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Tomy Gacha Arms Micron Blind packs out now in the UK at 2.49

Our thanks go out to Neurie who tweeted us this last night, you may have seen out retweet, but he reported that the Arms Micron blind packs are now out in UK stores priced at just 2.49. The figures are being released under Tomy's Gacha brand which is the supplier of the UFO / Vending machine figures within Europe. You can view an image of the figures on the shelf below.

Tomy Gacha Arms Micron Blind Packs

Category: Transformers Toy News | Submitted by: quartz - on: Sunday, 11th November 2012 at 09:35:02 GMT | Share: | Discuss: Read on

Tomy announced Gatcha Transformers license

Tomy UK have announced that Gatcha, the makers of the popular capsule vending machines primarily found within Japan, have signed a license to sell Transformers items in 2011. The capsule toys will be available throughout UK stores that have Gatcha machines.

No further information or images are available at this time but it is interested to hear that Tomy UK have issued the license and not Hasbro UK

Category: Transformers Toy News | Submitted by: quartz - on: Tuesday, 23rd November 2010 at 20:00:50 GMT | Share: | Discuss: Read on

Job: Tomy UK Looking for Key Account Manager

We thought we'd let you all know that Tomy UK Ltd are currently recruiting for a Key Account Manager. Though not directly Transformers related, Tomy UK are of course a division of Tomy-Takara. Anyway, here are the details if anyone wants to apply

Company Tomy UK Ltd
Contact Pat Biggin - European Administration Manager
Emailpat.biggin@tomy.co.uk
Vacancy Key Account Manager
Location Sutton, Surrey

Tomy UK has enjoyed high levels of growth over recent years and is expanding its sales team to help realise our future ambitions.

Role: Reporting to the National Account Controller, you will take full commercial responsibility for an existing established key account base within the Toy Industry valued at around �3M at retail.

The candidate: The successful candidate will have strong commercial judgment, excellent planning, forecasting and communication skills with an ability to look beyond short term business challenges. An understanding of pricing and ranging strategies will be highly beneficial. This is a fully autonomous role with potential for good development and progression.

Key skills required:
- Numerate and analytical
- A strong communicator with good interpersonal skills
- Good commercial awareness
- Strong presentation skills
- Enthusiasm
- Strategic thinker
- Team player

If you have the skills we are looking for then please send/email your CV, including remuneration expectations, to:-

Pat Biggin
European Administration Manager
Tomy UK Ltd
St Nicholas House
St Nicholas Road
Sutton Surrey
SM1 1EH

pat.biggin@tomy.co.uk
www.tomy.co.uk

Closing date: 27 June 2008

Category: Transformers Toy News | Submitted by: Moonbug - on: Tuesday, 3rd June 2008 at 11:22:32 BST | Share: | Discuss: Read on

Transformers Classics to be released in Japan

TFWorld2005 member Ages3AndUp has posted a thread stating that the Transformers Classics line will be released in Japan.

It looks like Japan is offering it customers the Classics line. It will consist of 4 figures at first, Optimus, Megatron, Starscream and Bumblebee. They will be priced at Japanese prices like $35 for Voyager size and $25 for Deluxe but for those who missed these figures, that seems like a small price to pay for them to be available again.

They will just have the C designation.
C-01 - Optimus (Convoy)
C-02 - Megatron
C-03 - Bumblebee (Bumble)
C-04 - Starscream

Category: Transformers Toy News | Submitted by: Moonbug - on: Friday, 12th October 2007 at 08:29:40 BST | Share: | Discuss: Read on

TakaraTomy looking to buy out 2 more Japanese toy companies?

That's part of the rumours from Japan regarding a business decision from Tomy in Japan. Will they be buying out 1 or 2 of their Japanese competitors, or will they be buying into a US board-game company? I guess it's wait and see time. Here's the full report anyway:-

Reports from Japan suggest that Tomy is on the acquisition trail, looking to make up for a declining domestic market.

According to a story from the FT's Tokyo correspondent, demand for traditional toys in Japan has been falling by four per cent annually as a result of the popularity of video games. Japan's toy manufacturers are also still highly fragmented, making the sector seem ripe for consolidation.

Tomy is understood to be in talks to acquire a US-based educational board-game manufacturer and is also examining two Japanese rivals, although people familiar with the situation declined to identify any of the possible targets.

The Texas Pacific Group last month said it would buy a 14 per cent stake in the company, marking the first investment led by the private equity group in Japan following several high-profile deals elsewhere in Asia.

Jun Tsusaka, the head of TPG in Japan, has been quoted as saying that TPG wanted to increase Tomy's overseas sales ratio to 50 per cent from 15 per cent, in order to compete with toy giants such as Mattel and Hasbro.

"Tomy is making wonderful products that are quite innovative, but it does not have a global organisation," said Tsusaka. "The biggest opportunity will be China, which is growing at a pace of about 20 per cent a year. In Japan, we could find definite synergies [in acquiring another company] through distribution and lowering costs."

Tsusaka and Akio Ishida, a former vice-chairman of Merrill Lynch's investment banking unit who is now vice-chairman at TPG, have joined Tomy's board as outside directors.

The two men are spearheading a project committee that is examining all aspects of Tomy's business lines, including purchasing, brand value and supply-chain management.

Tomy's business has seen its domestic market share steadily eroded by the popularity of video games. In the year to March 2006, Tomy posted a group net loss of Y9.71bn ($82.4m) and for this year has cut its annual net profit forecast to Y1.7bn from Y5bn, blaming weak demand for traditional toys.

In order to trim costs and boost operating margins, TPG said, Tomy could bring down procurement costs by about 15 per cent. "Until now, in many cases, [Tomy has] relied on only one to two vendors for purchasing agreements," said Tsusaka.

Ishida said there was room for growth in educational toys and video-game related products, such as T-shirts and lunchboxes. Tomy is also considering launching internet sales. "We think that Tomy has the potential to become number-one in Japan," he said.

Thanks to ToyNewsMagazines for the story

Category: Transformers Toy News | Submitted by: Moonbug - on: Monday, 2nd April 2007 at 17:17:01 BST | Share: | Discuss: Read on

Industry news - Tomy sell 14% share to Texas Pacific Group

Private equity firm Texas Pacific Group has acquired a 14.07 per cent stake in Tomy becoming the firm's second-largest shareholder. Under the agreement, TPG will purchase 7 billion yen ($60 million) in convertible bonds with share warrants that Tomy will issue to TPG through a third-party allocation.

TPG, which has about $30 billion of assets under management, will also acquire 10.96 percent of Tomy shares held by the investment firm T2 Fund.

In addition, it will also acquire 1.97 percent of Tomy shares held by the firm as treasury stock and another 1.13 percent of outstanding shares from the company's subsidiaries.

A TPG spokesman declined to comment on the total investment amount, but the 14.07 percent stake would be worth close to $90 million at Tuesday's closing share price of 768 yen.

"Tomy is well positioned as Japan's number two toy maker and has huge potential for further growth, especially overseas," Jun Tsusaka, head of TPG's Japanese operations, said in a statement.

"Combining both partners' strengths will allow Tomy, already one of Japan's major toy makers, to further develop into a leading global toy maker," said Kantaro Tomiyama, president of Tomy.

Thanks to Toy News Magazine for the article