Although consumer demand remains strong, retailers are preparing for the worst to come with new partnerships, aquisitions, closings, and technological innovations…
RETAIL SALES
Most Valuable Brands: Celebrity & Sports Top-Earners
January 22, 2018
On average, a licensed property will generate $7.53 million in retail sales a year within the U.S./Canada—according to data from TLL’s Annual Licensing Business Survey and the Licensing Sourcebook…
Entertainment/Character
46 Properties Make the $100+ Million Ent/Char List in 2016
November 27, 2017
Forty-six entertainment/character properties make our list of brands that generated over $100 million in retail sales of licensed merchandise in the U.S./Canada—Totalling over $43 billion in sales worldwide…
TLL Survey
Up 7.6%, Entertainment/Character Leads 2016 Growth
June 12, 2017
In 2016, entertainment/character was the fastest-growing of all the major property types TLL tracks. Retail sales were up a stunning 7.6% to reach almost…
Worldwide
Licensed Sales Up 2.7% Worldwide; U.S./Canada Leads in Growth
May 5, 2017
With over $167.5 billion in licensed retail sales, 2016 was by 2.7% better than 2015 worldwide, according to The Licensing Letter’s Annual Licensing Business Survey. But while most of the world stablized, growth remained uneven and some previously bright economies have lost their luster…
Retail Sales
44 Entertainment/Character Brands Make the $100 Million List
October 21, 2016
Forty-four entertainment/character properties make our list of brands that generate over $100 million in retail sales of licensed merchandise in the U.S./Canada—accounting for $41 billion in sales worldwide in 2015…
TOYS & GAMES
Top Retailers Tag Holiday Toy Favorites
October 14, 2016
UPDATE: Walmart, Toys ‘R’ Us, Amazon.com and three other retailers’ top toy lists reflect the growing strength of licensed brands, which account for nearly half of this season’s top picks…
WORLD OF LICENSING
Retail Sales of Licensed Wearables Up in Every Territory in 2015
September 9, 2016
Wearables is a bellwether of the overall licensing business—not just due of its size, but also because it provides an outlet for so many of the industry’s most important property types…
TLL SURVEY
Music Licensed Goods Down 1.7% as Movie Merch Spread Out on Shelves
September 5, 2016
U.S. and Canadian sales of licensed goods based on music properties trended down for the second consecutive year in 2015, though not as steeply as in 2014. Music licensed goods represented…
WORLD OF LICENSING
6 Trends in Global Entertainment/Character Licensing
August 26, 2016
After years of decline, entertainment/character has grown faster than any property type over the past two years—outdoing 2014’s 4.8% increase with even more impressive growth of 6.3%, according to TLL’s Annual Licensing Business Survey. Here’s a look at some of the notable trends affecting 2015 and beyond…