Last year, we reported that the Shanghai police had successfully raided some factories that produced Lepin and some of the bosses were arrested. Today, Xinhua.net has reported a Chinese court has sentenced nine people to jail terms of up to six years for producing counterfeit LEGO products. The main boss surnamed Li was sentenced to six years and fined 90 million yuan (about $13.19 million USD) for copyright infringement. The other people were sentenced to four years and six months to three years and fined as well.

If you ever wanted to join fan days at the LEGO House, LEGO will be offering a digital AFOL Day later this month. The event will be three hours long and will be held on September 24. There are five different sessions where you can chat and ask questions for various LEGO employees. And best of all, everything is free! You can check out the details and sign up at the following link: https://legohouse.com/en-gb/what-s-on/lego-house-fan-day/

On September 24, 2020 LEGO House will host an online Fan Day for the entire LEGO Fan Community – LEGO fans from all over the world are invited to join for free.

The programme of the day touches upon LEGO Product Development, LEGO Building instructions, New MOCs in LEGO House, LEGO Quality and a special greeting from Skærbæk Fan Weekend.
You have the possibility to join the entire day – or pick and choose from the sessions as it suits you.

The host for the day will be Play Agent Emil Saaby who’ll introduce all the speakers.

Please select the online sessions you want to participate in and enter your e-mail address at the end of the form. You’ll receive more information about the sessions you have signed up for in a separate e-mail.

Please be aware that we operate in Billund time (CEST). We kindly ask you to convert the timing to your time zone.

LEGO has released their financial results for the first half of 2020 and they have had double digit growth fueled by strong consumer demand. Sales grew 14% while revenue grew by 7% compared to the same time last year. Some of the top performing themes in no particular order include Technic, Speed Champions, Classic, Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Disney Princess.

The LEGO Group delivers double-digit growth in 1H 2020

Strong consumer demand drove consumer sales, revenue, operating profit and market share growth. Strategic investments positioned the Group well to navigate impact of COVID-19.

– Consumer sales grew 14 percent in 1H 2020 compared with 1H 2019.
– Revenue grew 7 percent to DKK 15.7 billion compared with the same period in 2019.
– Operating profit grew 11 percent to DKK 3.9 billion, while investing in significant long-term growth initiatives.
– Free cash flow strong at DKK 4.1 billion.
– Market share grew in major countries, outpacing the toy industry.

BILLUND, September 2, 2020: The LEGO Group today reported first half earnings for the six months ending June 30, 2020. Revenue for the period grew 7 percent to DKK 15.7 billion compared with the same period in 2019. Consumer sales grew 14 percent compared with 1H 2019 and the brand’s global market share increased. Operating profit was DKK 3.9 billion, an increase of 11 percent compared with 2019.

The LEGO Group CEO, Niels B. Christiansen said: “The strong results are due to our incredible team. When COVID-19 closed stores and offices, our colleagues did everything they