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| We do see a number of exciting opportunities that we believe will enhance and reinforce our market position, both in the U.S |
| which are generating good sales so far |
| So that was a huge success and Costco is extremely happy with those numbers |
| So the envelope out there, we've got really good feedback on some of the initial ads that we put forward |
| While this was a massive undertaking for the entire team, I am very pleased with how the team has executed and made it happen day in and day out for a week time and as we made the transition |
| So we're excited about this |
| The other one will be on promo here in like Friday, and we expect some good results |
| We have a good strategy and we feel that we are with the right partners in Vendo |
| Our regular SKUs are doing well |
| To close out my final prepared statements, I would like to reiterate how proud I am of the efforts of our entire team, particularly as Bernardo mentioned, in light of the current challenging retail environment, we have continuously sought to improve our business to strengthen key relationships and to establish new promising partnerships |
| We also participated in several forward-looking industry events such as last month toy fair in New York that indicate that 2024 should see further stabilization and improvement in the overall U.S |
| So charge data is stabilizing with four SKUs, which we're happy about |
| It was only viewed in Tesla models, but now it is in our own WiFi model very good looking at all new artwork and flow of how to deal with the app |
| With some really good features that Walmart partnered up with us |
| But one of the items is off to a good start |
| Overall, the difference in dollar terms was due to the decrease in revenues, as we've already detailed, However, the improvement in margins in the first quarter of this year is primarily due to slight changes in the product mix and a decrease in ocean container prices that lowered the Company's cost of inbound freight |
| We've eliminated a large percentage of our workforce and we've moved our entire logistics returns and repairs model to a variable just-in-time solution that should mitigate hundreds of thousands of dollars in cost increases annually for the foreseeable future |
| We did a big program with Costco Canada, where we participated for the first time in their October book which is a little bit early for Karaoke, but it performed well |
| also beyond the lookout on your social media where, like I mentioned before, we're partnering up with some [indiscernible] bloggers, some influencers that we've done a really good campaign for and it's starting now in November, and you'll see it all the way through January and February |
| Lionel Marquis Good morning, everyone |
| Thank you, everybody |
| We have a good mix of products there, and we're constantly battling the marketplace environment with the Chinese of brands |
| So our drop ship direct-to-consumer business is growing, and we're looking to really focus on that for 2024 as well |
| In the U.K., we've also continued to increase our business there with our distributors CMS |
| We still have a good mix of new tech in Walmart with the casting items that are bound to generate some back-end dollars |
| We were very active presenting and promoting our upcoming 2024 product offering which include our new Sesame Street licensed line of products, along with new Karaoke innovations and technology that we plan to unveil in the early part of 2024 |
| And in the singing department, we currently have a feature right now, which you'll see at about 1,800 stores performing well |
| That allows us to control the pricing, control promotional activities and also drive sales to market, not only within the Amazon environment, but also through social media influencers few TV ads on Hulu and Netflix and some of the other major streaming services |
| I'd like to thank everybody for your continued support and I look forward to providing you all with updates here very soon |
| retail environment |
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| Due to the timing of our long-standing warehouse lease and its expiration in Ontario, California back in August, we were challenged to execute a complete transition from a 100% in-house logistics model to a fully outsourced 3PL model right at the peak of our shipping season |
| The Australian economy has struggled, but we're still distributing products there with our Australian distributor and partnerships |
| Obviously, retail is a very tough environment right now, consumers are shifting their buying patterns and concentrating on essentials moving forward |
| The piping challenges and inbound container prices have fully normalized for this year |
| Australia is a little bit down this year |
| We were shipping in our full December that due to storage issues and just a change of strategy there |
| We saw customer demand reverse much closer to our normal just-in-time delivery model |
| Internationally, Canada has really taken off for us |
| The decrease was due to delays in -- a few delays in product shipped in late September that will ultimately shift in the first two weeks of October and an increase of approximately $900,000 in co-op incentive accruals planned for the holiday promotions and this was an increase over 2022 |
| It has come a little bit later than usual due to some transition -- transitions at Walmart moving employees to the consumer electronics department |
| We avoided absorbing significant rent cost increases related to our previous warehouses |
| We got off to a slow start |
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