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Spring 2007
Welcome to the Spring 2007 is- 4%. The authoritarian government Las Vegas alone). As a result, com-
sue of Total Licensing. As always, in China means that the country panies such as Ramada, Hilton and
Publisher/Editor
the global nature of our business gets faster results. In India, the Wyndham have plans for 75,000
Francesca Ash
shines through in this issue. With- revolving-door democracy, with new rooms.
francesca@totallicensing.com
in these pages you will find a ma- changes each five-year term can Multinational retailers, too, look-
jor supplement covering the ex- hinder progress. ing to change the face of Indian
Sales/Marketing Director
citing and sophisticated Australian Corruption in politics and beyond shopping and take advantage of
Jerry Wooldridge
marketplace. Within the issue you is also a serious issue. For exam- the lack of organised retail. Wal-
jerry@totallicensing.com
will find news and features cover- ple, in elections held recently in Mart in particular expected to
ing the activities of home-grown the state of Tamil Nadu, a new open 200 large stores and several
Deputy Editor
properties alongside imported fa- government was voted in after it hundred smaller stores. The lure
Caroline Green
vourites that have thriving licens- pledged to give free color televi- of a retail sector worth $300 bil-
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ing programs in the region. sions to poorer families. Accord- lion a year is also attracting other
Beyond Australia, this issue carries ing to the watchdog group Trans- multinationals such as Tesco and
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a feature on publishing properties parency International, truckers in Auchan.
Tracy Porter
available in Japan together with a India pay about $5 billion a year Despite all of its problems, India
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case study outlining the extraor- in bribes. This, inevitably, delays is, without doubt, a growing mar-
dinary success that golfer Arnold infrastructure projects and raises ketplace. 25% of the 1.1 billion
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clothing. Whilst Wal-Mart, Carrefour and lion televisions and a doubling of
Moving further east, we publish others are entering the market, children’s television viewership
Contributing Writers
an article on licensing and mer- many foreign companies operat- over recent years, the potential
Laura Ashley-Timms
chandising in India. In late March, ing in India have stories of hard- for entertainment is significant.
Roger Berman
LIMA conducted a trade mission ship in trying to do business in the Companies going into India think-
Noric Dilanchian
to India and May will see the first country. Nokia for example saw ing that it will be easy are des-
Kelvyn Gardner
licensing event in the territory. thousands of its cellular phones tined to fail. Change won’t happen
Morten Geschwendtner
Total Licensing will, of course, be ruined last year when a shipment overnight but with increasingly
George Medina
at the show – leading the way in was destroyed by rain because organised retail and a growth in
Charles Riotto
global licensing as we have done there was no room to warehouse the entertainment sector, licens-
Lauren D Ruff
over recent years. the crates of its handsets at the ing will surely follow. If you are
The potential of India, of course, local airport. Power and clean active in India or looking at the
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Beijing is putting around 9% of example. India currently has only
its GDP into public works whilst 25,000 tourist class hotel rooms Jerry Wooldridge
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