Spotlight on Haven Global

Established over 27 years ago, Haven Global represents blue chip licensors around the world for the Australian and New Zealand market, as well as representing global rights for a number of key brands.

HELLO KITTY TOWN – DARLING SQUARE, SYDNEY What a way to kick off the Lunar New Year – Haven’s incredible Hello Kitty Town event officially launched in Darling Square, Sydney on 29th January 2022! The three-month long event offers an immersive outdoor Sanrio art gallery for all to explore. Visitors can then take a tour of discovery through Hello Kitty Town and experience a range of bespoke foods, drinks and merchandise available at the precinct restaurants and shops!

TOKIDOKI X BLACKMILK The incredibly exciting, first-ever tokidoki x Black Milk Clothing collaboration launched in February 2022! The ‘Sometimes...’ 17-piece collection featured outrageously cool prints and designs inspired by tokidoki’s most iconic characters Unicorno, Mermicorno, Moofia, Cactus Friends & more! For the first time ever, BlackMilk have also included backpacks as part of their range!

KEITH HARING X COTTON ON One of Haven’s largest and most exciting programs to-date; Keith Haring x Cotton On Group collaboration launched across Cotton On and Typo stores globally! The epic 100+ piece collection of apparel, sleepwear, accessories and homewares pays homage to the late, legendary New York artist who revolutionised the art world.

GRINCHMAS 2021 Haven have grown The Grinch brand to record heights - celebrating ‘Grinchmas’ bigger and better each year at every tier of retail. Haven continue to construct multiple Christmas programs simultaneously with retailers, by ensuring each of the ranges display a different handwriting. The Grinch has fast become the ultimate Christmas brand at retail – Peter Alexander (for a 5th year running), Cotton On, Jay Jays, Big W, Target, Kmart and Best & Less continue to participate with programs each year - with matching family sleepwear being the musthave product for the festive season. Cotton On in particular celebrated Grinchmas in a huge way in 2021 - launching over 50 SKUs across family sleepwear, kids tees, babywear, bedding, accessories and gifting! The extensive Grinch range marked a first for Cotton On – who just the year prior launched one Grinch kids t-shirt!

SESAME STREET X COTTON ON For the very first time, Australia’s largest global retailer, Cotton On collaborated with Haven for their much-anticipated Sesame Street collection! The range, featuring vintage 90’s character art kicked-off with 33 SKUs of Women’s Apparel, Sleepwear and Accessories across the globe! Cotton On’s Intimates, Activewear and Lifestyle brand, Cotton On Body released their first collection of Sesame Street Sleepwear and Accessories in May/June 2021. Retro designs and fluffy slippers and sleeping masks championed the range for a nostalgia meets comfy cute collection! Cotton On also released a range of Women’s Retro Tees alongside the Cotton On Body collection. Cotton On are expanded the collaboration beyond Womenswear in 2022, launching their first children’s apparel and sleepwear range with Cotton On Kids!

Hit preschool series Dino Ranch has been a galloping success since its US/ Canada launch in January 2021 and is proving equally popular in Australia. The 52 x 11’ 3D animation from independent, integrated global entertainment company Boat Rocker, is a unique and imaginative ‘pre-Westoric’ mix of dinosaurs and ranchers, two things beloved of kids everywhere. A top performing US cable series among kids aged 2-5 since its launch on Disney Junior, DisneyNOW and CBC Canada in January last year, Dino Ranch has quickly earned a strong global footprint, airing across Europe and LatAM, with series two arriving on Disney Junior and Disney+ in the US & LatAm later this year. In Australia, the show launched on Disney + in April 2021, followed by 9Go! in January 2022, where it has been lassoing a huge herd of fans. Leading licensing agency, Haven, are managing the local business and working on a robust consumer products programme for roll-out this year so that young fans can immerse themselves further in all things Dino Ranch. Boat Rocker has developed a significant consumer products programme including toys from Master toy partner Jazwares, which are being distributed locally by Big Balloon. These were launched exclusively with major department store chain Big W in October, proving popular with young ranchers, with further lines planned for Spring and again later in the year. Further retail expansion follows later in 2022. Additional partners signed include Scholastic, who have recently launched a colourful range of story and activity books; Amscan, for party paperware, Caprice for apparel and accessories; and Ravensburger for games & puzzles, distributed by Modern Star. Further announcements due soon. In addition, Boat Rocker has retained leading Australian communications specialist The Connect Agency, who will be working closely with Haven and their licensees to create a dynamic PR programme, including influencer activations, across the market. It looks like an exciting 2022 for Dino Ranch that’s set to bring even more roaring success!

NEWS FROM THE CARAT SHOP

As the leading licensee of Harry Potter jewellery, the Carat Shop has become renowned for quality in manufacturing and magical design. The eagerly anticipated Christmas collection has grown significantly for this year. Advent calendars have become part of everyone’s Christmas and Harry Potter fans are no different. This year the Hedwig Advent Calendar Tin is designed to open like a book and is filled with a double layer of printed boxes each containing a full-size product from the main jewellery & accessories collections. The tin can then be kept for storing treasures and keepsakes. Product retails at AUS $108.34 and the product value included is AUS $216.68. The Bauble collection has increased this year due to demand. They sold out on release last year! Nestled inside the tin bauble is a full-sized product. The house baubles contain matching house necklaces. The other designs include either a keyring, necklace, or earrings. Made to hang on the Christmas tree or similar display, they have a hanging ribbon and gift tag, making them great gifts which can be used again and again each Christmas. The baubles retail at AUS $21.67. A new concept has been included for Christmas this year - Gift Crackers. They are sold individually and contain jewellery items from the main collection. The card cracker is printed with icons from the Harry Potter story so there is no need to gift wrap. The crackers retail at AUS $34.29. Finally, although not a Christmas product the House Gift Tins have been launched with this special time of year in mind when gift giving is at the top of everyone’s list. The house tin opens as a book and is filled with house products that include a bookmark, lanyard, scrunchie, necklace and earring set. The gift tin retails at AUS $72.00.