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BrickLink has announced that they have teamed up with LEGO to launch something new called the AFOL Designer Program. According to the post, BrickLink will be hosting the program for a short time so I assume LEGO will be hosting it themselves in the future. There’s no word on what it is about but stay tuned on September 12 when they announce the details of the program. What do you guy think the AFOL Designer Program is about?
LEGO has revealed another LEGO BrickHeadz set with the Fantastic Beasts Newt Scamander & Gellert Grindelwald (41631). The set has 247 pieces and will retail for $19.99. It will be available on store shelves starting on October 1.
Some of you may not know about this since it isn’t really advertised but the LEGO Seasonal BrickHeadz Halloween Witch (40272) is now available for purchase on Shop@Home. Retailing for $9.99 each and coming in at 151 pieces, the Witch continues the line of LEGO Seasonal sets for 2018 that are in the BrickHeadz style.
The LEGO Group has released their report for the first half of 2018. If you remember back in March, the profits for LEGO declined last year and it looks like there has been mixed results so far for the first half of this year. Consumer sales went up on l% while the revenues stayed flat however the operating profits went up 4%. One of the main reasons for the numbers is because of the closure of Toys R Us in the US, UK, and Australia. The company has to find evolve how they distribute their products in the retail setting.
The top performing themes so far from January 1 through June 30 where LEGO Technic, LEGO Ninjago, LEGO Classic, and LEGO Creator. Also listed on the press release was LEGO City and LEGO Star Wars which continue to be one of their more popular themes.
… ContinueDevelopments in first half 2018:
• Global consumer sales grew 1% in the six months to June 2018
• Revenue has stabilised and growth is flat while operating profit is up 4 percent in constant exchange rates compared with the same period in 2017.
• In DKK terms, revenue was 14.3 billion, a decline of 5 percent compared with 14.9 billion in the first half of 2017. Operating profit declined 4 percent to DKK 4.2 billion. Net profit was DKK 3.0 billion, down 10 percent. Cash flow from operating activities was DKK 4.1 billion, compared with DKK 4.6 billion in 2017. These declines were driven mainly by the weakening of
We’ve been waiting on some news of the upcoming 2018 LEGO Creator Winter Village set and it has been confirmed on the Italian LEGO Store Flyer that the set will be a Winter Village Fire Station (10263). Fans have been speculating that this year would be a fire station and it’s nice to see that it has been confirmed on public knowledge. We also should be getting the official press release and images of the set soon so stay tuned for that.
**Via Mattonito.com**
The LEGO Wizarding World Harry Potter sets have just been released for a short time but they are already on sale over on Amazon. They range from a modest 14%-16% sale but they’re still better than the regular VIP points you get at Shop@Home.
Harry Potter & Hedwig BrickHeadz (41615) – $11.97 – 20%
Aragog’s Lair (75950) – $12.93 – 14% off
Grindelwald’s Escape (75951) – 16.82 – 16% off
Whomping Willow (75953) – 59.68 – 15% off
Hogwarts Express (75955) – $69.00 – 14% off
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Yesterday we got a good look at the upcoming LEGO Seasonal 2018 Christmas Carousel (40293) and today we’re taking a look at some of the LEGO ornaments that are coming soon. As you can see from the images, we’re getting a 37-piece Penguin Christmas Ornament (853796) as well as a 50-piece Presents Christmas Ornament (853815). The two ornaments will probably retail for $7.99 and will most likely be available at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home starting on October 1. There’s also a Train Ornament (853810) which we don’t have official images for yet.
**Via mir-kubikov.ru**
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