Karina Masolova, karina@plainlanguagemedia.com Retail sales of licensed fragrance grew 1% in 2017 to reach $3.98 billion in the U.S./Canada, according to TLL's Licensing Business Survey. Britney Spears and Revlon have teamed up to launch Britney Spears Prerogative, a new fragrance inspired by the singer’s career and her 24th in all. The gender-neutral scent features an … [Read more...] about Fragrance: Hit Me One More Time
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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
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Open call Looking to hire or be hired? Contact our business development team to feature your listing on TLL. Just want to feature your new hires? Contact editorial. One Animation hires Anabel Higgin as Marketing Director and Pauline Hiu as VP Consumer Products Asia. The Brand Liaison brings Cory Waisner on board as Chief Entertainment Officer to lead manufacturer … [Read more...] about Who’s News
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Open call Looking to hire or be hired? Contact our business development team to feature your listing on TLL. Just want to feature your new hires? Contact editorial. Mattel names former Google Americas President Margaret Georgiadis as its new CEO and a member of its board of directors. Georgiadis takes over from Christopher Sinclair on Feb. 8th. She currently serves on the … [Read more...] about Who’s News
Licensed Fragrance Back on Track?
Since we last looked at licensed fragrances, the business has certainly changed—and it seems that it might be looking up, at least for established celebrities and fashion brands. Revlon finalized its purchase of Elizabeth Arden on Sept. 7, 2016, forming a beauty enterprise with net sales of approximately $3 billion worldwide. In the latest financial reports—Q3 ending Sept. 30, … [Read more...] about Licensed Fragrance Back on Track?
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James Pitaro is now Chairman of Disney Consumer Products & Interactive Media as Leslie Ferraro departs. Kirsten Fallon has been appointed as Director on the LMCA’s NY HQ staff. VIMN promotes Claire O'Connor to VP Consumer Products in Asia, Australia and New Zealand Xilam grows with Marie-Laure Marchand, who will head up global consumer products at the French animation … [Read more...] about Who’s News