The finalists in the Product, Property, Retail and Rising Star categories for the Brand & Lifestyle Licensing Awards 2023 have officially been unveiled.
All main product categories were judged by a panel of retail buyers from across the spectrum including Argos, ASDA, Boots, Dunelm, FatFace, Home Bargains, John Lewis & Partners, JoJo Maman Bébé, Matalan, Moonpig, Morrisons, Mothercare, New Look, Next, Sainsbury’s, Selfridges, Specsavers, Tesco, TruffleShuffle, Vanilla Underground, Waitrose and WHSmith.
“The record number of entries for the B&LLAs 2023 underlines just how much the brand and lifestyle licensing business has grown and matured; the quality of entries was superb and the judges were certainly faced with a tricky task,” says Ian Hyder, chief executive officer, Max Publishing, owner and organizers, B&LLAs. “Best of luck to all of the finalists – we cannot wait to celebrate with everyone at our new venue of the Royal Lancaster Hotel on Thursday 27 April.”
The B&LLAs Rising Star Award Finalists include:
Amy Austin, brand licensing junior buyer, DFS
Alexandra Bovey, senior licensing partnerships manager, Hearst UK
Oliver Gilding, exclusive brands manager, Iceland Foods
Zoryanana Mishchiy, licensing executive, The National Gallery
Jessica Healey, junior buyer, New Look
Alex Hartnell, coordinator, marketing and brand management, Beanstalk
Bryony Rodda, assistant buyer, George@Asda
Product Award categories include:
Best Brand Licensed Fashion Accessories or Lifestyle Product or Range
Best Brand Licensed Food or Beverage Product or Range
Best Brand Licensed Health & Beauty Product or Range
Best Brand Licensed Adult Apparel Product or Range
Best Brand Licensed Gifting Product or Range
Best Brand Licensed Homewares, Kitchen & Tabletop Product or Range
Best Brand Licensed Children’s Product or Range
Best Brand Licensed Electrical &/or DIY Products or Range
Best Brand Licensed Home Decor Product or Range
Inspired Innovation Brand Licensed Product or Range Award
The Sustainability Brand Licensed Product or Range Award
Retail Awards categories include:
Best Fashion Retailer of Licensed Brands
Best Department Store or Mixed Retailer of Licensed Brands
Best Supermarket of Licensed Brands
Best Specialist Retailer of Licensed Brands
Property Award categories include:
Best Licensed Heritage or Institution Brand
Best Licensed Lifestyle Brand
Best Licensed Design-led Lifestyle Brand
Best Licensed Food or Beverage Brand
Best Licensed Fashion or Talent Brand
A complete list of 2023 finalists can be found on the Brand Licensing Awards website.
For tables and tickets for the Brand & Lifestyle Licensing Awards 2023, please contact Clare at Createvents at [email protected] or call 0118 334 0085, or you can reserve and pay online at the Max Publishing
Digital Box Office.
You can also follow the B&LLAs on Twitter at @LicensingAwards and #BELLAS23.