THE ACTION FIGURES MARKET WORLDWIDE – The Upheaval Continues.
Summary
- The article takes a close look at how Action Figure market shares have changed since the pandemic struck – this at 3/31/2020, 5/31/2020, 9/30/2020 and 1/31/2021.
- The pandemic has brought about two major changes in consumer behavior – the pivot from brick-and-mortar to online; and much greater choice for consumers as a result.
- The article focuses on the major toy markets - the U.S., Europe [Germany, France, Spain] and Asia [China and Japan], representing 60% of the world’s total.
- Market shares atthe four key dates are measured for all companies with a position higher than0.45% - 29 in the U.S.; 19 in Europe; and 27 in Asia.
- Two facts emerge– market shares for the traditional leaders have undergone material changes; andthere is now a strong group of secondary competitors.
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