History of Kids Land Company (China) Ltd | ||
| Founded in Guangzhou in July 2001 as the sole agent for world name brands of children’s products Danish LEGO and Italian CHICCO in Mainland China. | ||
| Set up subsidiary company in Beijing in August 2001 and began developing markets in North China and Northeast China. | ||
Set up subsidiary company in Shanghai in October 2001, which is responsible for distribution activities in Central China. | ||
A franchised store for LEGO and CHICCO products was opened at World Trade Tower shopping mall of Beijing in June 2002, which introduced a whole new retail concept in addition to the conventional retail outlets in department stores and wholesales. | ||
Became the sole agent for German SCHLEICH models in Mainland China in July 2002. | ||
| As of December 2002, Kids Land’s sales network covered 20-odd large and medium-sized cities nationwide, consisting of over 100 points of sales. | ||
| Shanghai Xian Le Si Franchised Store for LEGO and CHICCO was opened in June 2003, which represented the birth of the first flagship store of Kids Land in Shanghai. | ||
| September 2003 | the company’s website http://www.kidslandchina.com was opened to the public, providing a wider range of information services to customers and consumers. | |
| June 2003 | Kids Land began employing new sales methods as telephone calls and direct mails to maintain a stable sales performance and seek new business opportunities. . | |
| June 2004 | LEGO launched new products of bio-chemical fighter toy series, which became the best seller nationwide and was recognized by China Toys Association as the most popular toy of 2004. | |
| July 2004 | Kids Land was recognized by a large number of retailers as the best supplier, including Parkson and SCITECH shopping malls in Beijing. | |
| As of December 2004 | Kids Land’s sales network covered 30-odd large and medium-sized cities in the country, consisting of over 200 points of sales. | |
| January 2005 | became the sole agent for American toy maker HASBRO, the world’s second largest children’s toy maker. | |
| June 2005 | Grandview Mall, Kids Land’s first franchised store in Guangzhou, was opened. | |
| October 2005 | several models of LEGO and HASBRO were recognized by China Toys Association as the best toys of the year. | |
| August 2006 | Beijing Hai Si Le Trading Co., Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary company of Kids Land, was founded, with its franchised store opened at the same time at Wangjing Area of Beijing. | |
| October 2006 | several models of LEGO and HASBRO were recognized by China Toys Association as the best toys of the year. | |
| November 2006 | LEGO, CHICCO and HASBRO established their presence at the well-known Toys R Us (TRU) in Shanghai, followed by considerable sales volume. | |
| May 2007 | Wan Xiang Cheng, Zhile’s first franchised store in Shenzhen, was opened. | |
| August 2007 | in the wake of release of the Hollywood blockbuster Transformers, HASBRO toy version of transformers swept the market. | |
| September2007 | Kidsland cooperate with LEGO, and opening first LEGO brand store in Guo Mao Plaza | |