案例库 · 战略与领导 · 战略决策 · 2020–2025
The Nature Holdings 在韩国做了五年 NFL 时装——然后授权到期了
2020 年 2 月持美国 NFL 授权上线,2025 年 3 月 31 日公司任由合同到期,品牌终结——库存清空,名字消失。
The Nature Holdings · 2025-03-31
怎么回事
The Nature Holdings 是一家靠授权立身的韩国时装公司——核心品牌是国家地理服饰(National Geographic Apparel)。2020 年 2 月,疫情开始之际,它加上了第二根支柱:从美国职业橄榄球大联盟(NFL)获得授权的街头服饰,为合同保证金、营销和零售网络砸下了真金白银。
品牌从上线起就挣扎扩张,恰好撞上疫情开局。2025 年 3 月 31 日,公司任由授权到期,称之为战略组合重组的一部分。退出是彻底的:NFL 库存清空,公司线上商城里所有 NFL 商品消失,五年生意戛然而止。
终结 NFL 的那套结构,仍在运营这家公司。核心的国家地理授权——迪士尼一侧的合同——2026 年底到期,续约预计 9 月或 10 月前后公布。与此同时,NFL 的美国官方授权商 New Era 正在进军韩国,把一个全球 IP 变成运营商之间的争夺。2025 年,公司营收下滑 5.7% 至 5169 亿韩元,营业利润下降 55% 至 301 亿韩元。
为什么会这样
- 品牌上线即疫情,始终没有长到值得续约的规模;公司把它在组合重组中砍掉。
- 授权品牌建立的一切——名字、认知、渠道——都属于授权方;到期时运营商两手空空。
- 模式比品牌活得久:公司最大的授权 2026 年底到期,同一场豪赌正在以更大的规模重下。
教训
授权品牌是租来的:五年在韩国搭建的 NFL 时装,2025 年 3 月合同到期那天终结——一切留给授权方。而公司核心授权的到期日是 2026 年底。
后来呢
The Nature Holdings 继续经营国家地理服饰、Mark Gonzales 和 Brompton London;国家地理授权的续约内部已达成一致,预计 2026 年 9 至 10 月前后公布。New Era 以 NFL 官方授权商身份进军韩国。公司目标是到 2030 年把 Mark Gonzales 做成 100 亿韩元规模的品牌。
资料来源
- Hankyung — "'NFL' and even 'Yale' came in… now disappearing from the streets [Trend+]", 11 June 2025 (The Nature Holdings ended the NFL licence launched February 2020 on 31 March 2025 as part of strategic portfolio reorganisation; brand faced market expansion difficulties from its pandemic-era launch; NFL inventory sold out and products removed from the company's online mall; licensed-brand sector context — MLB, Discovery, Kodak Apparel, BBC Earth, CNN, FIFA, Yale, UCLA)
- News1 — "'US pro football heritage' fashion brand NFL, no longer seen in Korea", 11 June 2025 (original report: The Nature Holdings ran NFL under licence from the US pro football league from February 2020, contract ended 31 March; withdrew from domestic business; company cites coronavirus difficulties in market expansion; sector context: licensed brands from F&F and Daemyung Chemical proliferating)
- FashionBiz — "[Monday Planning] 'Austerity inevitable' — cold wind in the fashion industry… when will it rebound?", 11 August 2025 (The Nature Holdings ended the NFL licence launched February 2020 with the US pro football league at the end of March 2025; withdrew from the domestic business after five years)
- Economist — "Contract renewal is not the answer either… The Nature Holdings' irony [licence brands that once thrived]", 21 July 2026 (substantial investment in contract deposit, marketing and distribution network for the NFL brand ended with the contract; New Era, the NFL's official US licensing partner, accelerating its Korea push — multiple operators competing over one global IP; core National Geographic licence expires end of 2026 with renewal announcement expected around September–October; 2025 revenue ₩516.9B, down 5.7% year on year; operating profit ₩30.1B, down 55%; Mark Gonzales target of ₩100B by 2030)
发现哪里写错了?告诉我们。
类似的案例
这家公司栽倒的地方,别处有人漂亮地解开过。 第二意见 →

Comments · 0
登录 后就能评论。