Hosted by Matt Forde, the brand licensing community\u2019s annual get-together, was attended by some 450 retailers, licensees and brand owners<\/strong> who shared in the joy as the worthy winners made their way to the stage to collect their trophies.<\/p>\n Before the awards, The Style Sisters<\/strong> \u2013 Gemma Lilly and Charlotte Reddington \u2013 told their story of how, in a few short years, they have turned organising into an art form and become household names, with a growing licensing programme.<\/p>\n The grand finale of the awards ceremony was the Brand Ambassador Award<\/strong>, which was presented to Maxine Lister, head of licensing at the Natural History Museum<\/strong>, for her continued contribution to this dynamic sector.<\/p>\n The winners of the B&LLAs 2023 are:<\/p>\n The B&LLAs Rising Star Award<\/strong> (sponsored by BLE\u2019s Retail Mentoring Programme)<\/em> PRODUCT AWARD CATEGORIES<\/strong><\/p>\n Best Brand Licensed Fashion Accessories or Lifestyle Product or Range<\/strong> (sponsored by Lisle Licensing)<\/em> Best Brand Licensed Food or Beverage Product or Range<\/strong> (sponsored by MDR Brand Management)<\/em> Best Brand Licensed Health & Beauty Product or Range<\/strong> (sponsored by Country Living\/House Beautiful)<\/em> Best Brand Licensed Adult Apparel Product or Range<\/strong> (sponsored by ASPIRE by WildBrain CPLG)<\/em> Best Brand Licensed Gifting Product or Range<\/strong> (sponsored by The National Gallery)<\/em> Best Brand Licensed Homewares, Kitchen & Tabletop Product or Range<\/strong> (sponsored by Natural History Museum)<\/em> Best Brand Licensed Children\u2019s Product or Range<\/strong> (sponsored by Start Licensing)<\/em> Best Brand Licensed Electrical &\/or DIY Products or Range<\/strong> (sponsored by Golden Goose)<\/em> Best Brand Licensed Home Decor Product or Range<\/strong> (sponsored by Pink Key Licensing)<\/em> Inspired Innovation Brand Licensed Product or Range Award<\/strong> (sponsored by CAA Brand Management)<\/em> The Sustainability Brand Licensed Product or Range Award<\/strong> (sponsored by Products of Change)<\/em> RETAIL AWARDS CATEGORIES<\/strong><\/p>\n Best Fashion Retailer of Licensed Brands<\/strong> (sponsored by Beanstalk)<\/em> Best Department Store or Mixed Retailer of Licensed Brands<\/strong> (sponsored by Metrostar)<\/em> Best Supermarket of Licensed Brands<\/strong> (sponsored by TSBA)<\/em> Best Specialist Retailer of Licensed Brands<\/strong> (sponsored by Brandgenuity)<\/em> PROPERTY AWARD CATEGORIES<\/strong><\/p>\n Best Licensed Heritage or Institution Brand<\/strong> (sponsored by Brand Licensing Europe)<\/em> Best Licensed Lifestyle Brand<\/strong> (sponsored by Dependable Solutions)<\/em> Best Licensed Design-led Lifestyle Brand<\/strong> (sponsored by Poetic Brands)<\/em> Best Licensed Food or Beverage Brand<\/strong> (sponsored by Licensing International)<\/em> Best Licensed Fashion or Talent Brand<\/strong> (sponsored by H&A)<\/em> Brand Licensing Ambassador of the Year 2023<\/strong> (sponsored by Brandcomply.com\/Octane 5)<\/em> The winners of The B&LLAs 2023 industry awards were announced on Thursday 27 April at a glittering awards event, held at the Royal Lancaster London. Hosted by Matt Forde, the brand licensing community\u2019s annual get-together, was attended by some 450 retailers, licensees and brand owners who shared in the joy as the worthy winners made their way […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":34062,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[408],"tags":[953],"class_list":["post-34061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","tag-brand-lla-brand-and-lifestyle-licensing-awards"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nAmy Austin, brand licensing junior buyer, DFS<\/p>\n
\nTfL Handbag and Wallet Collection from Kurt Geiger<\/p>\n
\nThe National Gallery Canned Wine Collection from Canned Wine Co.<\/p>\n
\nCoca-Cola Creations Make-up Collection from Revolution<\/p>\n
\nAlice Temperley A Life in Print Collection from Anthropologie<\/p>\n
\nNatural History Museum Collection from Blueprint Collections<\/p>\n
\nNadiya x Prestige Cookware and Bakeware from Meyer Group<\/p>\n
\nAnimal Planet Collection for George@Asda from Poetic Brands<\/p>\n
\nDolce & Gabbana Kitchen Appliances from Smeg<\/p>\n
\nCountry Living Paint Collection at Homebase from Homebase<\/p>\n
\nJelly Belly x Myprotein Protein Powders from The Hut Group Nutrition<\/p>\n
\nNatural History Museum x Dunelm Collection from Dunelm<\/p>\n
\nNext<\/p>\n
\nJohn Lewis & Partners<\/p>\n
\nIceland<\/p>\n
\nBoots<\/p>\n
\nNatural History Museum<\/p>\n
\nGoodyear<\/p>\n
\nSmiley<\/p>\n
\nCoca-Cola<\/p>\n
\nSara Miller London<\/p>\n
\nMaxine Lister, head of licensing, Natural History Museum<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"