The International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association, hosts of Focus Canada Tuesday at Corus Entertainment in Toronto, announced that Sam Wankowski, senior vice president, operations, Western Canada, Walmart Canada will give the keynote...
GLOBAL–LIMA has released its bi-annual Kidz Global Study, providing a snapshot of kids’ favorite brands and characters across multiple categories throughout the world.
The $13.5 billion U.S. denim market grew 4 percent in 2016, highlighting its rebound from recent challenging times, according to The NPD Group.
Shifting consumer needs and an evolving retail marketplace were the driving factors behind the U.S. apparel industry’s overall sales growth in 2016, according to The NPD Group.
NORTH AMERICA–During the first half of 2017, the U.S. toy industry has grown its dollar sales by 3 percent, according to The NPD Group.
The National Football League Players Association, via its licensing arm NFL Players Inc., has revealed its newest Top 50 Players Sales List for the organization’s year-end with a new player–Ezekiel Elliott–topping the list.
NORTH AMERICA–As children prepare to head back to school throughout the U.S., The NPD Group has discovered that back-to-school shoppers make an average of 16 trips to purchase related products between July and September.
U.S. consumers are expected to spend $7.1 billion on food for cookouts this Fourth of July, up from $6.8 billion in 2016, according to the National Retail Federation.