It is not young kids driving the demand but “kidults” (those aged 12 and above). Kidults now account for over a quarter of ...

Adults are increasingly buying stuffed animal toys to keep for themselves, making plushies "kind of hot right now" according ...

Marina Khidekel founded Hugimals World as an answer to her own anxiety. She spends her Sundays watching “Hacks,” hanging out ...

Valley nonprofit Comfort Bears in a Catastrophe is collecting donations right now to help meet the emotional needs of ...

What are stuffed animals doing at a tech fair? They are full of technology and are patient companions for impatient or ...

Gen Z isn’t playing around when it comes to their love of stuffed animals. Young adults are leading the plush toy boom as the ...

Charlotte Liebling was volunteering at a charity thrift shop in London eight years ago when she noticed that many of the boxes dropped off by people were piled high with stuffed animals.

Jellycats — plush toys shaped like fruits, vegetables, waffles, cakes and other objects and animals — have soared to popularity among Gen Z, who are forking over hundreds of dollars for the ...

Gen Z and millennials keep buying plushies, or stuffed animals in a boost for the toy market. A Mintel analyst said plushies are "kind of hot right now." Adults spent more than $1.5 billion on ...