Shortlist has been confirmed for hotly contested category at this September’s event.
The finalists in this year’s Retail categories at The Licensing Awards have been confirmed.
The shortlist for the four awards were decided as a result of a nomination process, followed by validation by a panel of over 20 industry experts, made up of both licensors and licensees.
Ian Downes, chair of the panel and md of Start Licensing, told The Source: “The discussion, analysis and insight from the invited panel is always informative. As a collective, there is a tremendous amount of knowledge around the table and I think this was used to the full to arrive at a set of results which are founded on a robust analysis of the marketplace.
“It is clear that retail and retailers remain at the centre of the dynamic world of licensing.”
The Retailer Award finalists are:
Best Preschool Retailer of Licensed Products (age group 0-5)
• Argos
• Asda
• Mothercare
• Shop Direct
• Smyths
• Tesco
Best Kids Retailer of Licensed Products (age group 6-16)
• Argos
• Next
• Primark
• Sainsbury’s
• Smyths
• Tesco
Best Retailer of Adult Licensed Products
• Asda
• Forbidden Planet
• HMV
• Next
• Primark
• Tesco
The Radar Award – this award is for any UK-based retailer (bricks and mortar/or online) that have ‘come on the radar’ by upping their licensing activities in the last year
• Card Factory
• M&Co
• Matalan
• Paperchase
• Poundland
• Uniqlo
Top Retailer Award – all winners of the other categories are contenders for this award.
The winners of the Retail categories will be revealed at a glittering ceremony on Tuesday September 13, The Great Room of The Grosvenor House Hotel, London.
The finalists for the Best Licensed Marketing Communications Awards have also been announced – you can read more by clicking on this link.
The finalists in the Best Licensed Retail Execution category – which is new for 2016 – will be revealed on Friday July 15.
The finalists in the Product and Property categories will be announced shortly.
Almost 1,300 tickets have already been sold for The Licensing Awards. Tickets are available from Createvents – simply call 0118 334 0085 or email Clare Davies.
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