London and the Licensing awards

I had a lovely day in London with one of my colleagues Tracey on Thursday this week. The weather may have been glum outside but we excitedly gaggled our way all the way into London, ready to be judges for the Licensing Awards. This is basically a day of going round looking at new product coming to market which features licensed designs (think Ghostbusters, Batman, Hello Kitty etc.) and voting for your favourite pieces. It is a really fun day out and is great as an inspirational buying trip too, gaining info about prospective new suppliers and knowing that you have your finger on the pulse with all things new in the licensing world. One of my hot tips is the new Hello Kitty and Liberty collaboration, which will soon be available to buy on home wares and beauty products. They were beautiful!