2008.11.24
Top Toys
Today feels like the warm-up to the Super Bowl. That's the Super Bowl of shopping, of course. The holiday shopping season officially begins at the end of this week. Are you ready?
Despite the economy's shape, retailers are preparing with super deals for Black Friday. Click here to read my former blog post on some Black Friday sneak peak Web sites.
In case you're pondering toy gifts for the children in your life this year, I'll leave you with the top toys for girls and boys for 2008, according to the National Retail Federation.
For girls, this year, Hannah Montana jumped four spots to No. 2, though she didn't outpace Barbie. For boys, Star Wars and Hot Wheels toys reemerged on the list, after falling off in previous years.
The NRF's holiday survey found that 41.6 percent of consumers plan to buy toys this year.
Top toys for girls:
1. Barbie
2. Disney's Hannah Montana
3. Dolls (generic)
4. Bratz
5. Nintendo Wii
6. Video games
7. Elmo
8. Disney's High School Musical
9. Disney princesses
10. American Girl
Top toys for boys:
1. Video games
2. Nintendo Wii
3. LEGO
4. Cars (generic)
5. Transformers
6. Elmo
7. Star Wars
8. Hot Wheels
9. Remote controlled vehicles
10. Xbox 360
