Admatch-Regal Names New President, CEO as Owner Mark Nackman Retires

Admatch-Regal, New Rochelle, N.Y., has announced that its longtime owner and president, Mark E. Nackman, will be retiring after 40 years at the helm. With his retirement, he will be handing over the reins to Phil Sharkey and Alex Nackman. Sharkey is a known industry veteran and has been serving as Admatch-Regal’s director of sales…

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YETI Just Released a Tote Bag (for $150)

YETI’s new Camino Carryall brings the brand’s pension for over-engineering to new and exciting heights. That’s right, Yeti has designed a tote bag, and it wants you to pay $150 to get your hands on it. Before you smash your computer, or break into a fit of laughter so outrageous that you wake up in a hospital, hear us out. This thing is pretty darn sweet…

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Oscar Swag: Expensive Advertising and Legal Weed

We’ve dug into the Oscars gift bag and all of the extravagant (and expensive) stuff inside of it. But the gift bags didn’t just materialize. As we know, assembling the bags was a somewhat controversial topic last year due to the bag’s sort of official-yet-unofficial status. And it’s pretty…

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The Problem With International Women’s Day Promotions

Brands went all in on marketing for International Women’s Day, which in theory, seems like a great thing. All these small and large corporations are coming together to express their support of women’s issues, women’s rights and, of course, women in general, but it’s a little more complicated than that. Here’s a few of the…

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The Hottest Thing In Fashion Is Style Icon … Bernie Sanders?

It’s been awhile since we felt the Bern of a good Bernie Sanders promotion, but it looks like Balenciaga is bringing back the iconic political logo in its new shoes, and its hoping you’ll pay $595 for them. According to GQ, Balenciaga is continuing its tradition of paying homage to Sanders with its latest pool…

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QCA Adds Pierre Martichoux to Board of Directors

The Quality Certification Alliance (QCA), Chicago, welcomed Pierre Martichoux to its board of directors. Martichoux is the president of Chameleon Like, Gilroy, Calif., a QCA accredited company since 2012. He has served as a volunteer on QCA’s finance committee and will continue in that role for the foreseeable future.…

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IHOP Is the Latest Food Chain to Create Must-Have Apparel

Aside from Pizza Hut’s new kicks, It’s been pretty quiet on the food chain apparel front. A few months ago, we had new apparel lines from Arby’s, KFC, Taco Bell and White Castle. But our stomachs and wallets have been rumbling waiting for the next big food apparel drop. Thankfully, IHOP is coming in clutch with…

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