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Mass & Ecommerce Grow Licensed Distribution
Retail sales of licensed merchandise surged through online/ecommerce channels in 2017, according to TLL's Annual Licensing Business Survey. The channel moved by 0.3 percentage points to make up 12% of all licensed sales—outpacing department, off-price, and convenience stores. Discount/mass led with 32.3% share, followed by specialty stores (19%) and grocery and drug (12.1%). … [Read more...] about Mass & Ecommerce Grow Licensed Distribution
Black Panther Gearing Up to Take $250 Million in 2018
It's not carrying quite the same level of earning potential of Disney's last breakout film, Frozen, but Marvel's Black Panther is one of the few properties set to carry the 2018 merchandising narrative. A box office wunderkind, the film is expected to break the $1 billion mark at the global box office any day now. And, unsurprisingly, consumer demand for the property is strong … [Read more...] about Black Panther Gearing Up to Take $250 Million in 2018
Contracts Steady With 2- and 3-year Terms Dominating
According to TLL's Annual Licensing Business Survey, contract lengths remain steady. Two-year terms were the most common (40% of respondents), followed by three-year (27%) as well as four- and five-year (13% each) terms. Approximately 80% of respondents reported that their average contract length was unchanged from the previous year. Of the remaining 20%, a significant … [Read more...] about Contracts Steady With 2- and 3-year Terms Dominating
M&A & Experiential
American households are loading up on credit card debt, according to data from the Federal Reserve and a related study by WalletHub. By the end of 2017, credit card debt in the U.S. reached $1.01 trillion, beating out the previous record of $984 billion at the end of 2008 and the start of 2009, the tipping point of the Great Recession. Just this past holiday season, WalletHub … [Read more...] about M&A & Experiential
Deal Sheet — 3/7/2018
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M&A: Toys & Entertainment Edition
Ubisoft acquires 1492 Studio, a French video game development house specializing in free-to-play episodic and interactive stories on mobile. eOne buys out the remaining 49% stake in The Mark Gordon Co. that it didn't already own in a deal worth $209 million. As part of the deal, founder Mark Gordon joins eOne as Chief Content Officer. Spin Master acquires plush manufacturer … [Read more...] about M&A: Toys & Entertainment Edition
Fashion Rumble in Eyewear & Fragrance
Both the FTC as well as EU antitrust regulators have closed their respective investigations into a proposed $58.49 billion (€48 billion) merger between eyewear giants Essilor and Luxottica. The EU said that it "coordinated closely" with the FTC on the case, unconditionally approving the merger and stating that the deal would not harm competition. French-based Essilor controls … [Read more...] about Fashion Rumble in Eyewear & Fragrance
Who’s News—3/5/2018
Are you hiring—or being promoted, changing jobs, retiring, launching a new company, or otherwise changing your employment? Email Jen at jen@plainlanguagemedia.com and we'll announce the news in our next issue of Who's News. Blizzard Entertainment appoints Daniel Siegel to the newly created position of Head Esports Licensing. Siegel will help drive extended investment in the … [Read more...] about Who’s News—3/5/2018
Deal Sheet — 2/28/2018
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