What's new at Lego for October? New sets to get stuck into — including a Holiday countdown kit
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Lego’s steady drip of themed sets is a case study in IP-driven, calendar-timed merchandising. For consumer brands, the lesson is simple: anchor launches to cultural beats and fan communities, then treat each drop as a micro-SKU testbed for demand.
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