Apparel and accessories are the largest product categories in the U.S./Canada, generating over 34% of licensed retail sales. Combined, the two earned $37.2 billion…
Health & Beauty
Fashion Rumble in Eyewear & Fragrance
March 5, 2018
The Essilor/Luxottica deal is set to go through, and a flurry of new licensing deals in the fragrance space from players like Puig, Condé Nast, and Revlon…
Business
Around the World—10/30/2017
October 27, 2017
New companies, initiatives, expansions, and market research.
Featuring: growing luxury goods, Epic Rights, Asmodee NA, and more…
Business
Roundup: Business & Legal
October 13, 2017
Top business news impacting branding.
Featuring: WME | IMG (now Endeavor), Coach (now Tapestry), Authentic Brands Group, G-III and more…
Experiential
Experiential Roundup
June 26, 2017
See the latest in experiential licensing initiatives worldwide:
Featuring: Nickelodeon, Crayola, Hello Kitty, Häagen-Dazs, and more…
Legal
Licensing Litigation
May 5, 2017
The good, the bad, and the weird concerning legal spats in the licensing industry.
Featuring: Disney, Iconix (versus New Era and its partners), an NBA prospect, Benihana, and more…
Eyewear
LVMH Brings Eyewear Licenses In-house
February 3, 2017
As the French luxury goods manufacturer LVMH brings its licensed eyewear closer to home with Marcolin, some licensees are facing turmoil…
Brief
Licensing Shorts
January 20, 2017
Get a quick look on what’s going on with counterfeits entering the U.S., how Sony got the rights to “emoji”, and Gen Z’s surprising preference on shopping in brick and mortar locations…
WORLD OF LICENSING
Retail Sales of Licensed Wearables Up in Every Territory in 2015
September 9, 2016
Wearables is a bellwether of the overall licensing business—not just due of its size, but also because it provides an outlet for so many of the industry’s most important property types…
TLL Survey
Apparel Fuels 3.1% Growth in U.S./Canada Fashion Licensing—Global Growth Is Even Higher
July 18, 2016
For all of its challenges, the fashion licensing industry continues to post strong sales in the U.S. and abroad. Global retail sales of licensed fashion goods totaled…