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Started off around six decades ago, Duke has been a name to reckon with in Indian retail landscape. A lifestyle brand with pan Indian presence, Duke is available at 4000 multi brand outlets an...
After completing engineering, Anubhav Gupta started a daily deals aggregation portal. The deals industry hit the bottom in no time, but by that time Gupta had his hands on the know-how of ...
Growing at a prolific rate, sportswear industry has seen a sudden surge in number of brands foraying into this space. However, given the lack of integrated end-to-end manufacturing process...
Established in 1989 in East End of London, Carlton is renowned for manufacturing ladies fashion shoes. Since then the brand has evolved into a complete British lifestyle brand, adding acce...
For French brand Absorba, this is just the right time for the baby boom in the India, given the increasing awareness amongst consumers for kids’ fashion. The brand is going to foray soon in India th...
Started off as a corporate gifting brand, Swiss Military has scaled up by leaps and bounds and is looking to become lifestyle brand in affordable luxury segment through brand licensing, told Anuj Sawh...
Started in 2015, Epic Brands has grown by leaps and bounds in a short span of time, and a major credit goes to Marie Claire apparel range, that Epic Brands has licensing rights for....
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 and merchandising for kids’ apparel is catching trend, with character adorning the apparel range. While many put the character on piece of cloth, Saugato Bhowmic...
The developer of Angry Birds, Rovio Entertainment Ltd, has capitalised on its growing popularity by launching merchandise in various categories. Naz Cuevas, Executive Vice President, Globa...
In a candid conversation with license India, Kelvyn Gardner, Managing Drector, LIMA - UK talks about operations of LIMA, global licensing industry and the challanges faced by Indian licensing industry...
Cholena Cchaturvedi :CC: Do companies, which enter licensing, enjoy any kind of tax exemptions granted by the government?Nicholos Bloom :NB: There is no such arrangement in any country except in S...
Vrinda Oberai :VO: Which are the regions/countries where Symfollies is present currently with respect to business activities?Johan Casselman :JC: Symfollies is now sold in all continents to many ...
Vrinda Oberai :VO: What is your take on the licensing activities in India? Where do you see India five years down the line?Michelle Minieri :MM: On one hand, entrepreneurs and manufacturers in In...
License India :What percentage of revenue is contributed from online?Anuj Sawhney :At present over 9 to 10% of our sale volume is generated pan-india from online sales. This percentage is constan...
Sweta Pal : Kindly share your perspective on the broader brand licensing industry and the growth opportunities.Neeta Lulla : I would like to highlight that brand licensing industry here is still at a...
Sweta Pal :Kindly highlight your licensing strategy, given the varied characters in your portfolio.Saugato Bhowmik :We have a portfolio of icons and a key target segment for us include children a...
Sweta Pal :Kindly elaborate on your pricing and marketing strategy for your merchandised portfolio.Sasha Sippy :We are targeting consumers in both rural and urban areas which would include daily ...
Payal :What has been your experience in neighbouring countries for similar licensing deals?Bradley Caines :It’s been a great start of the year for ‘Joey and Joy’. We have signed our first de...
Given the booming infrastructure and growing penchant among consumers, fashion holds enormous potential for licensing industry, states designer Neeta Lulla in a conversation with License India....
In a candid conversation with License India, Viren Rasquinha - the former captain of India's national field hockey team and CEO of Olympic Gold Quest shared his opinion about sports licens...