The Senate unanimously passed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA) last week, paving the way for changes regarding shipping costs and associated fees. Also, various market factors have led to decreasing ocean freight prices and lead times. Notably, container shipping costs fell by about 12% in March of this year…
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Maple Ridge Farms Supports Ukraine Relief Efforts
Maple Ridge Farms, Mosinee, Wisconsin, has pledged to support CARE’s Ukraine Crisis Fund by donating 10% of its sales through April 30, 2022. CARE’s Ukraine Crisis Fund aims at reaching 4 million people with immediate emergency assistance, prioritizing innocent families, women and girls, and the elderly…
Read MoreMoe’s Southwest Grill Created a Fully Branded Hotel Suite in Miami
Moe’s Southwest Grill created a fully branded hotel in Miami, where customers can celebrate a new menu item while they eat, sleep and breathe the Moe’s brand across four weekends in May. All of the amenities are branded in the Moe’s style in some way or another, whether explicitly with logos or just playing into the color scheme…
Read MorePromoPlacement Adds Erika Ruehlman to Leadership Team
PromoPlacement Recruiting announced that Erika Ruehlman is joining the firm as vice president of talent and strategy. Ruehlman started her promo career filing catalogs at a family-owned distributorship. She went on to work for staffing and recruiting firms before going on to key talent acquisition positions with top 40 promo distributorships…
Read MoreS&S Activewear Acquires TSF Sportswear
S&S Activewear, Bolingbrook, Ill., announced today that it has acquired TSF Sportswear. By acquiring TSF, S&S gains greater access to markets in the Southern U.S., while TSF’s customers can now select from S&S’s more than 100 brand offerings and benefit from a greater depth of inventory driven by S&S’s nationwide network…
Read More4 Things We Learned From Pro Golfers’ Shopping Habits at the Masters Merch Store
Branded merchandise from The Masters is some of the most exclusive in golf, considering you can buy it only at Augusta National. And, as it turns out, even pro golfers do a bit of shopping while they’re at the tournament. So, what are the top talents in golf looking for in their golf merchandise?…
Read MoreInfographic: Are Promo Supply Chain Problems Getting Better or Worse?
As part of our 2022 State of the Industry report, we asked seven print and promo suppliers specializing in different product categories for their thoughts on four critical supply chain issues: shipping time, product availability, product pricing and labor. We condensed this information into an infographic to help visualize the current state of the industry supply chain…
Read MoreKoozie Group Committed to Environmental Stewardship
As part of Keep it. Give it., the company’s vision for positive social impact and increased sustainability, Koozie Group is focusing its environmental efforts in five areas where it strives to improve sustainability, including facilities, transportation, packaging, recycling and products. Environmental stewardship is one of the four key focus areas of…
Read More7 Instagram-Worthy Promotional Products for Online Stores
As any brand selling merchandise online knows, you only have a few seconds to grab the customer’s attention. So it’s crucial to offer products that look great and stand out in the Instagram feed. Help your clients stock their online stores for maximum success with these seven product ideas…
Read MoreOrbus’ Kara Barker Named PPAF Board Vice President for 2022
Orbus Exhibit & Display Group announced that Kara Barker, field sales representative, has been named Promotional Products Association of Florida (PPAF) vice president of the board of directors for 2022. Barker has been serving on the PPAF board of directors as treasurer since January 2020…
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