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With its 40th anniversary coming up on 29 April, Bandai UK is celebrating four decades of bringing some of the world’s most iconic brands to the UK market. Having successfully set up as a UK arm in 1982 for its Japanese parent company, Bandai UK launched trading with its foundations …

The anime and manga powerhouse, Viz Media, has appointed the former Netflix Consumer Products director, Laura Takaragawa to the role of vice president consumer products, a newly created position for the business as it looks to increase its presence in the licensing and merchandising space. The new role will see …

The UK’s independent toy retail scene has confirmed Warner Bros.’ Wizarding World of Harry Potter franchise as one of the hottest licenses on the toy scene this year, voting the brand as a Gold winner across four categories in this year’s Independent Toy Awards. Among what is yet another extensive …

The licensed bags, accessories and gifts specialist, Blueprint Collections is to produce and launch a range of National Geographic children’s lines for the UK market. The range will span notebooks, pencils, pens, sticky notes, erasers, pencil cases, backpacks, keyrings, umbrellas and more. All the items in the range will use …

National Geographic has launched a special extension to its collaborative range of footwear with the shoe specialist, Clarks, building on a partnership that launched this year with the Clarks Kids X National Geographic line. Celebrating the official 50th anniversary of the lunar landing this year, the partnership has added a …

National Geographic has launched its Clarks Kids X National Geographic initiative, a new collection featuring designs inspired by some of the ‘most awe-inspiring species on the planet,’ with the footwear specialist. Sustainability features heavily in the new collaboration, tying in with National Geographic’s strong focus on the topic as the …

The National Geographic is launching its first sustainable menswear collection, made from materials such as recycled plastic bottles and recycled down feather.  It will launch across Europe later this year and sees the brand secure a new partnership with the Hong Kong-based fashion sourcing company, Omnibrand Group. The collection will …

National Geographic is planning its “strongest showing to date” at both the Bologna Book Fair and the Bologna Licensing Fair, taking place April 1st to 3rd this year. The company will once again aim to underline its success in book and magazine publishing, particularly in the children’s market, where a …

Coinciding with National Science Week, the show played host to some 200 organisations, many of those from across the toy and children’s brands space, and welcomed around 80,000 visitors from schools from across the UK.

The collection will consist of a full range of skateboard decks, grip tape, wheels and apparel and accessories that will include t-shirts, hoodies, baseball caps and jackets.