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Trade Shows: Tickets Available For Licensing Expo Opening Night Party

The Licensing Expo Opening Night Party returns this year, following the packed and hugely successful event in 2022. Licensing International says tickets are now available for this important networking event, exclusively for Licensing Expo guests, and located a short walk from the show floor. “It was a no brainer to bring the Opening Night Party back this year after seeing … [Read more...] about Trade Shows: Tickets Available For Licensing Expo Opening Night Party

Trade Show: Spielwarenmesse Reveals New Dates for 2024 Toy Fair

By Allison Watkinson TLL Reporter The international toys and games trade fair Spielwarenmesse has just released new dates for its upcoming toy fair in 2024. The 2024 Spielwarenmesse trade fair will run from Tuesday, Jan. 30 to Saturday, Feb. 3, at Nuremberg’s exhibition center. The new days for the fair reflect a change from past years where the trade show ran from … [Read more...] about Trade Show: Spielwarenmesse Reveals New Dates for 2024 Toy Fair

Ukraine Designers Featured at Paris Fashion Week

By Gary Symons TLL Editor in Chief The upcoming Fashion Week in Paris will give companies a chance to support Ukrainian designers, as they fight to survive the Russian invasion. Seven Ukrainian designers will showcase their Autumn Winter 2023 collections at Paris Fashion Week from March 3-7 in the famous first arrondissement located at 7 Rue d’Argenteuil. This … [Read more...] about Ukraine Designers Featured at Paris Fashion Week

Peanuts Continues Asia Expansion Through Trade Fair in Seoul

By Allison Watkinson TLL Reporter WildBrain CPLG has announced that the Peanuts character brand will appear at The Seoul Living Design Fair 2023 to showcase licensed lifestyle products. The Seoul Living Design Fair is Korea’s largest interior design & lifestyle exhibition, and the Peanuts brand will be featured at the fair in a themed booth created by Peanuts … [Read more...] about Peanuts Continues Asia Expansion Through Trade Fair in Seoul

Trade Shows: Time to Sign Up For This Year’s Licensing Expo

By Allison Watkinson TLL Reporter Registration for the annual Licensing Expo trade show in June is now open on the event's official website. Organized by Informa Markets and sponsored by Licensing International, Licensing Expo is the world's largest tradeshow dedicated to licensing and brand extension. The event brings more than 5,000 brands and 16,000 retailers, … [Read more...] about Trade Shows: Time to Sign Up For This Year’s Licensing Expo

Crowds Come Back to Nuremberg as Spielwarenmesse Toy Fair Returns

By Allison Watkinson TLL Reporter Following an enforced gap of three years, the Spielwarenmesse trade fair has resumed its place as an international networking event for the toy industry. The Spielwarenmesse trade fair is owned and operated by the trade event organizer and marketing services company, Spielwarenmesse eG. The business-to-business trade fair is intended … [Read more...] about Crowds Come Back to Nuremberg as Spielwarenmesse Toy Fair Returns

Sustainability: Moose Toys Sets Net Zero Goal For 2040

By Allison Watkinson TLL Reporter The Moose Toys company recently announced its commitment to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2040. The Australian toy company has set several long and short term sustainability targets that are in line with the international Paris Agreement. These goals will be verified by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) … [Read more...] about Sustainability: Moose Toys Sets Net Zero Goal For 2040

Licensing Sales Top $315 Billion Says Licensing International

The licensing industry enjoyed a strong year in 2021, despite the lingering impacts of the pandemic. A study by Licensing International says consumers spent $315.5 billion worldwide on licensed merchandise in 2021. That's an increase of  7.75% over 2019. The figures echo research by The Licensing Letter, which showed licensing companies generally saw major gains in … [Read more...] about Licensing Sales Top $315 Billion Says Licensing International

Sports Licensing in Bullish Mood For Upcoming Tailgate Show

By Gary Symons TLL Editor in Chief If you had any doubts that the sports industry is back, you just had to see what happened in the hours after Lionel Messi kicked in the winning goal for Argentina in the World Cup. Literally millions of fans packed the streets and plazas of Buenos Aires and other Argentinian cities, and licensed Messi jerseys sold out world wide within … [Read more...] about Sports Licensing in Bullish Mood For Upcoming Tailgate Show

Trade Shows: World of Toys Program Expands to New York and Tokyo

By Gary Symons TLL Editor in Chief Now that the COVID-19 pandemic is over, Spielwarenmesse has been on a tear, expanding its programs around the globe. Spielwarenmesse eG is a fair organizer and marketing services provider for the toy sector and other consumer goods markets. The Nuremberg-based company organizes the world-leading Spielwarenmesse toy fair in Nuremberg, … [Read more...] about Trade Shows: World of Toys Program Expands to New York and Tokyo