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Trade Shows
Licensing Expo: Focus, Digital & More
To TLL’s North American readers, welcome back. See the top trends from the show.…
Retailers
Store Check: Licensed Offerings at B&N
I visited a local B&N this week; it’s a bookstore, but I’m not checking out the books. One of the biggest growth areas for the chain bookseller is toys, games, and gifts/novelties…
Business
M&A & Legal
Business moves, merges, rebrandings, and lawsuits.
Featuring: Joester Loria, Nickelodeon, Hearst, Licensing Matters, Jelly Belly, and more…
Food and Beverages
Snacking on Branding
Shopkins opens a pop-up shop in NYC; Ferrero builds its brand portfolio, Transformers take the cake, and more…
Toys & Games
What Spinners Spell Out for the Future of Play
The hottest trend in toys this year, fidget spinners, and not that appealing to licensing execs, although some major players are introducing new in-house toy lines to expand the trend. But the tactical play patterns…