COVID outbreaks in China’s Zhejiang province, a major manufacturing hub, have caused factories and ports to shut down, creating even more backlogs for items like plastics, apparel and textile dyes. Port operators in southern China are anticipating suspensions up to six weeks over the Lunar New Year holiday due to quarantine measures…
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2021 Supplier Excellence Awards Showcase: SnugZ USA
SnugZ USA has had some advantages during the pandemic. The supplier makes and decorates many of its own items, helping it avoid delays associated with bringing in finished goods from overseas. It has a diverse product offering, allowing it to adapt to demand and build up stock in top-selling items. And, perhaps most importantly, it never stops innovating…
Read MoreEscape Room T-shirts Combine Great Design, Printed Materials for Immersive Game Fans Can Play at Home
While many escape rooms simply closed up shop during the pandemic, Champaign-Urbana Adventures In Time & Space decided to get creative. If people were wary of coming out to the escape room, then CU Adventures would bring the escape room to them via T-shirt. But not just any T-shirt…
Read MoreOur 5 Favorite Promotional Products of the Week: Fruit-Scented Wrapping Paper, Dating-App Sweats and More
If you could be any superhero, who would it be? We’d pick Spider-Man, but while you think about your own answers, here are five super promotional products to inspire you. This week, our the Fave 5 includes scented wrapping paper, Bumble sweatshirts cereal from a galaxy far, far away and more…
Read MoreWingstop Furthers Commitment to Environmentalism With Launch of Sustainable Uniforms
Wingstop recently launched a new uniform program featuring clothing made from recycled plastic water bottles. The brand estimates more than 2 million plastic water bottles will be recycled to make the new clothing. The LogoLink Group (a Boundless Network affiliate) and supplier HTT Apparel helped create the uniforms…
Read MoreGildan Activewear Announces Acquisition of Frontier Yarns
Gildan Activewear announced that, through one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, it has acquired 100% of the equity interests of Phoenix Sanford LLC, the parent company of Frontier Yarns, for a total cash consideration of approximately $168 million. Frontier produces 100% cotton, polyester and cotton blend yarns…
Read MoreLike Cereal-Box Prizes for Adults: LandShark Put Branded Winter Merchandise Inside 24-Packs of Beer
As kids, few things were as exciting as digging to the bottom of a cereal box for a prize. As adults, we have fewer opportunities to taste such sweet victory. But, unlike childhood, we can buy beer now, and Landshark Canada is giving customers a way to feel that thrill by putting branded merchandise inside 24-packs…
Read More2021 Wrap-Up: The 7 Weirdest Promo Stories of the Year
With 2021 being such a news-heavy year, it’s easy to forget some of the out-there stories from just a few months ago. But, never fear, your pals here at PM are here to jog your memory with a recap of some of the weirdest products and stories we covered this year…
Read MoreSelco Founder Larry Abels Passes Away at 82
Larry Joseph Abels passed away at the age of 82 on Sept. 21, 2021, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, surrounded and supported by his family and friends. Ziprea “Zippy” Abels Massie and Jerome Abels of Healdton, Oklahoma, welcomed Larry as their first-born child on Feb. 11, 1939. He enjoyed the life…
Read MoreA&W Upcycles its Old Promo Merchandise for ‘Thrift Store’ Collection
A&W is turning old and leftover promotional apparel into a fresh new streetwear collection called the “Thrift Store Collection.” Each of the 47 pieces is unique and made from upcycled promotional items, some of which feature a Frankenstein-esque, “sewn-together” look…
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