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Retail: Shifting Towards 360 Degree Distribution

From the floor of Licensing Expo Las Vegas, Amazon is demanding an outsized role in the licensing business. Its VP Nicholas Denissen, this year’s keynote speaker, opened the show with the claim that the ecommerce giant will balloon licensed retail sales to $1 trillion over the next 10 years. The online retail giant is pushing its Merch Collab service to licensors, licensees, … [Read more...] about Retail: Shifting Towards 360 Degree Distribution

Ask Us About Guarantees

This year at Licensing Expo Las Vegas and earlier in the year in connection with TLL's Annual Licensing Business Survey, we had a lot of people asking about the $1 million guarantee—by most measures, an astronomical and abnormal amount to be demanded in consumer products licensing agreements. Even some major licensees that are paying out multi-million dollar royalties eschew … [Read more...] about Ask Us About Guarantees

Who’s News—5/21/2018

Are you hiring—or being promoted, changing jobs, retiring, launching a new company, or otherwise changing your employment? Email Jen at jen@plainlanguagemedia.com and we'll announce the news in our next issue of Who's News. Kathy Ireland Worldwide names healthcare entrepreneur Bialik Benjamin as its VP Business Development as well as its ambassador for international and … [Read more...] about Who’s News—5/21/2018

Deal Sheet — 5/23/2018

Quick Navigate Properties Available or Recently Assigned, U.S. Licenses Recently Granted, U.S. Intl. Properties Available or Recently Assigned Intl. Licenses Recently Granted Archived Deal Sheets   Properties Available or Recently Assigned, U.S. *Extension or renewal. Property (Description)Categories AvailableLicensing Contact Cleo & CuquinPreschool brand … [Read more...] about Deal Sheet — 5/23/2018

Fashion, Entertainment & Corporate Brands Lead Globe

Global retail sales of licensed merchandise reached $171 billion in 2017, according to TLL’s Annual Licensing Business Survey. Territories outside the U.S./Canada saw greater growth as a whole; international licensed retail sales grew 2.5% to reach $62 billion in 2017. With the U.S./Canada generating $109 million in licensed sales, that means that internationally-based sales … [Read more...] about Fashion, Entertainment & Corporate Brands Lead Globe

What Kids Want (to Wear)

It turns out that when it comes to what types of entertainment/character brands kids want to wear, they turn to a hero, according to E-Score Character. The research service identified the most sought-after characters for clothing by age group. All of the properties identified below have established licensing programs and, to varying degrees, have extensions in apparel, … [Read more...] about What Kids Want (to Wear)

Retail & Legal Tracker

U.S. retailers are stocking up on merchandise in advance of potential tariffs on Chinese imports, according to the National Retail Federation’s latest monthly Global Tracker report. The number of cargo containers to be received at U.S. ports that are forecasted for July and August would each set new records for the number of containers imported in a single month; the first half … [Read more...] about Retail & Legal Tracker

Deal Sheet — 5/16/2018

Quick Navigate Properties Available or Recently Assigned, U.S. Licenses Recently Granted, U.S. Intl. Properties Available or Recently Assigned Intl. Licenses Recently Granted Archived Deal Sheets   Properties Available or Recently Assigned, U.S. *Extension or renewal. Property (Description)Categories AvailableLicensing Contact Deer Little ForestHigh-end Arts & … [Read more...] about Deal Sheet — 5/16/2018