Download the report from Industry Insights on the impact of independent retail during COVID-19.

A practical printed guide with step-by-step tools to help you understand important financial benchmarks. A practical companion to ASTRA’s annual Profit/Benchmarking Survey.

This guide is written for any toy seller with the desire to learn more about toys that meet the special needs of children with disabilities. It summarizes characteristics of common disabilities and types of toys that work well for children who have those disabilities.

ASTRA offers two versions of the Make Way for Play guide, one in English and one in Spanish, to serve your community. This guide illuminates the hidden benefits of toys and the skills that sprout to help kids grow and develop. The following section of this guide shines light on the cornerstones of child development. It explores how toys are perhaps the fastest and certainly the most fun way for a child to reach important milestones through physical, cognitive, communicative, social/emotional and sensory play experiences.

ASTRA offers two versions of the Make Way for Play guide, one in English and one in Spanish, to serve your community. This guide illuminates the hidden benefits of toys and the skills that sprout to help kids grow and develop. The following section of this guide shines light on the cornerstones of child development. It explores how toys are perhaps the fastest and certainly the most fun way for a child to reach important milestones through physical, cognitive, communicative, social/emotional and sensory play experiences.

Develop an instruction manual that outlines the steps to enter the retail toy business or can be used to examine current business practices against. The Play for Profit book is a compilation of best practice advice in every area of store operation.

Site Rite provides an arsenal of information to teach businesses practical ways to boost profits with the right site and best lease terms!

We are excited to share "The HERO Effect: Being Your Best When It Matters the Most!" by Kevin Brown, ASTRA's 2020 Marketplace & Academy keynote speaker, as our first Book Club book. Registration of this product includes purchase and shipment of the book, as well as continued book discussions on ASTRA Connect.

This guide is a culmination of trade show tips and tricks from buyers like you.