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As screentime soars and technology races ahead, a low-tech pastime is back in a big way: collecting trading cards.

The cardstock depicting everything from NFL standouts to Pokémon and even Taylor Swift is one of the hottest toy categories in stores this year. Big-box retailers are stocking up ahead of the holidays, anticipating that demand will extend beyond traditional toy buyers like children and collectors.

"We see trading cards being a hot gifting category for all ages that we will fuel with newness and with exclusive drops," Rick Gomez, Target's executive vice president and chief commercial officer, told CNBC. "We're going to have new releases nearly every week during the holidays that's going

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