Licensed retail sales of corporate trademark/brand-based merchandise were up 2.6% worldwide in 2017, according to TLL’s Annual Licensing Business Survey. The U.S./Canada…
Trademarks/Brands
Global Corporate TM/Brand-based Sales Up 2.6% to Reach $37 Billion in 2017
January 14, 2019
RETAIL
Soft Goods, Home Lead Domestic Corporate TM/Brand Licensed Sales in 2017
January 14, 2019
Licensed retail sales of corporate trademark/brand merchandise grew 2.5% to reach $29.2 billion in 2017. The biggest drivers behind the roughly $710 million…
Retail
Licensed Trademark/Brand-based Ecommerce Sales Jump 5.8% in 2017
January 14, 2019
Discounters, supermarkets/grocery, and ecommerce made the biggest gains in share of licensed retail sales in 2017 in the U.S./Canada…
Fashion
Specialty, Mid-Tier & Ecommerce Drive 2017 Licensed U.S./Canada Fashion Sales
November 26, 2018
In 2017, ecommerce was the fastest-growing channel in the U.S./Canada 4.3% growth, according to TLL’s Annual Licensing Business Survey. The largest category, discounters and value…
Worldwide
U.S./Canadian Brands Contribute $111 Billion to Worldwide Licensed Sales
October 10, 2018
Worldwide licensed retail sales reached $171 billion in 2017; of that, 65% can be attributed to brands originating from the U.S./Canada, according to TLL’s Annual Licensing Business Survey…
Art
Sales of Art-based Brands Up 1.8%; Home Boosts Growth
September 11, 2018
Art-based properties saw somewhat anemic 1.8% growth in the U.S./Canada in 2018—the property type makes up 5.4% of total retail sales in the territory, with the art & artist subcategory making up 4% of the total and museums 1.4% share…
Worldwide
Art Licensing Hits $9.23 Billion in Retail Sales in 2017
September 11, 2018
Licensed retail sales of art-based merchandise grew just 4% over the last 5 years in the U.S./Canada compared to 16% worldwide, according to TLL’s Annual Licensing Business Survey…
Retailers
Specialty & Discount Lead Distro Channels for Licensed Art Brands
September 11, 2018
In 2017, specialty retailers and discounters tied for equal share in distribution of licensed products based on art properties in the U.S./Canada, according to TLL’s Annual Licensing Business Survey…
Entertainment/Character
Licensed Entertainment/Character Sales Hit $31.1 Billion Worldwide; Soft Goods Lead Growth
June 29, 2018
Retail sales of licensed entertainment/character-based apparel, accessories, and other soft goods including domestics helped propel sales for the fastest-growing property type…
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…