By applying to participate in the Quality Certification Alliance (QCA) accreditation process, PWS, Brea, Calif., has joined other industry-leading practitioners taking a hard look at their business models and best practices. End-buyers are becoming more proficient at vetting their promotional products supply chains, and companies that do the best job of providing proactive, comprehensive compliance…
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American Solutions for Business (ASB), Glenwood, Minn., has named Justin Zavadil president, effective immediately. Zavadill, the son of the company’s founder and CEO, Larry Zavadil, previously served as a sales representative, director of vendor relations, vice president of sales and…
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Jack Nadel International (JNI), Los Angeles, honored Huntington Beach, California-based OrigAudio with the Partner of the Year Award during JNI’s annual national sales event, NadelU. Held at Hotel ZaZa in downtown Houston, the event convened more than…
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Paul Bellantone, CEO of PPAI, remembers a quote that someone once told him: “Gentle pressure, relentlessly applied.” It’s a mantra he’s come to relate to the PPAI’s Legislative Eduction and Action Day (LEAD). This year, more than 80 members of the promotional products industry descended on Washington, D.C., to speak to legislators about the pertinent issues…
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Set to commence its eight-year uniform partnership with the National Basketball Association next season, Nike scored major points Tuesday thanks to one of the game’s immortals. Michael Jordan, the league’s fourth-all-time-leading sniper, will outfit…
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The other day, I got lunch at this fast-casual, healthy restaurant in Philadelphia that I frequent often (because they have the best sweet potato hummus). On this particular visit, it was raining, so I paid extra attention to the paper bag the cashier handed me, as I realized this bag would not stand up well…
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We were beyond excited when we heard that Bill Murray and his brothers launched a golf apparel collection called William Murray Golf. The pinstripe polos and baseball caps were a refreshing twist on golf classics, and now, we’re thankful for a look at the new spring collection. According to SGB Media, the spring collection will…
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More and more apparel brands are embracing plus-sized styles for women, but there’s one category that tends to go overlooked: plus-sized menswear. For Stephen Moss, a writer at The Guardian, now is the time for retailers to get behind the revolution. Moss took a tour of online retailer Asos’ London headquarters to peruse the brand’s new…
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Fashion-forward denim has been going in an odd direction lately. First, it was distressed denim. Then, it was these see-through panels. And now, Nordstrom is selling $425 mud-coated denim, according to the Washington Post. While end-users are…
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It looks like Ivanka Trump’s apparel line is making headlines this week, thanks to the discovery that her apparel had been relabeled as Adrienne Vittadini Studio. This is slightly surprising, since Ivanka Trump’s apparel had posted record high profits this year. However, with more and more retailers…
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