You always figured that a rodent who drives his own car would be able to withstand the recession, right? As retailers ramp up for the all-important holiday shopping season, at least the toy stores ...

Zhu Zhu Pets: because every holiday season needs a trend story about a toy or electronic that parents get into fistfights over. Last year, it was Elmo Live, and the year before that, it was the ...

For decades, Russell Hornsby has pitted his small, family-run company against corporate titans such as Hasbro and Mattel, trying to conjure up the magic of the must-have Christmas toy. The basement of ...

The toy hamsters, which flew off shelves last Christmas and won the “toy of the year” award at the toy fair in New York, will get a facelift this summer and come back as “Kung Zhu” battle hamsters to ...

The runaway hit toy of the 2009 holiday season is a fuzzy fake hamster. Go figure. Known as Zhu Zhu Pets, the battery-operated creatures, originally priced at $7.99, are so difficult to pin down that ...

It's official! According to lists released by Toys "R" Us and Amazon.com, the toy of this holiday season will be the "Zhu Zhu Pet," an animatronic hamster that "explores" a habitat, drives a little ...

You have probably been wondering what the company that brought the world Zhu Zhu Pets last holiday season has planned for next week’s massive toy fair in New York City. Well wonder no more! That ...

ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zhu Zhu Pets™ hamsters have invaded the United States! From baseball stadiums to children’s hospitals, this new collection of adorable, furry, interactive pets is expected ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. NEW YORK > Top awards for Zhu Zhu Pets — The popular Zhu Zhu Pets, manufactured by Clayton-based toymaker Cepia LLC, took top ...

Smart, unpredictable, battery-powered hamsters are set to hit stores again this fall as Cepia re-launches its Zhu Zhu Pets toys. Zhu Zhu Pets were a hot gift item when introduced for the 2009 holiday ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Can arming toy hamsters keep the Zhu Zhu Pets phenomenon alive? The toy hamsters, which flew off shelves last Christmas and won the "toy of the year" award at the toy fair in New ...