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In 1985, Moose Toys was founded by Brian Hamersfeld. [1] In 2001, Moose was acquired by Chief Executives Manny Stul, Jacqui Tobias, and Paul Solomon. [citation needed] In 2011, Paul Solomon began an effort to distribute Moose Toys products directly into US retail, ending its distributor license with Canadian toy company Spin Master. [2]
Shopkins are collected and valued based on their rarity. Moose classifies the Shopkins degrees of rarity as Common (White and Purple in Season 12 onward), Exclusive (Turquoise), Limited Edition (Gold), Rare (Green), Special Edition (Blue), and Ultra Rare (Pink). Special Edition Shopkins can be found only in 8- or 12-packs of Shopkins. [10]
In 2014, Moose Toys developed Shopkins toys which are about one inch in size and targeted at girls. Shopkins later released a number of Shopkins games for Android and iOS devices, and in Adobe Flash format. The most popular game in the series is Shopkins World, which crossed 5 million downloads.
Moose Toys is best known for its Shopkins and Mighty Beanz collectible plastic toys, which take inspiration from everyday grocery and department store items. [8] In 2016, Stul became the first Australian to win the Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Of The Year, at the age of 67, having already won EY's Australian Entrepreneur of the Year. [9] [10]
The author and her wife's teardrop trailer and Babbs, their Ram truck, at MoonBeam Farm in Corning, California, in October 2021. Courtesy of Kim Kelly Stamp
An 8th series did not come out in 2015, which confused many fans. At the time, Moose Toys was releasing other collectibles, such as Shopkins and the Ugglys Pet Shop. After a few months, rumors were going around saying that the Trash Pack toy line was ending. Moose Toys finally confirmed that Series 7 was the last series in the summer of 2015.
The same 4 Shopkins were re-released for Season 14 (or Real Littles Season 3). In 2021, it was revealed that Moose Toys again partnered up with Icee to make Shopkins and Mini Packs based on the main Icee line of drinks, which will be released in October 2021.
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