The Chinese real estate market continues to grow into 2017, despite government measures. The winner? Licensed home furnishings, housewares, and domestics…
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…
RETAIL TRENDS
Lady Gaga and Elton John Become the Latest to Launch a Macy’s Exclusive
April 29, 2016
Limited-edition celebrity lines are an old hat for Macy’s. But here are some different celebrities (hint: not named Donald Trump) finding a home for their exclusive product lines at Macy’s…
Housewares
Licensed Housewares at IHHS
March 7, 2016
Retail sales of licensed housewares goods in the U.S. and Canada grew a 1.5% in 2015, according to The Licensing Letter’s Annual Licensing Business Survey. And as consumer confidence in the economy grows, sales are only expected to increase. The 2016 International Home + Housewares Show (IHHS) in Chicago…
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…
CORPORATE LICENSING
Pantones Colors Fashion, Décor Pink and Blue
December 4, 2015
Pantone’s 2016 Color of the Year, Rose Quartz and Serenity, will likely be closely watched by the design and fashion industries as the tipoff to a trend that could spread through product categories for several years…
NFL LICENSING
‘Homegating’ Drives Sales of NFL-Licensed Products
September 15, 2015
The growing popularity of watching football at home with friends is helping business for the NFL…
PRINCESS POWER
“Cinderella” Tie-In Campaigns Targets Women of All Generations
March 2, 2015
Women apparently never outgrow the desire to feel like a princess.
At least that’s the message retailers JCPenney and Kohl’s are promoting as part of a multi- generational approach to tie-ins with Disney’s live-action “Cinderella,” which is due in theaters March 13…