The massively popular online world of Minecraft has now crossed into the real, physical world in an innovative cross-promotion with the Australian department store chain Big W. Minecraft, which allows players to build out their… . . . read more
Twin Studies Predict Strong Recovery For Licensing and Retail
February 22, 2021
By Gary Symons TLL Editor in Chief Two key reports released over the past two weeks illustrate the devastating impact of COVID-19 on the licensing and retail industries … but they also paint an encouraging… . . . read more
Troubled JC Penney Searching For New CEO
January 4, 2021
JCPenney has survived the ups and downs of the economy for 118 years … but whether it will survive much longer is open to question. The company now hopes new blood in the CEO suite… . . . read more
Fanatics & Lids Reach Long-Term Deal With BNED
December 22, 2020
The sports merchandise company Fanatics has added to its long list of critical deals in 2020 with a long-term merchandising partnership with Barnes & Noble Education Inc. (BNED), the campus store division of the Barnes… . . . read more
Tesco Releases its Top Ten Toy List for Xmas 2020
October 26, 2020
What’s the top toy on every retailer’s Christmas list this year? According to the Britsh supermarket giant Tesco, a doll that talks about its feelings tops the Xmas Wish List for 2020, followed closely by… . . . read more
Distribution Channels
Discounters, Specialty Channels Drive Licensed Entertainment/Character Sales in 2019
August 25, 2020
Brick-and-mortar channels fielded 81.2% of all licensed entertainment- and character-based sales in 2019, according to TLL’s Annual Licensing Business Survey. Physical retail’s share of U.S. and Canadian sales has decreased…
Retail
Licensed Ecommerce Sales Jump 3.5%, Outpacing B&M Channel Growth in 2019
July 29, 2020
Licensed retail sales in the U.S. and Canada were up 3.2% in 2019, with ecommerce sales outpacing the industry average at 3.5% growth and sales through brick and mortar channels up 3.0% per TLL’s Annual Licensing Business Survey…
Ecommerce
Fashion, Corporate Trademarks Drive Licensed Sales through Ecommerce Channels in 2018
November 4, 2019
In 2018, licensed retail sales through online/ecommerce channels reached $13.7 billion in the U.S. and Canada, up 4.7% from the previous year. In comparison, sales through brick and mortar channels were up just 0.8% compared to the previous year…