASS. -- Staples announced that it plans to purchase the United Kingdom office products company Globus Office World from the Swiss-based GlobusGroup for 32.5 [pounds sterling] million. Based outside of London, Globus Office World...

Best buy mulls in-store staffing overhaul.(Market Watch)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... RICHFIELD, MINN. -- Best Buy is restructuring store personnel, and plans to reallocate staff based on each of its unit's individual revenue figure. The move will result in the redeployment of several managers in each store. (No details were...

Petco buys 20 Kids "R" Us stores.(Market Watch)(Petco Corp.)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... SAN DIEGO -- Petco Corp. has agreed to buy 20 former Kids "R" Us stores from Office Depot for approximately $45 million. About half the stores are located in Florida and Ohio with the remainder in Illinois, Michigan, Kansas, New York and...

Albertsons acquires Shaw's.(Shaw's Supermarkets Inc.)
April 5, 2004... BOISE, IDAHO -- In one swoop, Albertsons has made itself a food retailing power in the Northeastern United States by acquiring J. Sainsbury's U.S. supermarket business for $2.5 billion. Known as Shaw's, the division includes two banners,...

Target benefited from shift in food strategy.(Opinion)(Target Corp.)
April 5, 2004... It's hard to imagine sometimes how quickly time passes by and just what a difference a decade (and then some) makes especially with regard to corporate strategies. It was September 1990 when Target debuted its Greatland concept in Apple...

Second Sears grand store opens in Illinois.(Sears Grand)
April 5, 2004... GURNEE, ILL. -- Sears opened its second prototypical big box store positioned to compete better with discount stores while simultaneously strengthening the presentation of the company's trademark brands. It's an experiment, but one on which...

JCPenney relaunches Queens store: remodeled location serves as corporate test ground.(Queens Center store)
April 5, 2004... ELMHURST, N.Y. -- What's inside JCPenney's extensively remodeled Queens Center store reveals much about the corporation's overall direction. New merchandising strategies, retooled layouts and revamped amenities are all part of what is now the...

Sports Authority and Dick's each hold winning game plan.(Dick's Sporting Goods)
April 5, 2004... DENVER AND PITTSBURGH -- Proving there is more than one way to win when it comes to sporting goods retail, the nation's two largest operators in the space are poised this year to achieve record sales growth and accelerated expansion. The...

Cabela's lures investors with IPO.(Initial public offerings)
April 5, 2004... SIDNEY, NEB. -- Cabela's large-format stores embody the term "retailtainment" and if the company successfully raises money by selling stock to the public, they could show up in a lot more markets. Although Cabela's is probably better...

At Galyan's, 'big' isn't always better.
April 5, 2004... PLAINFIELD, IND. -- Galyan's Trading Company operates some of the best-looking stores in the retail industry, but as the company has discovered, beauty is only skin deep. Despite an attractive base of 45 stores, a steady deterioration of...

Tower records spins out of chapter 11.(Financials)(MTS Inc. Tower Records)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... Music retailer Tower Records emerged from bankruptcy just 35 days after filing for protection. The 93-store chain announced March 15 that it had effectively closed a deal that gives a group of creditors 85% control of the company in return...

Top gainers.(Financials)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
April 5, 2004... TOP GAINERS For 2 weeks ended 3/24/04 Goody's Family Clothing 36.17% Galyan's Trading Co. 22.60 Bon-Ton Stores 14.84 Winn-Dixie Stores 12.71 Stein Mart Inc. 10.27

Top losers.(Financials)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
April 5, 2004... TOP LOSERS For 2 weeks ended 3/24/04 One Price Clothing Stores (16.67%) 99 Cents Only Stores (14.18) CSK Auto Corp. (14.02) Ultimate Electronics (13.60) Petco Animal Supplies (12.10) ...

Major indices.(Financials)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
April 5, 2004... MAJOR INDICES Close Close Net % 3/10/04 3/24/04 Change Change S&P 500 (GSPC) 1123.89 1091.33 (32.56) (2.90%) Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) 10296.89 ...

Insider trades.(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... STOCKS BOUGHT Kmart: Paul Guagliardo, senior vp, bought 14,952 shares on Mar. 16 at $33.44, now owns 14,952 shares. Target: William George director, bought 20,000 shares on Mar. 17 at $45, now owns 65,345 shares. STOCKS SOLD ...

Kmart reports first profit post Ch. 11.
April 5, 2004... TROY, MICH -- A zealous focus on efficiency and a revamped merchandise mix helped Kmart achieve a significant milestone last month with its first reported post-bankruptcy profit. Though the fourth quarter's profit of $276 million was a...

Dollar General seeks to settle with SEC.
April 5, 2004... GOODLETTSVILLE, TENN. -- The black cloud that has hung over Dollar General for nearly three years may finally be lifted with news that the company has proposed paying a $10 million fine to settle alleged violations of federal securities laws....

At Boston Seafood, shrimp is big in more ways than one.
April 5, 2004... BOSTON -- Shrimp was big at the Boston Seafood Show, but at this year's edition, held from March 14 to 16 at the Hynes Convention Center in Beantown, it was downright mighty. Given the strength of frozen dinners--particularly exotic Thai and...

The community is asking, Are you friend or foe?(Editorial)
April 5, 2004... Those damn Europeans. Just when Microsoft was making headway in one of the world's most promising markets, the EU Competition Commissioner Mario Monti goes and fines the software giant some $600 million dollars for monopolistic practices....

Mission accomplished for Target.(From The Field)
April 5, 2004... The other day, a friend expressed her amazement regarding Wal-Mart s size and strength. "I don't know anybody who shops at Wal-Mart, but everybody shops at Target," she proclaimed. And somewhere, in the halls of Target Corp., you can hear...

Recharge and rejuvenate to remain successful.(Guest Column)(RILA's Marketing Conference in Orlando, Fla)
April 5, 2004... Working in the retail industry, we all spend a lot of time researching, studying and thinking about our consumers. One almost unanimous conclusion about retail consumers today is that they are starved for time. I think we can all relate to...

The time is right to reform immigration.(Legal Watch)
April 5, 2004... Many American companies, including those in the retail industry, are quickly finding themselves uncomfortably in the midst of a debate over how to deal with the nation's estimated 8 million to 12 million undocumented workers. However,...

The Bombay Co.(Retailer News)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... The Bombay Co. profit fell to $12.1 million, or 33 cents a share, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003, down from $13.8 million, or 41 cents a share, a year earlier. The company warned that it expects a first-quarter loss per share of eight...

Williams-Sonoma.(Retailer News)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... Williams-Sonoma financial guidance for fiscal year 2004 included net revenues in the range of $3.10 billion to $3.17 billion and diluted earnings per share in the range of $1.52 to $1.56, versus analyst consensus of $1.53. The company beat...

Contemporary looks ignite candle sales.(home goods & housewares)
April 5, 2004... Aromatherapy is lingering. As retailers and manufacturers face the gradual maturation of the market, they are keeping things fresh with new offerings and merchandising. Bed Bath & Beyond has added electric scent products to its Yankee...

Sleep comfort.(what's hot)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... The growth of retailers offering customizable beds, such as Select Comfort, is proof that a lot of people want a better night's sleep. But at what cost? After all, the problems that such products seek to fix are usually achy backs and uneven...

Color therapy augments spa.(home goods & housewares)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... The range of what can be identified as spa products has become remarkably broad, and wellness can be defined in many ways. Some are more weighty, others ethereal. On the more esoteric side of things, HoMedics introduced a new line of...

Cost Plus ends '03 with Florida entry.(home goods & housewares)(Cost Plus World Markets Inc.)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... Cost Plus World Markets entered Florida in its fourth quarter ended Jan. 31, as the Oakland, Calif.-based retailer continues its East Coast expansion. Cost Plus surpassed 200 stores, adding 10 units to finish fiscal 2003 with 204. For...

Wal-Mart.(Retailer News)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... Wal-Mart announced that it has officially launched its online music downloads service-which will be in direct competition with the wildly successful iTunes Music Store from Apple--following a successful test run that began in December....

Dell.(Executive News)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... Dell founder Michael Dell is relinquishing his role as ceo and turning over the title to company president Kevin Rollins, who will now serve as president and ceo. Dell will remain as non-executive chairman.

Circuit City.(Executive News)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... Ann-Marie Stephens, senior vp of strategic planning and development at Circuit City is leaving the company to pursue her own business interests. Stephens was responsible for developing the company's latest prototype and had spearheaded a test...

Audio missing out on video's sound profit.(ce & entertainment)
April 5, 2004... Consumer electronics products may be enjoying unprecedented popularity overall, but a look at individual components doesn't always smell like roses--or sound like them--as the audio category continues to struggle through a prolonged sales...

Blue laser debate.(what's hot)(new developments in dvd players promise future impact)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... The DVD player's meteoric rise in consumer popularity hasn't shown any signs of abating, but already there's a fight to be the replacement technology being waged, albeit in the shadowy wings. On one side is the Blu-ray group comprised of...

HDTV nears mass adoption.(ce & entertainment)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... "There's a saying in Washington: There are no permanent allies, only permanent interests.' Allies come and go," said Jeff Joseph, vp, communications, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). And one such interest for both the CE and cable...

Portable MP3 players.(ce & entertainment)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
April 5, 2004... Portable MP3 Players FLASH- AND HD-BASED PLAYERS SHIPPED TO RETAILERS YEAR THOUSANDS OF UNITS 2003 3,981 2004* 5,327* 2005* 6,678* 2006* 7,822* 2007* ...

New York--Maidenform Inc. is in the process of being acquired by Ares Management LLC's private equity arm, the Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund L.P.(Items)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... NEW YORK -- Maidenform Inc. is in the process of being acquired by Ares Management LLC's private equity arm, the Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund L.P. The intimate apparel manufacturer will continue to be privately owned. "Our company looks...

New York--Mass fashion apparel just got covered in one of the classiest of today's men's magazines, GQ, in an article about "Finding High Fashion In, Yes, Kmart, Target and Wal-Mart".(Items)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... NEW YORK -- Mass fashion apparel just got covered in one of the classiest of today's men's magazines, GQ, in an article about "Finding High Fashion In, Yes, Kmart, Target and Wal-Mart" according to the cover line. Highlights of the fashion...

West Nyack, N.Y.--As part of its Ch. 11 reorganization, Footstar has begun clearing out the inventory at 163 of its underperforming locations that are closing.(Items)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... WEST NYACK, N.Y. -- As part of its Ch. 11 reorganization, Footstar has begun clearing out the inventory at 163 of its underperforming locations that are dosing. The stores undergoing liquidation include 75 of the company's 428 Foot action...

Target assortment taps into wider demographics; mature shoppers get more trendy choices.(Apparel Merchandising)
April 5, 2004... While Target has invariably set its sights on young women with its apparel offering over the years, it recently has extended its scope to encompass broader demographics. And, for the typically youth-focused retailer, this means looking toward...

Young men trend to mass for threads; CDs, jeans in same basket.(In The News)
April 5, 2004... BALTIMORE -- Recent research has made it apparent that young misses customers are shopping for apparel in the mass channel, and their male counterparts appear to be doing the same--at an even younger age. In particular, Gen Y men, the same...

Portland, Ore.--Jantzen Inc.(Items)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... PORTLAND, ORE. -- Jantzen Inc. was recently a presenting sponsor of the 6th annual Miami Beach Fitness Festival. The event is the world's largest of its kind, consisting of sports events, competitions and exhibitions on the beach. This Perry...

New York--Dress Barn.(Items)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... NEW YORK -- Dress Barn recently volunteered to be the national drop-off site for Dress for Success' S.O.S. (Send One Suit) Week. The specialty retailer offered special promotions to induce women to drop off new or gently used suits for the...

Lane Bryant searches for plus-size models.(Women's)
April 5, 2004... With the reality being that the average women's size in the United States is a 14, and all things reality-based in terms of entertainment are an undeniable trend, Lane Bryant has decided to combine both themes in a competition for America's...

What is attracting youth customers to your merchandise assortment?(Material Matters)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... LACY: We are looking forward to seeing how our Structure brand [recently acquired from Limited Brands] will attract young men's customers. Our urban shops are also designed to attract youth consumers. This will ideally complement the...

Mama's got a brand new-retro-bag.(Licensing)
April 5, 2004... Old-school renderings of retro licenses continue to lend the handbag category newfound success. Licensing has long been known for its ability to inspire incremental impulse purchases in children's. However it is now female customers,...

Details continue to drive uniform sales.(Children's)
April 5, 2004... Ironically, uniformity is just the opposite of what is driving growth in the children's school uniform business these days. It is fashion details, the kind that make items stand out amidst the basics that are responsible for improving the...

Comfort, performance sell sport socks.(Men's)
April 5, 2004... Perhaps consumers are getting the most of their gym memberships, or keeping up with their New Year's resolutions to jog regularly; whatever the reason, men's sport socks sales are up. Men's athletic hosiery is outpacing overall category...

MGA Entertainment will team with Toys "R" Us later this year for an exclusive roll out of its new Alien Racers toy line.(Retailer News)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... MGA Entertainment will team with Toys "R" Us later this year for an exclusive roll out of its new Alien Racers toy line. MGA said Toys "R" Us will introduce the new line of action figures this fall. MGA will roll out an accompanying line of...

Microsoft is expected to lower the price of its Xbox video game console by $30 this month from $179 to $149.(Vendor News)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... Microsoft is expected to lower the price of its Xbox video game console by $30 this month from $179 to $149. The move is geared to make the system more competitive with rivals Sony Playstation and Nintendo GameCube. Xbox currently has an...

LeapFrog Enterprises.(Vendor News)(company earnings news)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... LeapFrog Enterprises lowered its guidance for the first quarter and now expects net sales of $66 million to $72 million for the period and a net loss of 18 cents to 22 cents per share. Analysts had predicted a loss of 6 cents per share for...

KB Toys.(Executive News)(promotions, Pete Lungo )(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... KB Toys has promoted Pete Lungo to the position of vp of sales, where he will oversee field operations for all KB Toys stores. Lungo most recently served as director of store operations and training.

Spider-Man and Shrek swing into action.(hardlines)
April 5, 2004... Toy retailers coming off a tough 2003 and a tepid first quarter are looking for something to jumpstart sales, and it could arrive this month when product based on toy-friendly summer films begins pouring into stores. Retailers can expect...

More toy shows.(what's hot)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... Coming off the success of its first Fall Toy Expo last October, the Toy Industry Association (TIA) will test another new event next month when it hosts the first American International Outdoor Toy Show in Phoenix May 4 to 5. The event will...