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Month: August 2017

Freaky Friday: Five key retail realities one needs to keep in mind when planning merchandising strategies

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Promotional merchandising involves employing promotional products to help companies and other organisations advertise their products and services. According to the Advertising Speciality Institute, more than 750,000 different products are available for use in promotional advertising campaigns and promotions. The number of products available for promotional merchandising range from clothing items to functional office gifts. Brands face numerous hindrances and obstacles when it comes to executing strong merchandising promotions. They may be in the form of insufficient reporting and data, lack of responsibility, and over-complexity in the retail merchandising process, to name…

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Merchandise Licensing 

Orka in a licensing deal with Purple Turtle

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Orka, world’s largest bean bags selling brand has signed a licensing deal with Purple Turtle, India’s popular animated character with a global appeal to launch an exciting range of designer bean bags, ottomans, wall decal and much more for kids.   With this, young Ones in India and Middle East can now enjoy and experience their favourite characters- Purple Turtle and Colour fairies with Orka’s specially designed Bean Bags & Ottomans. Talking about the deal, Manish Rajoria, Director, Aadarsh Pvt Ltd. said “Orka Brand, through its parent company SETNER is a…

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TV Series Licensing 

Bulldog Licensing appointed licensing agent of Nurture Rights’ The World of Dinosaur Roar!

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In a deal, Bulldog Licensing has been appointed licensing agent of Nurture Rights’ The World of Dinosaur Roar! pre-school brand in the UK and Ireland. The deal will also see Bulldog manage licensing activities for Nurture’s classic Dinosaur Roar! brand. Bulldog’s initial category focus will be on apparel, accessories, stationery and gifts with the first few items expected to hit retail in spring 2018. The World of Dinosaur Roar!’s licensing program kicked off last June with a 26-part collectible series of books from master publishing partner Macmillan’s Children’s Books. Last month, British…

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Publishing 

Netflix acquires publishing house Millarworld

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  In its want for more superhero content, Netflix has purchased Millarworld, the publishing outfit founded by comic book legend Mark Millar. The acquisition follows Netflix’s partnership with Disney-owned Marvel that has delivered a number of popular superhero-based shows including Jessica Jones, Daredevil, Luke Cage and Iron Fist. Known as a modern-day Stan Lee, Millar is the creative force behind a number of iconic Millarworld brands including Kick-Ass, Kingsman and Old Man Logan. Millar also spent eight years at Marvel, where he developed a range of comic books and story arcs that inspired the first Avengers movie, Captain America: Civil…

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Brand Licensing 

Blackberry set to return to India

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Once the favourite handset of corporate bigwigs and enterprise customers, Canadian mobile company Blackberry is all set to make a comeback in India. The company, which has seen its fortunes slide across the world after the onslaught from Android-powered smartphones and iPhones from Apple, is now banking on the appeal from locally-built handsets, a first for the well-known firm. The company -known for its QWERTY keyboards – launched the KEYone device in India priced at Rs 39,990. This is being manufactured at the Noida factory of Optiemus Infracom that also makes devices…

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Emami on a roll to acquire smaller companies

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In its zest to grow its healthcare and personal care products, FMCG major Emami is eager to acquire more and more smaller companies. “We are open to acquiring both small-sized as well as big companies provided the brand value and the business model is good. We can acquire companies which has a Rs 50 crore to Rs 500 crore turnover,” Emami director Harsh V Agarwal has been quoted to have said at the company annual general meeting. “This year, our core focus will be on the healthcare and personal care products. There will be brand extensions as…

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Gaming to be a major theme at this year’s BLE

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Gaming will be a major theme at this year’s Brand Licensing Europe (BLE) that will take place from October 10 to 12 at London’s Olympia exhibition hall. The annual European trade show will, for the first time, have a dedicated Gaming Activation Area that will serve as both a showcase and demonstration area as well as provide visitors a chance to gain insight into some of the ways popular gaming IP can be taken from the screen to the store. It will also include a mock retail environment, which will…

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Merchandise Licensing 

Harlem Globetrotters signs on a raft of licensing partners

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  The Harlem Globetrotters has signed a number of licensing partners to launch a range of new merchandise in anticipation of their upcoming 2018 World Tour. The sports entertainment brand has added The Dunk Collection and Suited Brands besides continuing its license agreement with Simon & Schuster. The Dunk Collection, creators of the original over-the-door basketball hoop laundry hamper, has entered into a two-year deal to make a variety of products including a Harlem Globetrotters Dirty Dunk laundry hamper. Meanwhile, London-based Suited Brands will release a line of branded athleisure…

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Merchandise Licensing 

Canadian shoe company Aldo acquires footwear business of Camuto Group

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After a deal, Canadian shoe company Aldo has acquired the footwear and accessories business of The Camuto Group, it is understood. The deal follows on the heels of several other major mergers in the fashion space including Michael Kors’ recent acquisition of Jimmy Choo and Coach’s purchase of Kate Spade in May. The Camuto Group was founded by the late Vince Camuto who also founded Nine West. He also has a vast licensing business that also encompasses brands such as Jessica Simpson, Tory Burch and Lucky Brand.  

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Apparel Licensing 

Smiley in a new collaboration with leisure brand Sweet pants

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Smiley has entered in a new collaboration with leisure brand Sweet pants for a range of athleisure apparel that includes joggers, caps and shorts. The capsule collection will consist of imagery of the Smiley branding that would include relaxed joggers that feature Smiley’s eyes and mouth detailing and signature trucker caps in an array of modern all overs and bold icon prints and bright colour pops. “Sweet pants is currently the most interesting brand for developing leisure products and in particular jogging bottoms in Europe and is being bought by a very cool crowd,” said Smiley CEO, Nicolas…

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