Delta Apparel, Greenville, S.C., announced that its digital print subsidiary, DTG2Go is opening a new printing facility in Dallas and another in Cranbury, New Jersey. The facilities are set to open this summer, and will focus on DTG2Go’s digital print and fulfillment platform within Delta’s blank garment distribution network. It will also improve customer service…
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Adidas’ AriZona Branded Shoes Look Like Iced Tea Bottles (But the Best Part Is the Price)
We’ve covered lots of branded sneaker collaborations, like the K-Swiss collection for “Clueless” and the Vans and Harry Potter collection. This time, Adidas and AriZona Iced Tea—you know, the $0.99 cans you get from your local deli—are releasing four pairs of branded sneakers, inspired by the bottles. And wait until you see the price!…
Read MoreTaco Bell Teams Up With T-Mobile for ‘T-MoBell’ Stores, Merch
Wordplay comes with the territory of covering the promotional products industry, as companies are fond of distinguishing themselves via catchy puns and quirky titles in their marketing. Taco Bell and T-Mobile are sating our desire for a smile-inducing bit of wit—and all the accompanying merch—through their T-MoBell pop-up stores set to open next week. https://twitter.com/TMobile/status/1151142831387398144…
Read MorePay Attention to These Brewery Apparel and Uniform Trends Straight From the Craft Brewing Industry
We often focus on the apparel that breweries can sell to customers, but let’s not forget about employee uniforms—a potentially large area for sales as the number of breweries continues to grow. A recent article from Craft Brewing Business had some insights into brewery staff attire that could be quite useful to distributors looking for sales opportunities…
Read MoreThis Apparel Line Is Designed to Fix Your Posture For You
Having good posture feels impossible. Sure, you can go to the chiropractor or take yoga classes as often as you want, but it seems like the slumps always win. If you feel like you’ve tried everything to open up those shoulders and straighten that spine,…
Read MoreLeed’s Partners With Welly
Leed’s and Welly, a Pittsburgh-based drinkware company, announced their exclusive partnership to bring environmentally-friendly, insulated bamboo drinkware to the promotional products industry. Leed’s will begin carrying a selection of Welly bottles in August 2019. “I created Welly to help the environment and give clean water to people in need,” said Ben Kander, Welly founder and…
Read MoreBusch Pop-Up Shop Offers Limited Edition Merch (If You Can Find Its ‘Secret Forest Location’)
Pop-up shops and Anheuser-Busch have proven consistent news sources for us, so when we learned that they would be uniting for a limited-edition merch campaign, our promotional products- and beer-loving sensitivities hopped to attention. Beginning today, Busch is using Twitter to drop clues on the location of its “Pop-Up Schop,” which, yes, will be held in a “secret forest location”…
Read MoreA Three-Year Legal Dispute Led to Some Promotional Products and Branding Weirdness for Yosemite National Park
It can be difficult to form a cohesive and consistent marketing campaign when you don’t even know what name your client is going by. Let’s say a client used to be known as the Ahwahnee Hotel, but then for a bit was legally obligated to change its name. It still wanted to buy promotional products…
Read MoreGeiger Opens Logistics Office in Rotterdam, Netherlands
Lewiston, Maine-based distributor Geiger continues its European expansion with a new location in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Geiger’s U.K.-based company, GeigerBTC, has opened a logistics office in Rotterdam as part of its overall strategic plan for supporting their global customers. Strategically located for international commerce, the logistics office acts as a hub for deliveries throughout Europe and…
Read MoreMinor League Baseball Team Wins Award for Promotional Phone Case Giveaway at First-Ever Smartphone-Free Game
The Houston Astros have fashioned more than a few photo-worthy occasions lately, including their Game 7 road win to capture the 2017 World Series. However, the American League club’s Double-A affiliate, the Corpus Christi Hooks, decided against immortalizing the action at their Whataburger Field on June 20, as the team gave away promotional phone cases…
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