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Learning Resources® Family of Brands Expands Back-to-School Toy Assortment at Target

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Curated selection gives families and educators easier access to screen-free toys that support foundational learning skills through play

VERNON HILLS, Ill., July 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Learning Resources® Family of Brands, pioneers in educational toys and hands-on learning tools for over 60 years, is expanding its availability at Target ahead of the back-to-school season. The increased assortment from Learning Resources®, Educational Insights®, and hand2mind® include learning toys and tools designed to support key classroom and at-home learning moments.

The product lineup includes hands-on learning tools designed to support early literacy, phonics, math, STEM, confidence-building, social-emotional learning, and independent learning. These items have long been part of the brands’ portfolios, and some are returning favorites in Target’s back-to-school assortment. With expanded availability this season, more families and educators can access trusted learning tools for homes and classrooms.

Learning Resources®
Learning Resources’ Target back-to-school assortment features educational toys and tools that help children build school-readiness skills, including early literacy, phonics, math, time and money concepts, problem-solving, and self-regulation. Products include:

Money Activity Set (Ages 5+ | $18.89): Realistic play coins, bills, price tags, and activity cards help children practice counting, adding, subtracting, and making change.MathLink® Cubes Early Math Activity Set (Ages 4+ | $14.99): Children explore addition, subtraction, and early math concepts through tactile play with 100 vibrant cubes and 15 double-sided activity cards featuring 30 challenges.Time Activity Set (Ages 5+ | $14.99): Kids learn to identify the hour and minute hands, understand the difference between analog and digital time, and practice telling time to the hour and half-hour.Skill Builders! Multiplication Quiz Wheel (Ages 7+ | $10.19): Kids practice multiplication by spinning to a math equation, solving it, and flipping the card to check the answer.Skill Builders! Sight Words Quiz Wheel (Ages 5+ | $12.29): Beginner readers practice sight words by spinning to a word and building early reading confidence.Skill Builders! Smart Stickers – Colors, Numbers & Shapes (Ages 3+ | $8.59): Kids practice counting, colors, and shapes through reusable 3D puffy stickers and ready-to-use activity pages.Skill Builders! Smart Stickers – Letters & Phonics (Ages 3+ | $9.59): Kids practice early alphabet and phonics skills through reusable 3D puffy stickers and interactive activity pages.Cool Down Cubes Sensory Fidget Set (Ages 4+ | $9.49): Includes four calming sensory cubes with different fidget actions – squeeze the slow-rise foam, spin the spinner, solve the maze, and sift the falling beads – to help kids reset, refocus, and self-regulate.

Educational Insights®
Educational Insights’ Target back-to-school assortment includes literacy and language products that spark curiosity, support reading readiness, and help children build confidence as they learn. Products include:

Lowercase Alphabet BubbleBrix™ (Ages 3+ | $16.89): Kids build alphabet recognition, letter sounds, and early reading readiness as they pop, snap, and connect lowercase letter blocks to form simple CVC words.Sentence Building Dominoes (Ages 6+ | $19.26): Kids practice reading, parts of speech, and sentence formation with tactile dominoes featuring parts of speech and punctuation.ABC Arc Mat AlphaMagnets® Set (Ages 3+ | $17.69): Children build key early literacy skills through magnetic, hands-on play, from letter matching and recognition to spelling and phonics.

hand2mind®
hand2mind’s Target back-to-school lineup includes learning products spanning literacy, math, STEM, sensory play, and social-emotional learning. Products include:

Express Your Feelings® Sensory Bottles (Ages 3+ | $22.99): Give children a quiet, hands-on way to identify their emotions and explore their feelings! These four engaging bottles embody an emotion with expressive faces, colors, and liquid insides. Collect all the Express Your Feelings® Sensory Bottles from the second and third set as well.Math Practice Boards: Boost math confidence with these tactile, hands-on, self-checking boards. Each board includes 81 equations for independent multiplication, addition, and subtraction practice.Multiplication Practice Board (Ages 7+ | $16.99)Addition Practice Board (Ages 5+ | $17.99)Subtraction Practice Board (Ages 5+ | $17.99)Letter Tracing Sensory Pad (Ages 3-6 | $16.99): Now in new, open-face packaging, the Letter Tracing Sensory Pad encourages young learners to practice letter formation and build fine motor skills through engaging, multisensory exploration.

hand2mind also offers a lineup of new and exclusive back-to-school products at Target, including classroom-ready tools created with its teacher-author partners Tara West and Brooke Brown. The product lineup gives educators and parents easy access to engaging, hands-on learning tools designed to support math, literacy, STEM, and social-emotional learning and includes: STEM Bins® by Brooke Brown Builder Pack ($24.99), Little Minds at Work® Early Math Activity Set ($21.99), and Little Minds at Work® Game Tray Activity Set ($19.99).

“Back-to-school season is a key moment for families and teachers as they look for tools that make learning feel approachable, engaging and fun,” said Kelly Goodwin, Vice President of Sales for the U.S. and Canada at Learning Resources. “Expanding our assortment at Target makes it easier for parents and educators to find trusted, screen-free learning products that help children build confidence in the skills they’ll use throughout the school year.”

Products from the Learning Resources Family of Brands back-to-school lineup are available in Target stores and on Target.com.

About Learning Resources®
We’re Learning Resources®, and learning is where we play. Trusted by parents and teachers since 1984, we create award-winning educational toys that help kids build a lifelong love of learning while developing essential school-ready skills through play. From early concepts like ABCs and 123s to hands-on problem-solving and screen-free STEM, our thoughtfully designed toys support learning for kids ages 18 months to 8 years, across developmental stages and skill levels. Discover learn-through-play favorites like the Pretend & Play® Calculator Cash Register, Farmer’s Market Color Sorting Set, and Toy of the Year winner Botley® the Coding Robot.

For more information, visit www.learningresources.com or follow the brand on TikTok @learningresources, Facebook @LearningResources, and Instagram @learningresources.

About Educational Insights®
Based in sunny Southern California, Educational Insights® has over 60 years of experience creating award-winning toys and games. Our products encourage curiosity, introduce new skills, and build confidence through play-based learning. We prioritize hands-on play and self-led discovery through our products like fan-favorite brainteaser line Kanoodle, GeoSafari science toys, Design & Drill construction toys, Playfoam and Pluffle sensory products, creative arts and crafts kits, foundational early learning sets, and more. 

Learn more at www.EducationalInsights.com, or follow the brand on TikTok @educationalinsights, Instagram @educationalinsights, YouTube @educationalinsights, and Facebook @EducationalInsights.

About hand2mind®
At hand2mind®, we believe children learn best by doing. That’s why, for over 60 years, we’ve been creating hands-on learning tools and educational toys that help kids build skills through exploration, problem-solving, and active play. From math and STEM to literacy and social-emotional learning, our screen-free educational tools and toys support engaged skill development in grades PreK and up. We inspire curiosity, build confidence and make learning fun—at home, in the classroom, and beyond. Unlock the power of hands-on learning by visiting www.hand2mind.com or following the brand on TikTok @hand2mind, Facebook @hand2mindinc, and Instagram @hand2mindinc.

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eTrucks Attains Elite Geotab Partner Status in Transportation & Logistics

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Company joins exclusive top-tier ecosystem alongside industry leaders to deliver premier telematics solutions.

SASKATOON, SK, July 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ – eTrucks today announced it has been recognized as an Elite and Specialized Certified Geotab Partner in the Transportation & Logistics market segment. This exclusive ranking is reserved for partners that deliver best-in-class results and demonstrate profound technical depth in telematics and fleet management solutions for the markets they serve.

With this certification, eTrucks is proud to join a respected group of industry heavyweights, standing alongside brands such as Enterprise Fleet Management and T-Mobile for Business. The designation validates eTrucks’ specialized expertise in addressing the unique compliance, routing, safety, and efficiency challenges facing modern commercial fleets.

“Achieving Elite status solidifies our commitment to improving fleet operations for our clients,” said Fred Amaya, VP of eTrucks. “This recognition reflects our team’s dedication to technical excellence and our unwavering commitment to helping our customers’ fleets operate smarter, safer, and more efficiently through industry-leading ELD and telematics technology.”

The strengthened partnership positions eTrucks to deliver clients even more cutting-edge data insights and high-touch technical support to optimize modern fleet operations in 2026 and beyond. To find out more about what the company offers, visit etrucks.com

About eTrucks: eTrucks is a premier provider of fleet management and compliance solutions for the US and Canada. Specializing in advanced Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) and vehicle tracking, eTrucks empowers commercial fleets with data-driven insights to maximize efficiency and ensure regulatory compliance.

About Geotab: Geotab is a global leader in connected transportation solutions, providing telematics and asset tracking to more than 50,000 customers across 150 countries. For over 20 years, Geotab has advanced data innovation to help fleets and public-sector organizations transform their operations.

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Toppan Merrill expands Quinn platform to simplify shareholder communications drafting, filing and distribution

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NEW YORK and ST. PAUL, Minn., July 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Toppan Merrill, a global leader in simplifying the complexity of regulatory disclosure and compliant communications, today announced the addition of Proxy Statements and Management Information Circulars (MIC) to the Quinn by Toppan Merrill™ platform. Quinn is a next-generation SaaS platform that simplifies the creation, collaboration, publishing and filing of complex regulatory disclosure documents.

“Proxy statements are critical to corporate governance, investor trust and brand integrity, yet creating them has remained unnecessarily complex,” said Bob Bergstrom, Chief Revenue Officer, Toppan Merrill. “Customers tell us they need technology that reduces friction, improves collaboration and lets their teams focus on the disclosure itself—not the mechanics of producing it. By adding specific proxy statement and management information circular functionality to Quinn, we are delivering a purpose-built platform for one of the most important communications companies provide to regulators and shareholders. This release advances our broader vision to simplify regulated communications, help organizations work confidently under demanding deadlines and raise the standard for creating critical disclosure documents.”

Quinn solves these challenges when drafting complex shareholder communications:

Generates perfectly formatted documents in the approved corporate style with the click of a single buttonEnables real-time collaboration across key stakeholdersProvides a centralized common content library that reduces risk and improves consistencySynchronizes Excel® financial data dynamically and in real timeLeverages AI capabilities to accelerate and improve document draftingPublishes filing-ready documents for SEC submission and shareholder distribution

Quinn by Toppan Merrill is a SaaS platform. Delivered securely in the cloud, it requires no installs or maintenance and is backed by Toppan Merrill experts available 24/7 for service support. Quinn is easy to onboard with security embedded at every level, Single Sign-On (SSO) authentication, SOC 2 Type 1 attestation and ISO 27001 certification.

For additional information, Bob Bergstrom’s blog post provides deeper insight and go to ToppanMerrill.com/Quinn/Proxy-Statements and ToppanMerrill.com/Management-Information-Circulars.

About Toppan Merrill
Toppan Merrill is a global technology leader committed to simplifying the complexity of regulatory disclosure and regulated communications. We are an innovative and trusted partner for the legal, corporate, financial services and health plan markets. Toppan Merrill is part of Toppan Holdings, a leading and diversified global provider of sustainable, integrated solutions.

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Vice President, Marketing
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651.492.1012
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OMNIA Partners Adds 10 New Suppliers to its E-Commerce Platform and Surpasses 8 Million Products Available for Online Purchase

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Nearly 40,000 public sector employees are now using OPUS, the OMNIA Partners member portal, to find and buy goods and services instantly using industry leading cooperative contracts.

FRANKLIN, Tenn., July 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — OMNIA Partners, the nation’s largest and most experienced cooperative purchasing organization for the public and private sectors, today announced the latest expansion of OPUS, its free member portal, which includes the first ever e-commerce platform that allows public sector agencies and nonprofits to buy from multiple suppliers with one online shopping cart using publicly solicited and competitively bid cooperative contracts.

Ten new, nationally recognized suppliers have made their products available for purchase in OPUS, bringing total available SKUs to more than 8 million. OMNIA Partners members can now instantly purchase products across nearly 200 categories with their free member account.

New suppliers who have made online purchasing available to OMNIA Partners members include: SHI, Graybar, BradyPLUS, Fisher Scientific, Insight Public Sector, School Specialty, Johnson-Lancaster & Associates, Vari, Mediatechnologies and E-Z-GO/Cushman.

This new class of OPUS suppliers spans IT solutions, scientific and laboratory products, foodservice, facility maintenance, education, workplace furnishings, electrical infrastructure, and fleet management.

“Our continued investment in technology is centered on one goal: making it easier for public agencies and nonprofits to access the contracts, suppliers, and resources they need to serve their communities,” said Todd Abner, President and CEO of OMNIA Partners. “People expect purchasing to be fast, intuitive, and seamless in every part of their lives. We’re bringing that same level of simplicity to public procurement by combining an expanding portfolio of trusted agreements with technology that helps our members buy what they need more efficiently, stay compliant, and focus on serving their communities.”

Since launching in April 2024, OMNIA Partners’ member portal has fundamentally changed how government agencies, school systems and nonprofits take advantage of the benefits of cooperative purchasing. What once required days of manual research, supplier outreach, pricing comparison, and compliance verification now takes minutes. Every transaction on OPUS is completed using the same publicly solicited, competitively bid contracts used by every OMNIA Partners member – meeting the compliance requirements of most public sector organizations, dramatically reducing administrative burden. Today, nearly 40,000 public sector procurement professionals are using the platform to make purchases from more than 650 different suppliers in the OMNIA Partners network.

“OPUS has had a huge impact on making sure that we know we’re in compliance. It’s been one of the best decisions that we decided to take as a college in procurement,” said Mandy Hall, Procurement Accountant at Northwest Shoals Community College, highlighting the platform’s impact on day-to-day procurement operations.

The new suppliers that Hall and nearly 40,000 other OPUS users can purchase from directly include:

BradyPLUS – A leading specialized distributor of janitorial, sanitation, foodservice, industrial packaging, and facility maintenance products; BradyPLUS sells supplies OMNIA Partners members need to maintain cleaner, safer, and more efficient facilities. E-Z-GO/Cushman – Delivers globally recognized commercial and utility vehicles built for durability and versatility, offering material handling, personnel transport, and food and beverage solutions with flexible gas and lithium electric power options. E‑Z‑GO/Cushman provides reliable mobility and fleet solutions for campuses, municipalities, parks, and other public sector environments.Fisher Scientific – A premier supplier of laboratory equipment, scientific instruments, chemicals, diagnostics, and research consumables, Fisher Scientific expands online purchasing offerings for public sector laboratory, research, and educational institutions seeking trusted scientific products and solutions.Graybar – A leading distributor of electrical, industrial, automation and connectivity products, Graybar delivers critical infrastructure solutions that help organizations build, maintain, and modernize their facilities and technology networks.Insight Public Sector – A division of Insight Enterprises, a Fortune 500 Solutions Integrator, that helps federal, state, and local government agencies and educational institutions solve complex technology challenges. By combining the right hardware, software, and services, Insight delivers secure, end-to-end IT solutions at scale through its global network of over 6,000 technology partners.Johnson-Lancaster & Associates – A nationwide provider of foodservice equipment, supplies, and commercial kitchen project solutions, Johnson-Lancaster & Associates brings its product portfolio to the portal along with specialized expertise in commercial kitchen design, procurement, and operational support for schools and government organizations.Mediatechnologies – A manufacturer of educational and workplace furniture solutions, including casework, library furnishings, and collaborative learning environments, Mediatechnologies helps public sector buyers create functional, durable spaces tailored to their users’ needs.School Specialty – A trusted provider of educational supplies, classroom resources, learning environments, physical education, sensory and adapted learning materials, School Specialty broadens OMNIA Partners’ e-commerce catalog to give buyers access to comprehensive solutions designed to support student success and enhance educational environments.SHI – A leading IT solutions provider specializing in hardware, software, cloud, cybersecurity, AI, and technology lifecycle management, SHI brings OMNIA Partners members access to comprehensive technology solutions, including software licensing expertise and public sector-focused IT procurement support.Vari – A leading workplace furnishings and office solutions provider known for the original VariDesk®, height-adjustable standing desks, premium office seating, and other flexible workspace solutions. Buyers can quickly create productive, modern work environments with thoughtfully designed products that support employee well-being and collaboration.

In addition to adding new suppliers and products, the company has released a comprehensive suite of new platform capabilities to make purchasing goods and services faster, more intuitive, and easier to manage at scale. 

The latest OPUS release brings a redesigned user experience, and a powerful set of new capabilities built around how public sector buyers actually work. Feature enhancements include an improved search experience, seamless contract access, a centralized supplier W9 library, integrated chat support, shareable product lists among co-workers, and robust admin and approval tools.

“Our members, the people buying goods and services to keep government agencies, schools, universities and nonprofits running efficiently, are being asked to do more with less every single day,” said Josh Raymond, EVP of Marketing at OMNIA Partners. “We built our OPUS member portal to meet that challenge head-on. Adding 10 best-in-class suppliers and delivering new features and functionality requested by our members means the organizations that serve our communities can find what they need and move forward faster while meeting their regulatory requirements.”

About OPUS 

OPUS is OMNIA Partners’ free member portal, a first-of-its-kind e-commerce procurement platform available to all government agencies, school systems, higher education institutions, and nonprofits in the United States. The platform allows members to manage their OMNIA Partners account, search the company’s network of 1,200+ nationally trusted suppliers, and instantly purchase more than 8 million products — all backed by OMNIA Partners’ publicly solicited, competitively bid cooperative contracts that deliver preferred pricing, payment terms, and service levels while meeting the compliance requirements of most public sector organizations. There is no implementation or subscription cost. Learn more at omniapartners.com/solutions/opus.

About OMNIA Partners

OMNIA Partners is the nation’s largest and most experienced cooperative purchasing organization, serving public sector organizations and commercial businesses across the country. With more than $35 billion in purchasing managed each year, 600,000+ member buyers, and 1,200+ competitively awarded contracts, OMNIA Partners delivers unmatched purchasing power and strategic guidance to help organizations efficiently buy what they need. Learn more at omniapartners.com.

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