Record numbers of retailers and visitors from France, Germany, Italy and Spain (FIGS) attended Brand Licensing Europe (BLE) 2023, which took place at ExCeL London last week (4-6 October). This year’s event saw 9,649 licensing professionals in attendance, an increase of 19% over 2022. In total, 1,166 retailers from 57 countries were in attendance at Informa Markets’ event, the highest in the show’s history and an increase of 31% on last year. Licensing professionals...