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…
Health & Beauty
HBA Gets Fashionable
January 16, 2018
The latest in fashion brands and their health & beauty extensions—a $2.55 billion business—including new brands and cannabis extensions…
Celebrity
Keeping Up With the Kardashians
November 17, 2017
A look at celebrity-based licensing—up 1.9% in 2016 in the U.S./Canada—through the lense of one entertainment empire and its lawsuits…
Retail
In & Around 34th Street
November 10, 2017
Join TLL as we tour 34th Street in New York City for the biggest and baddest licensed retail activations this holiday season…
Promotions
Roundup: Promotional Partnerships
July 28, 2017
See the latest in promotional partnerships
Featuring: Real Madrid and Xbox, Sony Pictures and Nickelodeon, NBCUniversal and Crunchyroll, and more…
Health & Beauty
L’Oreal Ranks as Top Beauty Company of 2016
April 14, 2017
The top beauty company reached $28.60 billion in worldwide sales. Unilever was No. 2, while Proctor & Gamble slid in at No. 3 despite a drop in sales. In contrast, retail sales of licensed HBA products…
Fragrance
Licensed Fragrance Back on Track?
November 4, 2016
Since we last looked at licensed fragrances, the business has certainly changed—and it seems that it might be looking up, at least for established celebrities and fashion brands…
CELEBRITY
What Not to Do: Kardashians Score a Win in Fight Against Licensee
September 5, 2016
The Kardashian sisters got a pretrial court order barring Haven Beauty from using their names and trademarks—effectively opening the door for new licensees to step in, since the Kardashians want to ultimately terminate their licensing agreement…
ENTERTAINMENT/CHARACTER
Disney Dresses Up with Fashion
August 26, 2016
Deals with retailers Forever 21 and Cath illustrate Disney’s renewed emphasis on fashion products for its classic and contemporary brands. Disney’s 2016 deals run the gamut from low to high fashion and from apparel to cosmetics…
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…