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Licensed Ecommerce Sales Jump 3.5%, Outpacing B&M Channel Growth in 2019

Contact the editor at karina@plainlanguagemedia.com Licensed retail sales in the U.S. and Canada were up 3.2% in 2019, with ecommerce sales outpacing the industry average at 3.5% growth and sales through brick and mortar channels up 3.0% per TLL’s Annual Licensing Business Survey. Of the total $114.0 billion in licensed retail sales estimated in the territory, sales … [Read more...] about Licensed Ecommerce Sales Jump 3.5%, Outpacing B&M Channel Growth in 2019

Art-based Licensing Jumps 1.3%; Commercial Artists Drive Growth in Home Goods

Contact the editor at karina@plainlanguagemedia.com Retail sales of licensed art-based merchandise jumped 1.3% in 2018 within the U.S. and Canada to reach $5.9 billion. The art and artists sub-category led with 1.4% growth ($61 million), while museum-based licenses drove 1.0% growth ($15 million) in licensed retail sales. International sales outside of the U.S. and Canada … [Read more...] about Art-based Licensing Jumps 1.3%; Commercial Artists Drive Growth in Home Goods

Living Coral: 2019 NSS, NY Now & Surtex Edition

Contact the editor at karina@plainlanguagemedia.com CORAL, as in: Conscientious, Organized, Retro, and Animated Living. From the floor of the 2019 National Stationery Show (NSS), Retail Renaissance NY Now, and Surtex, TLL brings you the latest in home, stationery, and surface design trends. This year, all three shows were held simultaneously in New York City's Jacob Javits … [Read more...] about Living Coral: 2019 NSS, NY Now & Surtex Edition