Michael and Anita Emoff, owners of Shumsky Promotional, Dayton, Ohio, recently established a scholarship fund through Promotional Products Education Foundation (PPEF) in the name of Michael’s mother, Jayne Emoff Miller. Miller was a second generation owner of Shumsky Promotional, one of the early diversity…
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Oswego Cares and Oswego Industries, Oswego, N.Y., held a clothing drive benefiting children in need in Oswego County. According to Oswego County Today, Glenn Zansitis, owner of Zink Screen Printing & Design, created…
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The Fresno Grizzlies Triple-A baseball team tried something different during the season last year—they played one game as the Fresno Tacos. According to SportsLogos.net, the team sported Taco-themed uniforms to celebrate the team’s annual Taco Truck Throwdown tradition, and they instantly became a fan favorite. Now, the team is…
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Spring is right around the corner, and now might be a good time for people to eliminate some clutter at home. Maybe someone sells a bowling ball he or she hasn’t used in years for a few bucks, an old bicycle that’s too small or an Academy Award…
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In the second grade, I brought an owl pellet to school for show and tell. I vaguely remember a combination of laughter and complete disgust amongst my fellow classmates after explaining why I decided to jam a mass of regurgitated bird parts into my backpack to show everyone at school. (The reason is because I loved owls—some would say a…
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H&M is making an effort to create a more environmentally conscious apparel industry by rewarding startups with 1 million euros (approximately $1,102,695) in prize money for technological innovations that benefit the sustainable-apparel landscape. According to Fashion Times, the H&M Conscious Foundation—an independent organization to create positive change—hosted…
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The Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) Expo, held Jan. 10 to 14, brought more than 11,762 promotional professionals from 4,365 companies together to learn, network and engage at the five-day event in Las Vegas. The PPAI Expo featured more than 100 education and networking events, and 1,324 exhibiting supplier companies in 3,186 booths presenting hundreds of…
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Polyconcept North America (PCNA), a Pittsburgh-based promotional products supplier, announced the addition of Brittany Smith to the hard goods field sales team, effective immediately. Smith, based in Houston, Texas, will act as field sales manager in the South Texas and Louisiana territories. Smith joined PCNA most recently from Hirsch Gift Inc., Houston, where she was the…
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Adidas debuts a $600 subscription box; Nike plans to re-release every Kobe Bryant shoe its created; there is now a vegan leather outerwear line; Fall Out Boy will have custom apparel on their new tour; and a 5,000 year old egyptian dress is the oldest garment reported : Here’s what’s happening this week in the apparel world…
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As the 2016 presidential election continues to rage on, more and more merchandise has been popping up. We’ve seen merchandise aimed at millennials, we’ve seen guys earning hundreds of thousands of dollars by selling campaign buttons, and we’ve seen a fair share of unlicensed…
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