Ground Up International is stepping into 2023 alongside Kids Foot Locker with a collaboration. Boys and girls can display their love for everything Disney, Marvel, and Star Wars with sneakers inspired by their favorite entertainment brands. The launch consists of slip-on, low-top, and high-top sneakers … more

Footwear brand Ground Up brings a new fresh look to all your favorite Disney, Pixar, and Star Wars characters in their first collection launched with Zappos.com, the experiential e-commerce and customer service company. The family-friendly collection invites you to be speedy like Lightning McQueen … more

Award-winning toymaker ZURU has collaborated with Disney to miniaturize some of the most beloved Disney products, in 5 Surprise Mini Brands: Disney Store Edition. Perfect replicas of favorite toys from Marvel, Lucasfilm, Disney Princess, Mickey & Friends, and Pixar offered exclusively by Disney will … more

Mattel, Inc. today announced a multi-year global licensing agreement for the Disney Princess and Frozen franchises. Mattel will have the global licensing rights to develop lines of toys for Disney Consumer Products, Games and Publishing, including fashion dolls, small dolls, and figures. The collection is … more

Specialist influencer and social talent management agency, Viral Talent, has worked with YouTuber Emily Tube to announce the new Disney brand available at JAKKS US. The video has had 3 million views in two weeks. Emily Tube has 3.9 million subscribers on her YouTube channels, which is ranked 3rd on … more

“Hasbro's global team delivered a tremendous 2016. We reached the $5 billion revenue mark for the first time in company history, we improved profitability and we invested to grow Hasbro over the long-term while increasing our dividend and share repurchase levels," said Brian Goldner, Hasbro's Chairman… more

Leomil Group today announced the return of Star Wars footwear from Leomil, part of The Cortina Group. Leomil has long produced a Star Wars footwear for many successful years and is now happy to be back in the Lucasfilm family. “ Disney’s Star Wars saga is a globally renowned franchise with product which … more

On stand H1 at the 2016 Toy Fair, Cartamundi, world leader in playing cards and card games, is going to be busier than ever. The company is celebrating new additions to the Shuffle family of games — its groundbreaking combination of playing cards and digital technology. In addition, Cartamundi is … more

Finalists for The Licensing Awards 2014 have now been revealed for the Product, Retail, and Marketing Communication Awards. The finalists for the Property Awards categories will be announced by the end of July. The winners will be revealed at The Licensing Awards event on Tuesday 16th September … more

Thanks to important partnerships established over the years with some of the largest licensors worldwide, Grani&Partners (Giochi Preziosi Group) is now a leading company in the Loyalty & Fidelity and Promotional industries, as well as in Publishing and Partwork … more

After the successful launch of the ‘Mini Universe’ toy range in Europe last year by BOTI (Big On Toy Innovation), we are happy to present our newest addition to the Soft Spots family. TM Essentials BV, based in Andelst in the Netherlands, is developing an exciting range of Soft Spots products including a creative ... more

The first Sunday in Advent belongs to the past already, but no need to get edgy: Disney make gift-giving easy this year as their numerous product releases provide something nice for everyone. Boys and girls will equally love the new “Lion King” branded products that hit retail shelves this winter. On ... more

Mattel, Inc. today reported 2011 second quarter financial results. For the quarter, the company reported net income of $80.5 million compared to last year’s second quarter net income of $51.6 million. "For the second quarter, I am very pleased with the continued global momentum across our portfolio… more

Now, not only grown-ups but also their „little ones” can look forward to the comprehensive storage assortment from the German plastic specialist. Licensed designs such as Disney’s “Winnie the Pooh”, “Cars”, and “Princess” continue high in the market. Complementary to the current baby assortment with … more

Spearmark Lighting, leading UK manufacturers of child safe lighting, have been awarded sole UK distribution rights for Tech 4 Kids innovative SpotLite and LiteForce ranges.The SpotLite and LiteForce ranges consist of a number of unique and innovative licensed branded… more

With strong retail sales of licensed Disney merchandise thus far in 2010, Disney continues its reign as the world’s largest licensor with $27 billion in global retail sales for 2009. During a presentation this week in preparation for the annual Licensing International Expo 2010 trade show next week, Andy Mooney, … more

The Walt Disney Company today announces the launch of a new initiative aimed at encouraging children aged six and under to try their hand at dancing with a fun, easy to learn dance routine inspired by Disney’s Princesses. The specially created Disney Princess Dance is supported by the British Dance … more

Industry Sales Stabilized as Economy Continued to Struggle - Decrease in Licensed Toys. According to leading market research company, The NPD Group, U.S. retail sales of toys generated $21.47 billion in 2009 compared to $21.65 billion in 2008, a decline of under 1 percent. In contrast to fourth quarter … more