Fully Promoted, West Palm Beach, Fla., reported that the launch of its new office locations this year was a success. Since its unveiling, nearly a dozen new Fully Promoted office locations have opened in the U.S. and Canada. By year’s end, the brand will open another 20. The office location combines the best of both…
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Barneys Takes On Bankruptcy Headlines With Clever Store Signage
Barneys New York, a store synonymous with fancy stuff and excess, is doing its best to silence the haters who would dare believe the #fakenews that it’s in financial trouble and possibly heading for closure. It would be a lot easier to believe Barneys’ story if the company hadn’t filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in…
Read MoreStarbucks Battles Small Alaska Apparel Company Over ‘Siren’s Brew’ Branding
Cheering for the favorite has its perks. After all, they usually win. But rooting for an underdog can be rewarding, too. The latter mindset will likely be the prevailing one in the dustup between Starbucks and Mountains & Mermaids, an Alaska-based apparel brand that is trying to salvage its trademark application for Siren’s Brew goods,…
Read MoreTimberland’s Latest Collaboration Proves SpongeBob SquarePants is the Latest Footwear Craze
We’ll admit that we probably wouldn’t have predicted SpongeBob SquarePants would dominate footwear trends in 2019, but here we are. Nike already released its Bikini Bottom-inspired Kyrie Irving x SpongeBob collaboration, which featured several designs. Now, Timberland is the latest apparel company to take advantage of the show’s 20th anniversary. According to Geek.com, Timberland has…
Read MorePantone Predicts These Colors Will Be Major For Spring/Summer 2020 Apparel
We can always depend on the Pantone Color Institute for an accurate color trend forecast. Last year, it was all about the bold reds, oranges and yellows. This year, as part of the company’s Pantone Fashion Color Trend Report Spring/Summer 2020 edition for New York Fashion Week, there are 12 colors predicted to make their impact on the fashion world.
Read MoreWallace Carlson Printing Acquires Select Assets of J-C Press
Wallace Carlson Printing, a Minnetonka, Minnesota-based commercial printer, has announced its acquisition of select assets from Owatonna-based J-C Press. The acquisition expands the company’s services to a diverse range of commercial printing capabilities and customer base that include wide-format and signage. Wallace Carlson will continue to serve the J-C Press client base and maintain a…
Read MoreWant Retro Design Inspiration? Check Out This Company’s Collection of ’90s Pop-Culture Apparel
“Saturday Night Live” would have us forever remember the 1980s thanks to Goat Boy, but the ’90s were not shabby at all in the pop-culture realm. While many people are enjoying the 21st century well enough, others like rewinding the years and thinking about the entertainment industry’s contributions to the 20th-century’s last decade. Through Dumbgood…
Read MoreBDA and BrandVia Call Off Acquisition Citing Unresolved Terms
Bensussen Deutsch & Associates LLC (BDA) announced that it will not go through with its acquisition of BrandVia as reported last month. BDA said in a statement today that both companies came to an agreement that they did not meet the final terms required to complete the acquisition, and have agreed to end discussions and…
Read MorePromo as What?!: How a Supplier’s Booth Giveaway Became a Full-On Industry Movement
EMT just wanted to drive some traffic to its trade show booth. The supplier, based in Indianapolis, was looking to highlight its product line and get people talking—with any luck, maybe generate a little buzz on social media. It had no idea it was about to start a movement. But that’s exactly what PROMO AF…
Read MoreThis &Pizza Skateboard Has an Actual Pizza Inside
Skateboarders are particular. They won’t ride just anything. And nowadays there are so many things to take into account when you’re buying a board—width, concave, nose size versus tail size, what kind of pizza is in the middle, wheelbase, length, etc. Wait. Hang on. Did we just say “what kind of pizza is in the…
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