Fat Brain Toys

Fat Brain Toys
Private
Industry Toys
Founded 2002 (2002)
Founder Mark and Karen Carson
Headquarters Elkhorn, Nebraska, United States
Website www.fatbraintoys.com

Fat Brain Toys is a United States manufacturer and retailer of educational toys and games. The company was founded by husband and wife, Mark and Karen Carson, from the basement of their home in 2002.[1][2] It is headquartered in Elkhorn, Nebraska with a distribution center located in nearby Omaha, Nebraska. The company operates two retail storefronts, one in Omaha, Nebraska[3] and another in Overland Park, Kansas.[4] The company specializes in building toys, brainteasers, and multi-player games.[5] As of 2014, the company had 46 full-time employees. The staff expands to approximately 300 people during the holiday season.[6][7]

Awards

  • 2014 American Specialty Toy Retailers Association - Best Toys for Kids Award[8]
  • 2013 Spielwarenmesse ToyAward[9]
  • 2012 Internet Retailer Magazine Hot 100[10]
  • 2011 American Express/Facebook - Big Break for Small Business[11]

References

  1. ↑ Nebraska Couple Sells, Develops Products Meant to Inspire Creativity at JournalStar.com
  2. ↑ Nohr, Emily (June 13, 2013). "Creativity always welcome, MarkeTECH Conference attendees told". Omaha World Herald. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  3. ↑ Google Highlights Fat Brain Toys at Omaha.com
  4. ↑ More Retail Tenants for Prairiefire at KansasCity.com
  5. ↑ Great Class Divide as Seen in the Toy Aisle at NYTimes.com
  6. ↑ 2014 Economic Impact Report at Google.com
  7. ↑ KETV staff (December 10, 2012). "Fat Brain Toys on overdrive to keep up with holiday demand". ketv.com. KETV (ABC Affiliate, Omaha). Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  8. ↑ 2014 American Specialty Toy Retailers Association at ASTRAToy.org
  9. ↑ 2013 Spielwarenmesse ToyAward at Omaha.com
  10. ↑ 2012 Internet Retailer Magazine Hot 100 at About.com
  11. ↑ 2011 American Express/Facebook - Big Break for Small Business at SiliconPrairieNews.com


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