What’s performing well for Ruth Evans and Leanne Murphy.
The Source grabs five minutes with some key retailers to find out what licensed properties have been doing well for them and their predictions for the run up to Christmas.
Today: Forbidden Planet and Lakeland.
Ruth Evans, head buyer, Forbidden Planet
“We have done well with Magic: The Gathering collectable card games, Minecraft and, of course, Star Wars merchandise is going well. We sense that there will be a surge in interest in products based on the Fallout 4 game, as well as for Metal Gear Solid and Assassin’s Creed.
“We’re selling a lot of PlayStation branded products; the PS1 bag from Bioworld especially, while Uncharted 4 is attracting a lot of attention on the merchandise front.”
Leanne Murphy, assistant buyer, Lakeland
“For us, it’s all been about The Great British Bake Off, Hello Kitty and now, like so many other retailers, we’re moving into Star Wars mode.
“We are backing it with a full range of disposable partyware, cupcake cases and even an R2D2 cake tin.”
