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(Clockwise from top left): LSB’s Samantha Loveday, Rob Willis, Jakki Brown and Ian Hyder.
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warehouses comply with new safety measures. Lockdown has shown that many arms of our business can operate in new ways. And, crucially, talks regarding new launches and initiatives for AW20 and SS21 have eading back through the spring edition of continued – and there have been some corking new LSB, it almost seems impossible that so deals done, too. In such a constantly evolving situation, much has changed in such a short space of it’s not necessarily about adapting to the ‘new normal’ time. Back in January, it was the Brexit deadline either; it’s more like meeting the requirements of the which was on everyone’s minds and we reported ‘now normal’. that many licensees had planned for ‘all We’ve also needed to adapt, moving the dates of possible outcomes’… the Brand & Lifestyle Licensing Awards and the Of course, no one had planned Sustainability in the Licensing for the situation that the world has NEW DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Conference to November, while Brand & Lifestyle Licensing Awards faced over the past four months. The Licensing Awards has the (Hilton Park Lane) – Monday November 9 What we have been encouraged Sustainability in Licensing Conference potential to be the greatest (British Library) – Wednesday November 25 by is how the licensing industry, Christmas party ever with its new The Licensing Awards (The Grosvenor House on a global basis, has once again date of December 16. Hotel) – Wednesday December 16 pulled together. For this edition of LSB, we wanted Many of the licensees we spoke to said that to include as many voices as possible, from across all licensors and agents had been flexible and categories, sectors and countries, as everyone’s understanding – highlighting that our business is experience will be different. We hope that you enjoy built on strong partnerships. Meanwhile, ecommerce the issue… from our homes, to yours. brands and businesses have seen a sharp acceleration in consumers switching to online, but Samantha Loveday, Jakki Brown, Ian Hyder and face their own issues when it comes to stock levels Rob Willis. due to supply chains and making sure factories and The LSB Team
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