Before the awards, revered fashion designer Jeff Banks<\/strong> \u2013 who described himself as a \u2018humble tailor\u2019 \u2013 captivated the audience with the story of how he turned his brand into a household name.<\/p>\n The grand finale of the awards ceremony was the Brand Ambassador Award<\/strong>, which was presented to Louise French, svp of business development and operations at Beanstalk<\/strong>, for her continued contribution to this dynamic sector<\/p>\n The winners of the B&LLAs 2024 are:<\/p>\n The B&LLAs Rising Star Award<\/strong> (sponsored by Licensing International)<\/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 Sanderson Design Group)<\/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 Sara Miller London)<\/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 The Smiley Company)<\/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 Spring Fair)<\/em> Best Licensed Design-led Lifestyle Brand<\/strong> (sponsored by Poetic Brands)<\/em> Best Licensed Food or Beverage Brand<\/strong> (sponsored by London Stationery Show)<\/em> Best Licensed Fashion or Talent Brand<\/strong> (sponsored by Seminal)<\/em> Brand Licensing Ambassador of the Year 2024 <\/strong>(sponsored by Brandcomply.com\/Octane 5)<\/em> The winners of The B&LLAs 2024 were announced yesterday afternoon (Thursday 25 April) at a glittering awards event, held at the Royal Lancaster London. Hosted by Cally Beaton, the brand licensing community\u2019s annual get-together, was attended by some 400 retailers, licensees and brand owners who shared in the joy as the worthy winners made their way to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":38065,"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":[1334,1333],"class_list":["post-38064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","tag-bllas","tag-bllas-2024"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nOliver Gilding, head of licensing and innovation for Iceland<\/p>\n
\nMr Potato Head Collection from Anya Hindmarch<\/p>\n
\nNadiya x Schwartz Recipe Kits and Seasonings from McCormack & Company<\/p>\n
\nHawaiian Tropic Tropi-cool Cooling Mists Collection from Designer Parfums<\/p>\n
\nCoca-Cola Motosports Collection for Primark from Brand Alliance<\/p>\n
\nKeith Haring Collection from Caran d\u2019Ache<\/p>\n
\nMorris & Co Tableware from Spode<\/p>\n
\nLaura Ashley SS23 Collection for Mamas & Papas<\/p>\n
\nLaura Ashley China Rose Appliances from MY VQ<\/p>\n
\nNatural History Museum Collection from Dunelm<\/p>\n
\nHouse Beautiful Fitted Bedroom Furniture Collection from Homebase<\/p>\n
\nVan Gogh Museum Sneaker Collection from Cariuma<\/p>\n
\nPrimark<\/p>\n
\nBoots<\/p>\n
\nIceland<\/p>\n
\nDFS<\/p>\n
\nVan Gogh Museum<\/p>\n
\nHouse Beautiful<\/p>\n
\nLaura Ashley<\/p>\n
\nBaileys<\/p>\n
\nSara Miller London<\/p>\n
\nLouise French, svp business development and operations, Beanstalk<\/p>\n![\"BLLA_24_](\"https:\/\/www.licensingitalia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/BLLA_24_-Group-winners.jpg\")
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