The finalists in the Product, Property, Retail and Rising Star categories for the Brand & Lifestyle Licensing Awards 2023 have officially been unveiled
The B&LLAs attracted a record number of entries this year, from companies large and small. All of the main product categories were judged by a panel that comprised of retail buyers from right across the spectrum including Argos, ASDA, Boots, Dunelm, FatFace, Home Bargains, John Lewis & Partners, JoJo Maman Bébé, Matalan, Moonpig, Morrisons, Mothercare, New Look, Next, Sainsbury’s, Selfridges, Specsavers, Tesco, TruffleShuffle, Vanilla Underground, Waitrose and WHSmith.
Finalists in the Best Brand Licensed Homewares, Kitchen & Tabletop Product or Range category are:
- Emma Bridgewater Brighter World Collection from Elite
- Fairy Dish Cleaning Tools and Accessories from Addis Housewares
- Good Housekeeping Bakeware Collection at Homebase from Homebase
- John Whaite Collection from Kimm & Miller
- Laura Ashley Artisan Collectables Tableware from Wegter
- Nadiya x Prestige Cookware and Bakeware from Meyer Group
- The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Living Jewels Collection from Pure Table Top
- Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Benary Collection from Dexam
- Sara Miller London Chelsea Glassware from Portmeirion
- Scion Living Collection from Dexam
Housewares names also starred in the shortlist for the Best Brand Licensed Electrical &/or DIY Products or Range category:
- Amy Winehouse X Roberts Range from Roberts
- Braun Limited Edition BC17 Wall Clock from Kith
- Dolce & Gabbana Kitchen Appliances from Smeg
- Goodyear Gardening Tools from Miralbueno
- Goodyear Smart Signalling Light from Miralbueno
- Laura Ashley SDA Collection from New Dawn Innovations
- Stanley Work, Site & Floodlighting from Cascade Holdings
- V&A The Art Store from Samsung Electronics
“The record number of entries for the B&LLAs 2023 underlines just how much the brand and lifestyle licensing business has grown and matured; the quality of entries was superb and the judges were certainly faced with a tricky task,” commented Ian Hyder, ceo of Max Publishing which owns and organises the B&LLAs. “Best of luck to all of the finalists – we cannot wait to celebrate with everyone at our new venue of the Royal Lancaster Hotel on Thursday 27 April.”
For tables and tickets for the Brand & Lifestyle Licensing Awards 2023, please contact Clare at Createvents on clare@createvents.co.uk or call 0118 334 0085, or you can reserve and pay online at the Max Publishing Digital Box Office.
You can also follow the B&LLAs on Twitter at @LicensingAwards and #BELLAS23.
