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CWG 2010 Games merchandising-Instant Hit

CWG 2010 Games merchandising - Instant HitThe sale of Commonwealth games merchandise may have started a bit late, but it has been an instant hit within a day of its launch. The vuvuzelas were the most sought-after in an eclectic mix and the response was “overwhelming” as per the organizers.

An initial range of twenty-five items has been introduced in the run-up to the CWG Games 2010 in Delhi, which will run through October 3-14.

From Timesofindia.indiatimes.com:

Within hours of its opening Thursday, the maiden merchandising outlet at the Organising Committee headquarters did a business of a whopping Rs.1,04,000. Friday afternoon, the outlet was teaming with people and sold items worth Rs.78,000.

“We are delighted by the response. We wanted to gauge the response of people in the first two days and it has surpassed our expectations. The response has been overwhelming and the items are fast disappearing,” Vikas Arora, Brand Executive, Premier Brands, said.

“Though everything in our stores has recorded a good sale, it is the vuvuzelas which are the most in demand.

“We had only 20 pieces of vuvuzelas with us yesterday and they were sold within minutes. Coloured coffee mugs, caps, T-shirts, badges are the other things in demand.”

The Commonwealth Games Organising Committee on Thursday launched the official merchandise after missing several deadlines.

The Commonwealth merchandise included branded sportswear like T-shirts, jackets, casual wear, kids apparels; collectibles; stationery; generic items like umbrellas, key-chains, mugs, refrigerator magnets etc.

Commonwealth Games merchandise hit market

Commonwealth Games merchandise hit marketDays after raids were carried out by a local commissioner of the Delhi high court on outlets dealing in counterfeit Delhi Games 2010 merchandise, the organizing committee (OC) has asked the company, Premier Brands, selected to manufacture and sell Games merchandise to bring out the products by the end of this week.

Premier Brands is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Compact Disc India Ltd and an organized brand licensing and merchandising company.

From Timesofindia.indiatimes.com:

The merchandising and licensing function is expected to be one of the main sources of revenue for the OC, which has got a loan of Rs 1,620 crore from the Central government for the Games. The OC expects to repay the loan with revenue earned from sponsorship deals and TV rights. However, up to now, few big deals have been signed apart from with Bajaj, Coca Cola and a handful of others. Said a senior OC official, “The licenses for Delhi Games merchandise should go a long way towards raking in the revenue.”

Apart from products like caps and clothing accessories, the organising committee is also going to allow the manufacturer to put the Games logo on wrist bands, umbrellas, key chains and generic items including stationery, collectibles, sportswear, casual wear, apparel for kids and infants, toys, lifestyle and luxury products and even cultural and handicraft items.

OC sources said it will also look into branding art work, so that it can be part of the merchandise that will be on offer.

The organising committee is also planning to tie up with individual groups or organisations for art work that will be linked to the Games theme, added officials.

Lalit Bhanot, spokesperson for the organizing committee, said that the latest incident of fake Commonwealth Games merchandise has promoted the organizing committee to come out with public notices regarding copyright infringement on a regular basis.