Some of the most interesting innovations to come out of CES 2017 embrace this year’s top each trends—including…
SPORTING GOODS
Pumping Up Brands
September 30, 2016
While our fitness goals may be more aspirational than not, it’s still a big business. See the latest news to come out of the health and fitness business…
Consumer Electronics
Licensed Consumer Electronics Up 3.5% in the U.S./Canada
August 26, 2016
Licensed consumer electronics merchandise grew 3.5% to reach $5.41 billion in the U.S./Canada.
Featuring: Foxconn, Sharp, Nokia, HMD Global, Atari, Skullcandy and more…
Retail
Store Check: Target at Culver City, CA
March 7, 2016
A week before Disney’s Zootopia scampered into theaters accompanied by predictions of a $67 million opening weekend, limited merchandise was on the shelf at Target stores. See how other brands fared…
Overview of the Wearable Technology Licensing Market
August 24, 2015
Much of the wearable computing technology that stole the spotlight at the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week, including Google Glass and Apple’s highly anticipated Apple Watch, are licensed products forged as a result of the partnership between technology and fashion brands…
Consumer Electronics
How Sharp is Best Buy?
December 1, 2014
Sharp is licensing its name to Best Buy for a direct-to-retail exclusive line of LED TVs. That’s not all that unusual, except that Sharp’s core business is manufacturing TVs, and the brand has its own Sharp Aquos brand of LED TVs…