On Friday, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders had a Disney princess moment at a rally in Oregon. During his speech, a bird flew around him and eventually landed on the podium. “I know it doesn’t look like it, but that bird is really a dove asking us for world peace,” responded Sanders. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc2TVLoxsDA #BirdieSanders soon began…
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced last week that Gree Electric Appliances Inc., Zhuhai, China; Hong Kong Gree Electrical Appliances Sales Co. Ltd., Hong Kong; and Gree USA Sales Ltd., City of Industry, Calif., (Gree) will pay a $15.45 million civil penalty to the government for failure to report defective dehumidifiers. This is a…
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Wearable tech is one of today’s major buzzwords. And, perhaps, rightfully so. According to The Motley Fool, shipments of wearable devices increased 139 percent year-over-year—from 35.5 million in 2014 to 85 million in 2015. Here are three wearable tech trends that could prove useful for the promotional products industry…
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J. America Wholesale Blanks, Folwerville, Mich., has partnered with Cleveland-based Blue Point Capital Partners to recapitalize. According to Crain’s Cleveland Business, Blue Point Capital Partners took a majority stake in the company and plans to grow the company’s operations. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “With a broad product range and multiple distribution changes,…
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By now, you’ve probably heard the term ‘gluten free’—even if you don’t exactly know what gluten is. A few years ago, mostly only people with celiac disease—where gluten damages the small intestine—stuck to gluten-free diets. But recently, reports have come out that almost anyone can benefit from such…
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At a baseball game, I’m always wearing the team’s colors and logos. My go-to shirts are classic baseball ones: team name on the front, player’s last name and number on the back. And I don’t think I’m alone in this. But just because you go for the tried-and-true design doesn’t mean there’s a lack of variety and choices…
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So far, we’ve spotlighted outfits for men and women—but what about our furry, four-footed family members? Sure, we can have fun picking out different patterned collars for them, but they’ve got their own personalities. And, in a way, their own senses of style. Maybe they want to wear clothes! Or maybe they just make adorable models for showing off how to style menswear…
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Camouflage is growing in popularity, women pay more than men for similar apparel, American Apparel appoints new board chairman, Fanatics teams with NFL for quick-turnaround merchandise, and Lululemon launches new, localized storefront: Here’s what’s happening this week in the apparel world…
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I listen to a lot of music, and I’ve been to more shows than I can count (many of which were in basements and certainly broke fire codes). Because of this, I have my fair share of concert and band tees. Recently, we reported a few stories about music merchandise—a new app lets music fans…
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Yesterday, we reported that Fanatics scrambled to get Syracuse University Final Four T-shirts ready as soon as possible. Now, the NFL wants to get in on that instant action with Fanatics. According to ESPN, the NFL extended its deal with Fanatics and…
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