After it suspended President Donald Trump from the platform, Facebook is urging its employees to avoid wearing branded apparel for their own safety. “In light of recent events, and to err on the side of caution, global security is encouraging everyone to avoid wearing or carrying Facebook-branded items at this time,” an internal memo sent Monday said…
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Goldman Sachs Asks Attendees Not to Wear ‘Storm the Hill’ Event T-shirts as It Rebrands Legislative Advocacy Day
Goldman Sachs was set to have a legislative advocacy event for small businesses this week. That would be fine, except the event was called “Storm the Hill,” and after last week’s attack on the Capitol Building, Goldman Sachs had to do some damage control, including asking recipients to please not wear the event T-shirts they had already received…
Read MoreGovernment Drops $15K Fee for Distilleries Producing Hand Sanitizer
In the spring, when PPE products like hand sanitizer were in low supply from traditional manufacturers, alcohol distilleries stepped in and used their own facilities to help boost supply. Now, almost a year after the initial shutdowns in the U.S., those distilleries that answered the call were hit with an unexpected charge…
Read MoreDavid Hasselhoff Is Auctioning Merchandise From His Shows (Including the Actual ‘Knight Rider’ Car)
It’s always fun to see what souvenirs actors keep once their movie or TV shows wrap. It turns out, David Hasselhoff has quite a collection of merchandise and memorabilia from all the things he’s done, and is auctioning off 150 pieces of his own collection to raise money for charity…
Read MoreShopify Shuts Down Official Online Stores for Trump Campaign, Trump Organization
After an especially troubled week of the Trump presidency’s waning days, Shopify has shut down two online stores tied to President Trump, including the official Trump Campaign store and the Trump Organization store. A Shopify representative said the sites “violated a policy that prohibits the support of organizations or people ‘that threaten or condone violent to further a cause'”…
Read MoreInside Burger King’s Big Rebrand: New Logo, New Packaging, New Uniforms (and More)
Burger King is completely overhauling its brand identity, with a new (throwback) logo, updated packaging and all-new uniforms for employees. Despite the company calling its update a “more modern look,” the new logo will look familiar to most. It’s simple, minimal. And the packaging goes along with it…
Read MoreThe Best of NCAA Bowl Game Swag: Online Shopping Sprees, Plenty of Tech and More
One thing that has helped maintain a sense of normalcy is the fact that student-athletes will still leave their bowl games with some impressive gift bags. As we do just about every year, we got to take a look at some of the gift bags going toward players lucky enough to play on such a big stage. Here’s a rundown of some of the most interesting, upscale, fun or fitting promotional gifts…
Read MoreCustom Apparel Company Surprises Cleveland Browns Locker Room With ‘Playoff Pound’ Shirts
The Cleveland Browns have made the playoffs. Crazy, right? Since this hasn’t happened since 2002, some celebrations were in order. GV Art + Design, an apparel company based in Cleveland, surprised the team (as much as the team surprised us) with T-shirts in a box labeled “do not open until Sunday 4 p.m.,” when it was safe to say they were officially playoff-bound…
Read MorePokemon GO Players Can Now Get In-Game Apparel From The North Face and Gucci
Capitalizing on the character-customization features of the game, the makers of Pokemon GO formed an outside-the-box partnership with Gucci and The North Face, giving players a chance to deck their virtual selves out in some designer clothing and accessories. This is similar to what we’ve seen from some other apparel brands in recent months…
Read MoreCotton Prices Hit Two-Year High After Bad Weather, Chinese Import Bans
Cotton prices have hit a two-year high after dry weather affected crops and concerns grow over products sourced from forced labor in China. According to The Wall Street Journal, the U.S. Department of Agriculture expects the smallest domestic cotton yield in five years. One farmer in Texas told WSJ that drought has reduced his cotton harvest by about a third this year…
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