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Year in Review
17 Source: NPD Group, Retail Tracking Service
18 Source: NPD Group, Retail Tracking Service. Ranking based on total retail sales in
the combined toy categories of infant electronic learning, other infant toys and
preschool electronic learning for the 12 months ending December 2014
19 Source: NPD Group, Retail Tracking Service
“CARING COMPANY”
RECOGNITION
VTech’s contribution to the Hong Kong community was
recognised by the Hong Kong Council of Social Service
and VTech was named a “Caring Company” for the seventh
consecutive year.
CORPORATE
ELPs
The Group actively participates in local marathons and
sports events such as dragon boat race, Oxfam Trailwalker,
Hong Kong Marathon and Streetathon, to promote wellness
through community involvement. In the 2015 Hong Kong
Marathon and Streetathon, VTech was awarded the “Most
Supportive Group Award” and the “Most Committed
Organisation” respectively.
PARTICIPATION IN SPORTS EVENTS
VTech Sustainability Report
2014 received the “Sustainability
Excellence Award” from the Chamber
of Hong Kong Listed Companies,
and the “Best Corporate Governance
Disclosure Award 2014” in the
category of Sustainability and Social
Responsibility Reporting presented
by the Hong Kong Institute of
Certified Public Accountants.
RECOGNITION FOR SUSTAINABILITY
VTech further strengthened its number one position in the
Infant Toys category in the calendar year 2014. The Group not
only increased its market share in France, the UK and Germany,
but also became the number one infant toys manufacturer in
Spain17. In the US, VTech became the largest manufacturer in
Infant and Preschool Electronic Learning toys18.
NO. 1 IN INFANT TOYS CATEGORY
Kidizoom Smartwatch has garnered many awards and
appeared on numerous retailers’ top toy lists since its launch.
It was ranked among the top 10 best-selling new toys by retail
value in the UK in the calendar year 201419. It was also selected
as one of the “Top 12 Dream Toys 2014” by the British Toy
Retailers Association.
KIDIZOOM SMARTWATCH
WORLD’S FIRST SMARTWATCH FOR
CHILDREN WITH BUILTIN CAMERA
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watch has garnered many awar
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In the financial year 2015, VTech won five “2014 Grand Prix
du Jouet” awards presented by La Revue du Jouet magazine in
France, the highest among all toy manufacturers.
“2014 GRAND PRIX DU JOUET”
AWARDS
S
In the financial year 2015, VTech expanded the Go! Go! Smart
family with the introduction of Go! Go! Smart Animals and
Go! Go! Smart Friends. The Go! Go! Smart Animals Zoo Explorers
Playset was given the “2015 Infant/Toddler Toy of the Year
(TOTY) Award” by the American Toy Industry Association.
EXPANSION OF SUCCESSFUL
GO! GO! SMART FAMILY
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