Ages Stages

AGES & STAGES Forgotten what certain ages are like? Ask your Neighbourhood Toy Store staff to remind you. There are certain things that all kids in each age group love. For instance… Babies are learning with all their senses.Look for different sights & sounds, textures, even scents. Favourites are toys for Grab & Suck; Push...

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Membership Application NETS is comprised of businesses dedicated to the specialty toy industry in Canada. As such, our membership is open to retailers, suppliers and sales agents who share these values: A commitment to professionalism in the toy industry A commitment to customer service Acting in co-operation to build the specialty toy industry in Canada...

Why shop local

1. More money stays in your community Significantly more money stays locally when you buy at locally owned businesses. Buying local helps grow other businesses and the local tax base. One recent study shows that locally owned businesses generate a premium in enhanced economic impact.For every $100 spent at a locally owned business, $45 goes...

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Criteria

Membership Criteria Qualifications for Retail MembersAn Organization is eligible to be a Retail Member where it is an Organization which, as determined in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, is an owner-operated retail Organization with its head office in Canada, serving as a community destination for specialty toys, with its...

Netsinfo

The mission of NETS is to promote independent, neighbourhood toy stores and the products they sell, as providing superior service and value to Canadian families. Membership is NETS provides you with: participation in the Gold Star Awards program. This includes national media coverage (TV, radio, print) promoting the toys we believe are the year’s best...

Magazine

GET YOUR FREE ISSUE OF PARENTSCANADA MAGAZINE You can pick up your complimentary copy of ParentsCanada Magazine from these NETS retailers  ONTARIO Applause! Toy Store (Bracebridge, Gravenhurst, Huntsville) Auto/Tool/Toy Sense (Thunder Bay) Creative Learning (North Bay) Fun To Grow On (Mississauga) Jester’s Fun Factory (Fergus) Minds Alive (Collingwood, Midland) Mrs. Tiggy Winkle’s (Ottawa, Nepean, Orleans)...

Criteria

Membership Criteria Qualifications for Retail MembersAn Organization is eligible to be a Retail Member where it is an Organization which, as determined in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, is an owner-operated retail Organization with its head office in Canada, serving as a community destination for specialty toys, with its...

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Who we are Our website address is: http://neighbourhoodtoystores.ca. What personal data we collect and why we collect it Comments When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from...

Application

Membership Application NETS is comprised of businesses dedicated to the specialty toy industry in Canada. As such, our membership is open to retailers, suppliers and sales agents who share these values: A commitment to professionalism in the toy industry A commitment to customer service Acting in co-operation to build the specialty toy industry in Canada...

Ages Stages

AGES & STAGES Forgotten what certain ages are like? Ask your Neighbourhood Toy Store staff to remind you. There are certain things that all kids in each age group love. For instance… Babies are learning with all their senses.Look for different sights & sounds, textures, even scents. Favourites are toys for Grab & Suck; Push...