Spotlight.1888 Appoints Mary Lewis as Retail Manager

Lewis was formerly licensing manager, The Entertainer.

July 31, 2023

Mary LewisSpotlight.1888

Spotlight.1888, a retail services agency dedicated to helping brands and licensees with retail services, and retailers with licensing strategy, has announced the appointment of Mary Lewis as retail manager.

Lewis joins from

The Entertainer

, where she held the position of licensing manager. During her four-year tenure at the toy retailer, she worked in partnership with licensors and suppliers to activate marketing initiatives both in-store and online, driving sales of new and popular brands. Prior to that she worked at several PR and marketing agencies.

Reporting into Hannah Redler, group retail director, Spotlight.1888, Lewis will support the team in driving existing and new client relationships and cross-category activations for

The Point.1888

portfolio of brands.

“I have been fortunate to work with Mary for many years in her role at The Entertainer, and I’m now so thrilled to welcome her into my team,” says Redler. “Mary brings a wealth of retail-led cross-category expertise, and I can’t

wait to work together on what will be an incredible year ahead at retail for both Spotlight.1888 and The Point.1888.”

“I’m really looking forward to joining the Spotlight.1888 business as it continues with its impressive growth,” says Lewis. “With true purpose at its core, I can’t wait to get stuck in and develop exciting and engaging campaigns with retail partners across multiple categories and be part of True Purpose Enterprises tribe.”

Owned by True Purpose Enterprises, Spotlight.1888 is the sister company to retail first brand extension agency, The Point.1888, food specialist, Eighty Ate and creative agency, Story.1888.