The top news this week from Cartoon Network, Amazon, Walmart, Microsfot, Animaccord, CBS, Sanrio, Smithsonian, Nordstrom, and more…
Retail
Consumer Research: Affluents, Students & More
July 16, 2018
The latest consumer spending research on affluents, Millennials and Gen Z, K12 as well as college students, and the global toys/games market…
Entertainment/Character
E-commerce Sales Surge as Specialty Purges Entertainment/Character
June 29, 2018
Retail sales of licensed entertainment/character-based merchandise through e-commerce sales grew 11.1% in 2017 while sales via specialty channels dropped…
Ecommerce
The Low-Down on Amazon Merch Collab
June 18, 2018
We had some questions about Amazon’s newest program targeting consumer products licensing and, as it turns out, Merch Collab is not for everyone…
Fashion
M&A Watch: Fashion Forward
June 18, 2018
Mergers, acquisitions, and partnerships in the fashion space.
Featuring: ABG, Concept One, Nine West, Sequential Brands, Hudson’s Bay, and more…
Retail
Retail: Shifting Towards 360 Degree Distribution
May 29, 2018
Amazon claims it can boost licensed sales to $1 trillion over the next ten years. Let’s worry about the next two years as brands seek the perfect balance in their distribution channels…
Video Games and Software
Royalty Profile for Licensed Video Games/Software
May 1, 2018
Sector value, U.S. & Canada, 2017: $3.12 billion Proportion of retail sales of licensed merchandise, U.S. & Canada, 2017: 2.9% Average royalty, U.S. & Canada, 2018: 10.48% Royalty range, U.S. & Canada, 2018: 1–20% Average royalty, U.S. & Canada, (10 years) 2009–2018: 10.50% Analysis Royalties for corporate licensing in this area run in the low single digits. For software in which, for example, multiple car brands or athletes or music properties may be featured, each licensor would get a fractional percentage of the total. (Often car brands’ presence is promotional and they receive no royalty.) Among dedicated game/software titles, film- and sports-based properties draw higher than average rates, as do entertainment properties, although their royalty percentages are falling as their sales potential has increased. Royalty rates for mobile games… . . . read more
Experiential
Pop-ups, Social Causes & Documentaries
April 30, 2018
The latest experiential and other marketing initiatives to impact the licensing business.
Featuring: Warner Bros., Endeavor, Epic Rights, Funko, Hasbro, and more…
Business
M&A & Bankruptcy
April 17, 2018
Nine West announces bankruptcy and sells its flagship brand, MGA’s CEO makes his move on TRU, Columbia Sportswear takes a hold of China, Mattel moves from NYC, and more…
Business
M&A & Partnerships
April 3, 2018
The latest business moves to impact the licensing industry from the fields of fashion, sports, traditional toys/games, greeting cards, retail, and even beloved candy companies…