“Early signs show that 2010 will have been a positive year for stationery. We started the year in a strong position with deals already in place from 2009 for our key properties. Earlier in the year we also renewed a key partnership with International Greetings/Copywrite for Dora for a further two years.

Retail listings have got off to a good start and we’ve seen some growth in new areas such as promotional retail spots."

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Reviews of the apparel and sports sectors are still to come on Wednesday and Thursday. Reviews of the toy, food, interactive and publishing sectors have also appeared.

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