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Taking the Bahubali legacy to lifestyle through licensing
Started off as an independent portal addressing the pain points of artists, Paintcollar has nagged licensing rights for the most popular home-grown franchise Bahubali. Started by four engineers, the b...
Tapping organised retail through licensing of Bobbleheads
Miniatures and figurines have been on the priority list of licensors in Indian markets. However lack of awareness about such products is what is acting as impediment to growth of bobbleheads in India,...
Swiss brand growing in India through brand licensing
Following the huge success of the licensing program of colorful toons Jaune & Vert in the French speaking Swiss publications, J&V Global has set Indian market on its radar.India see...
  • By - gargi
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India central to our global expansion plans: Nicolas Loufrani, Smiley
Smiley – the brand created 45 years ago has become the most adopted brand of the digital generation and licensed retail partnerships continue to be a substantial growth driver for it. In a candid c...
  • By - gargi
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Superhero Toy Store: Tapping the needs of ‘man child’
The penchant among youth for superheroes is not a secret, but given the cold air around toys for teenagers, there is a serious dearth of the right kind of merchandise in this segment.And this is wha...
Licensing becomes essential in kidswear segment: Vasanth Kumar, Max Fashion
Margins have been bothering the retailers since long. In a bid to stay on priority list of consumers, off late the retailers have tweaked their business model by swiftly hopping on to the brand licens...
  • By - gargi
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How brand licensing helped Goalsquad enter offline retail
What began with the challenge of buying genuine football club merchandise, paved the way for a portal dedicated to the hassle-free purchase of football club merchandise. And now the portal – Goalsqu...
Licensing was the 'logical' step for Oggy in India
Reckoning on the success of the Oggy and the Cockroaches TV show I India, its parent company Xilam has licensed out the character in consumer product segment.In a conversation with License India, ...
  • By - gargi
  • / 6 MIN READ
Ishanya positioning Ashley around American lifestyle
American brand Ashley, considered to be among the biggest furniture brands globally, is planning to open 100 stores in India over the next few years. The company, which made a debut in India last mont...
  • By - gargi
  • / 6 MIN READ
Alkam finds brand licensing a safer & proven way to scale up
An alumnus of The University of Nottingham, Alok Kamat found brand licensing to be the best bet for vertical expansion of his family business, and thus incorporated Alkam License Products ...