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Wednesday, September 16, 2026 · updated daily🆕 Just added to the catalog
- •Christmas Squishy Glitter Dumpling 3.34" · Pre-order
- •Halloween Mystery Dumpling · Pre-order
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- •Halloween Mystery Dumpling · Pre-order
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🧸 Squishies & plush
- Five Below Q2: Squishy Dumplings added low-single-digit points to a +14.1% comp and drove a broader traffic haloOn its September 2 earnings call, Five Below said comparable sales rose 14.1% and net sales rose 22.9% in the quarter ended August 1, 2026. CFO Daniel Sullivan said Squishy Dumplings contributed a low-single-digit amount to that comp growth while creating a broader traffic halo across the store. CEO Winnie Park singled out the retailer's squishy collections among the trends customers responded to. For a reseller, that is the largest U.S. teen-and-kid value chain confirming squishies are still pulling traffic going into Q4.Zacks Investment Research via The Globe and Mail · as of September 3, 2026 · verify source →Company statements on the Q2 fiscal 2026 earnings call (quarter ended August 1, 2026), as reported in Zacks' call summary published September 3, 2026. Comparable sales and net sales figures are company-reported GAAP results; the Squishy Dumplings contribution is management's stated estimate of the item's share of comp growth. | verified_quote: Daniel Sullivan said Squishy Dumplings contributed a low-single-digit amount to comparable sales growth while creating a broader traffic halo. | Comparable sales rose 14.1%, while net sales increased 22.9%.
- fuggler search interest +14% vs the prior four weeks and set a new 90-day high on Sep 5; needoh +3% (Google Trends US)In the 90-day U.S. Google Trends window ending September 6, fuggler's daily search index averaged 12.7 over the last seven days versus 11.2 over the prior four weeks, up 13.7%, and its highest single day in the window was September 5. needoh, the scale anchor of the comparison, averaged 65.6 over the last seven days versus 63.6 in the prior four weeks, up 3.1%. Fuggler interest rising into September rather than fading after back-to-school is the pattern a reseller wants to see before committing Q4 units.Google Trends (United States) · as of September 6, 2026 · verify source →Google Trends, United States, timeframe 'today 3-m', terms needoh / fuggler / squishy dumpling / squishmallows / kpop demon hunters squishy in one comparison (daily index 0-100 scaled to needoh's peak on 2026-06-07). 93 daily points 2026-06-06 to 2026-09-06 pulled via pytrends 4.9.2 on 2026-09-06. Change = mean of last 7 days vs mean of the preceding 28 days. Terms that fell in the window (squishy dumpling -10.8%, squishmallows -5.4%) are omitted from the headline per the positive-only rule but are visible in the linked run. Search interest, not sales. | verified_quote: pytrends output 2026-09-06 (trends2_20260906.json, squishy_brands): fuggler last7=12.7 prior4wk=11.2 chg=13.7% peak=17@2026-09-05 pct_of_peak=74.8; needoh last7=65.6 prior4wk=63.6 chg=3.1% peak=100@2026-06-07 pct_of_peak=65.6
🍬 Candy & YumEarth
- 41.2% of consumers now discover snacks on social media vs 46.3% in-store; U.S. snack dollars +3.2% YTD (Circana)Circana's global snacking analysis (Jul 27 2026) reports U.S. snack dollar sales up 3.2% year to date and finds 46.3% of consumers discover snacks in-store while 41.2% find them on social media; 55% of U.S. 18 to 44 year olds eat three or more snacks a day. Social discovery is now nearly on par with the shelf for treat categories.Circana, LLC · as of July 27, 2026 · verify source →Circana post published 2026-07-27. Lede: "dollar sales up year to date by 3.2% in the U.S." Discovery paragraph: "46.3% of consumers discover snacks in-store at a retailer and a similar number (41.2%) are finding snacks on social media." Frequency: "More than half (55%) of U.S. consumers between the ages of 18 and 44 eat three or more snacks per day." Snacks is broader than confectionery; no candy break-out.
- Hershey: 72% of parents plan to buy gummy candy before September; 61% sour strips/belts; 82% chocolate in OctoberHershey's Aug 13 Halloween portfolio release, citing its Unwrapping Halloween report, says 72% of parents are likely to buy gummy candy early in the season, 68% fruit chews and 61% sour strips or belts before September, with chocolate purchase intent at 77% pre-September and 82% in October; 30% plan a trunk-or-treat. Fruity, chewy and sour formats are a real second lane next to chocolate, and the buying window opens in August.The Hershey Company via PR Newswire · as of August 13, 2026 · verify source →Fetched 2026-08-28 (PR Newswire, Aug 13 2026). "72% of parents said they are likely to buy gummy candy early in the season, while 68% are likely to buy fruit chews and 61% are likely to buy sour strips or belts before September ... 74% of parents are likely to buy gummy candy and fruit chews [in October]"; "77% of parents likely to buy chocolate before September and 82% likely to buy chocolate in October"; "30% of parents plan to take their kids to a trunk-or-treating event." Distinct from the Jul 29 survey row.
🛒 Toys & retail
- Amazon Q2 2026: third-party seller services revenue $46.8B, +16% YoY; total net sales +20%Amazon's Q2 2026 release (Jul 30) shows third-party seller services at $46,780M vs $40,348M a year earlier, the fastest growth in the six quarters shown, and notes Prime Day fell in Q2 this year. The 3P fee pool is growing faster than Amazon's own retail, and the June Prime Day pulled summer demand earlier.Amazon.com, Inc. via SEC EDGAR · as of July 30, 2026 · verify source →Fetched 2026-08-28 from SEC EDGAR (filed 2026-07-30). Segment table: Third-party seller services $40,348 (Q2 2025) to $46,780 (Q2 2026), 16% Y/Y ex-FX; "Net sales increased 20%"; Prime Day timing note in the outlook paragraph.
- eBay Q2 2026: U.S. GMV $11.7B, +24% YoY; total GMV $22.4B, +15%; 136M active buyerseBay's Aug 5 release shows U.S. GMV of $11,688M, up 24% year over year (vs +7% in Q2 2025), with the company citing curated collectibles and Authenticity Guarantee expansion. eBay's U.S. marketplace is growing at its fastest rate in the table, driven by collectibles and trading cards.eBay Inc. via SEC EDGAR · as of August 5, 2026 · verify source →Fetched 2026-08-28 from SEC EDGAR (filed 2026-08-05). "GMV of $22.4 billion, up 15% on an as-reported basis"; GMV table U.S. $11,688 with "Current quarter vs prior year quarter 24%"; "Active Buyers 136" (millions).
Why trust this brief? It's curated by Okie Dokie Distribution LLC founder Dr. Tracey Shelley — a 7-figure reseller with 25+ years sourcing product. Follow her at @7figuregrammy.
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