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Episode: Barbies, flying dolls and Squishmallows expected to be Christmas best sellers
Description: With less than a few weeks to go, children are gearing up for Christmas with their wish lists.
In the UK, the Toy Retailers Association unveiled its DreamToys top 20 toys for 2023.
Toy retailers and toy experts expect plush toys Squishmallows to be a top seller this Christmas. These cute, pillow-shaped toys are soft and squidgy and sell like proverbial hotcakes. They cost 8.99 pounds ($11) a piece for the 7.5-inch (19-centimetre) models.
Back in January, Squishmallows maker Jazwares was already ecstatic: "(The) plush market was up 30% roughly year on year overall as a category. We saw a 500% increase in sales of Squishmallows...