The move by the Government will see the current minimum wage upped from £6.70 per hour to £7.20 this month. But the news has our indie retail panel calling for a reassessment of 'already squeezed margins'. The livng wage ...
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Smiley will develop a licensing programme to help expand the Rubik's brand's concept into new product categories. The Rubik’s brand has gained a new master licensee outside puzzles in the form of The Smiley Company. The ...
Surya has collaborated with designer and watercolor artist Shell Rummel for a new line of rugs to be unveiled at the High Point Market in April. The collection named ‘Natural Affinity’ is hand tufted of wool with a medium pile. ...
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Popular brand of outdoor furniture, Brown Jordan has announced a license agreement with G. A. Gertmenian, a fourth generation importer and wholesaler of accent and area rugs, to produce a collection of fine quality rugs for indoors or out. ...
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Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media bridged their regular audience of youngsters to target active women, bringing to market Marvel Super Hero activewear for women. The collection was created through a new collaboration with ...
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Iconix Brand Group Inc. reported a loss of $263 million, or $5.44 a share, after charges of $402.4 million to writeoff the company's trademarks and goodwill. Over 90 percent of the impairment is related to the company's men's business ...
VF Corp. announced that it is exploring strategic alternatives for its Licensed Sports Group (LSG) business, a division of VF’s Imagewear coalition. “As active portfolio managers, we constantly assess the composition of our ...
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The company also won the Craft and Activity Toy of the Year and the Australian Development Award for Qixels, and Girls Licensed Property of the Year with Shopkins. Moose Toys bagged the top honour at the annual Australian Toy Industry ...
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"With a new comic book and his first appearance in a Marvel film both occurring during his 50th anniversary year, excitement is already underway for Black Panther product." Marvel has launched the first wave of Black Panther merchandise ...
Each property features in a snap game, a two-in-one game and a game box. Cartamundi has bolstered its gaming card selection, with the addition of Disney Princess and Disney Pixar Cars cards. Each property features in a snap game, a ...
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'We've heard great things about last year's FunFest event, so were delighted to be joining the line-up this year,'says Kids@Play. This year’s FunFest Blogger Summit has revealed is first two expo partners, with JCB Kids returning ...
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PRAIM Group, a food licensing, marketing and distribution company, has entered into agreement to create and distribute a line of all-natural chocolate bars for Paws, Inc., licensor of Garfield property and associated Garfield characters. ...
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Spin Master has teamed up with motorcycle brand Ducati to launch new Meccano building sets. Spin Master is teaming up with Italian motorcycle giant Ducati, to bring fans a line of new Meccano building sets based on the famous bikes. The ...
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The collection will allow kids to create and build their own Shopkins scenes for their figures. The Shopkins range is expanding even further with the latest release of the construction line Kinstructions from Trends UK. The collection ...
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Lara Singer joins the company new soft lines division, where she will cover bags, umbrellas and hats. As Sambro begins its new growth plans, the company has revealed it will be introducing a new soft lines division, with a new appointment ...
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