Retail sales of licensed entertainment/character-based apparel, accessories, and other soft goods including domestics helped propel sales for the fastest-growing property type…
Entertainment/Character
Licensed Entertainment/Character Sales Hit $31.1 Billion Worldwide; Soft Goods Lead Growth
June 29, 2018
Entertainment/Character
E-commerce Sales Surge as Specialty Purges Entertainment/Character
June 29, 2018
Retail sales of licensed entertainment/character-based merchandise through e-commerce sales grew 11.1% in 2017 while sales via specialty channels dropped…
Experiential
Content Watch: New Series & Activations
June 29, 2018
Differential Brands buys GBG—Plus, the latest in activations and experiences from Michael Jackson, eOne, Maxim, Universal, Warner Bros., Amazon, Nick, Hasbro, and more…
Ecommerce
The Low-Down on Amazon Merch Collab
June 18, 2018
We had some questions about Amazon’s newest program targeting consumer products licensing and, as it turns out, Merch Collab is not for everyone…
Fashion
M&A Watch: Fashion Forward
June 18, 2018
Mergers, acquisitions, and partnerships in the fashion space.
Featuring: ABG, Concept One, Nine West, Sequential Brands, Hudson’s Bay, and more…
Business
Experiential, Content & Alternative Initiatives
June 18, 2018
This week’s must-read punchlist spanning everything from hotels to pop-up shops, new digital content initiatives, and partnerships…
People
Who’s News—6/19/2018
June 18, 2018
The latest hires, promotions, and departures.
Featuring: PRH, DC Entertainment, Nickelodeon, Guess, Gaumont, and more…
Editorial
Coming Up With a Number
June 11, 2018
We answer one of the most common questions we receive: Where do TLL’s numbers come from?…
LICENSED GOODS
Average Royalty Ranges Smooth Over Large Gaps
June 11, 2018
Over the last decade, the average royalty rate has hovered around 8.7% for all licensed goods. But while averages are important, ranges are perhaps even more so…
Royalties
Snapshot: Product-based Royalty Ranges
June 11, 2018
Our lead story continues; this time, looking at royalty trends from 2010–2017 by product category…