This week witnessed some pretty major new developments for the kids’, parents, and family market intelligence outfit, The Insights People, which not only revealed its re-branding to The Insights Family, but also welcomed its new chairman – in the form of Simon White – and unveiled its ‘game-changing’ new client …
Read More »Opinion | Foundation of success: What can retailers learn from the LEGO approach?
As global pandemics go, the onset of Coronavirus, while forcing many to navigate a treacherously rocky road to begin with, hasn’t fared too badly for the toy industry; a global business that has provided support and entertainment to families and children worldwide. Among some of the last year’s biggest successes …
Read More »TikTok makes biggest push for e-commerce to date in Shopify partnership
The social media giant, TikTok is making its biggest push into e-commerce to date thanks to a new partnership with Shopify that will allow its retailers to begin advertising and selling goods through the platform. Shopify, which already provides the e-commerce platform for over 800,000 brands, will allow its merchants …
Read More »Roundtable: Creating a brand with longevity and the factors that build a programme with steam
Richard Pink, Ashley Holman, Nikki Samuels, Gabrielle Sims, and Asda/George children’s buyer, Ruth Golightly, are among the licensing experts taking part in a specially curated panel session at next week’s Festival of Licensing, exploring the topic of brand longevity and the multitude of factors that need to be aligned in …
Read More »Amazon puts power to fight counterfeits in the hands of brands… but it will cost them
The move from the online giant is part of a concerted push to eliminate fakes from the platform, an issue that has been rising in public awareness over the past couple of years.
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