Benefits of Membership
Toymaster Information Management System (TIMS)
- Secure online portal that processes invoices and credits from Suppliers
- Access to transactional information 24/7
- Central invoicing with one single monthly payment to Toymaster
- Toymaster pay all Suppliers on the Member’s behalf
- View individual and total group purchases
- Monthly cash flow / other reports
- Saving our Members time and money
Supplier Access
- Access to all major Suppliers in the toy industry
- Over 150 Suppliers to choose from
- Freedom to buy the best ranges for your store
- Facilitate the best trading terms and deals
- More favourable payment terms negotiated centrally on your behalf
- Year-end rebates for group turnover targets
Marketing
- Designed to support ‘Range, Service & Value’
- Christmas Catalogue – available to all Members
- Customisable digital flyers to highlight promotions and new launches in your store
- Window features / In-store POS to support leading brands and products
- Consumer website directing ustomers to your store
- Media Centre providing you with digital assets to support Social media and other promotional activity
- Marketing is optional – Members only use what is relevant to them
Communication
- Regular newsletter updates to Membership
- Updates on new product launches & trends
- Vlogs with Toymaster team & various suppliers
- Reports, including Top Sellers & Market Data and Analysis to support your decision making
- Member’s forum to discuss ideas with fellow retailers
- Supplier updates via Product Hub – a central location for latest supplier order forms, catalogues and information
Trade Shows & Events
- We organise a number of Trade Events:
- May Show – over 100 Suppliers exhibiting at the biggest trade show in UK & Ireland for Independent Toy & Hobby Retailers
- Regional Meetings – held in Spring & Autumn
- London Toy Fair – Lounge available to Members
Our fundamental role is to ensure that each Toymaster Member has all of the tools they need to compete in the Toy Retail market. Our Mission Statement is ‘To Help Our Members Trade More Profitably by Providing an Excellent Service to Both Our Members and Suppliers’. We are here to help facilitate the relationship between Member and Supplier to help both parties grow their business.
Yogi Parmar, Managing Director
We attribute a lot of our success to being part of such a professional buying group. The invoice management system, TIMS, is really useful to Members, as it collates all supplier invoices in one place resulting in a single monthly payment, saving us time & money. There are many other benefits available that you can either choose to use or not, depending on which ones are most relevant to your business.
One of the most important benefits for us as an independent business is having the opportunity to meet & speak to other like-minded retailers, to talk about our problems and our successes.
Chris Blatcher, Chairman & Owner of JAC Stores
We feel Toymaster is a really valuable asset to our business.
Apply for Membership
If you are interested in discussing Toymaster Membership in more detail then please get in touch.
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We hope to be able to welcome you as a new Member of the Toymaster family in the near future!