This year, the Zhu Zhu Pets hamsters are all the rage. The little furry robots caught on like the Cabbage Patch dolls of yesteryear. The American International Toy Fair took place in New York City ...

This year’s hot toy of the year has been hard to find on store shelves, but thousands of Zhu Zhu pets are now available in time to put under the tree. Walmart said it has hundreds of thousands of the ...

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 ...

Toy safety regulators say the Zhu Zhu hamster, a toy called dangerous by a consumer group, are safe. The group is concerned about a heavy metal found on a Mr. Squiggles toy it tested. AP Toy-safety ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A consumer group contends one of the holiday season’s must-have toys is unsafe. But the maker of the robotic Zhu Zhu Pets hamsters defended its product Saturday against a study by San ...

Kids are going ga-ga for these cuddly, robotic hamsters known as Zhu Zhu pets. Nov. 20, 2009— -- "Zhu Zhu Pets are everywhere!" -- or so goes their catchy jingle. Come Christmas morning, ...

*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 ...

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People still trying to capture the elusive Zhu Zhu electronic hamster will have another chance early Sunday. The hit toy will be sold to the first 50 shoppers at Toys-R-Us stores, the company said in ...

Build-A-Bear Workshop is stepping up its number of promotions to help steer more sales to its stuffed-animal stores after a disappointing second quarter in which the Overland retailer reported a loss ...

New York Parents say they love the little battery operated hamster because it doesn't require any of the maintenance of the real thing, and kids love it because it's so cute. SanFrancisco based ...