The group's principal activities are to design, develop, produce and market toys and related products. the principal products of the group are action figures and accessories; Molded plastic craft and activity sets; Toy vehicles; Writing instruments; Infant and pre-school electronic toys, plush toys, toy foam puzzle mats and blocks; Fashion and mini dolls. the group sells the products through the in-house sales staff and independent sales representatives. the products are sold to toy and mass-market retail chain stores, department stores, drug and grocery store chains, club stores, toy specialty stores and wholesalers. the customers are target, kmart, toys 'r us, wal-mart and kay bee toys. the products are sold in the united states, canada, great britain, latin america, australia, japan and south africa. in 2002, the group acquired a controlling interest in toymax international, inc