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Best Licensed G if tware R ange sponsored by Open to: All licensed giftware ranges either packaged or sold simply, aimed at children or adults. The products had to be launched into UK retail between June 1 2017 and May 31 2018.
Product
category winner & finalists
Winner
Classic Winnie the Pooh Collection from Rainbow Designs
Other finalists were:
Disney Enchanting Bamboo Range from Enesco
Above: (Right-left) Rainbow Designs’ Alys Dawson (product development manager), Anthony Temple (managing director) Zara Grindrod (sales director) and national account managers Alison Lakin and Denise Carr collected the award from Susan Bolsover, director of licensing and consumer products of Penguin Ventures, sponsor of this category. Right: A celebratory moment later for Rainbow’s Alys Dawson (right) and Denise Carr.
Initial Reaction: “This is unbelievable and amazing. It’s a great win and great for the whole Rainbow Designs team… ‘the home of classic characters’!” - Anthony Temple, md, Rainbow Designs.
Harry Potter Gift Range from Half Moon Bay
Peter Rabbit Classic Gift Range from Paperchase
Peter Rabbit Classic Jewellery Collection from Rhona Sutton
Wizarding World Gift Collection from WOW! Stuff
LICENSING SOURCE BOOK EUROPE 2018
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