In their inaugural year, the Vegas Golden Knights have provided the chief feel-good story this season, as they have registered the Western Conference’s best mark and rank behind only the Tampa Bay Lightning for league supremacy. While I enjoy literal battles, the expansion club’s roster members and ownership personnel have become combatants in a figurative fracas, as the United States Army is opposing their team name and affiliated uniform colors…
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Are Universities the Next Big Subscription Box Market? This Startup Thinks So
Anthem Club, started by a trio of friends, is a subscription box service that is looking to send merchandise to fans of college sports teams. So far, the service packages and delivers goods to fans of Clemson University and the University of South Carolina, but it is clear that there is ample room for growth in their operation…
Read MoreYETI Releases Folding Chair, Creates Further Competition in Outdoor Market
Now that we’ve dug through YETI Coolers’ plentiful lawsuits, the latest being against Walmart again, thanks to the latter’s refusal to fulfill the obligations of the first lawsuit, we can look some other big news over in YETI land. Are you sitting down for this? (This is a great joke that you’ll get in a second,…
Read MoreAxis Promotions Welcomes Rob Watson as Vice President of E-Commerce and Marketing
Axis Promotions, New York City, announced that Rob Watson has joined the company as vice president of e-commerce and marketing. Within this role, Watson will be responsible for the expansion of Axis Promotions’ robust e-commerce and on-demand capabilities, while enhancing marketing communications. “I am honored and excited to join the Axis leadership team,” said Watson.…
Read MoreTerry Town Adds Strategic National Account Manager
Terry Town, San Diego, has announced the hiring of Livier Gomez to its national sales team. Gomez, who will hold the title of strategic national account manager, is a graduate of the University of San Diego, and previously worked for a Southern California nonprofit organization. “Livier came to us already knowing what it takes to…
Read MoreIkea Print Ad Includes Pregnancy Test (Like, The Ones You Pee On)
Ikea’s new print ad in Sweden includes a pregnancy test where women can, well, you know how home pregnancy tests work… “Peeing on this ad may change your life,” the ad says. Not only will the print ad, which appears in women’s magazine Amelia, provide life changing information, there is still a pecuniary incentive for…
Read MoreFanatics Strikes New Merchandising Deal With Formula One
Will Formula One be able to use Fanatics’ expertise in merchandising in order to convince fans and drivers of the viability of its rebranding effort? Will Fanatics be able to create merchandise that will appeal to an international audience after so much success in the vastly different American market? Time, of course, will tell…
Read MoreScrunchies Are ‘Hair Clouds’ Now, and They’re Cool and Expensive
You know scrunchies? Of course you do. Everyone knows scrunchies, whether or not they actually have hair plentiful enough to necessitate scrunchies. You know hair clouds? No? I bet you do, but you don’t know it. Because it turns out, hair clouds are just a clever rebranding of “scrunchies.” What you also might not know…
Read MoreMcDonald’s Will Phase Out Styrofoam Cups and Packaging
Some New Year’s resolutions require their originators to use the entire calendar to make them realities, yet the completion of such time-consuming endeavors deserves no less praise than the execution of easier aspirations. In fact, the former might merit a bit more recognition because they often involve overcoming conundrums that have long been burdens. McDonald’s…
Read MoreU.K. Microbead Ban Goes Into Effect
As of yesterday, cosmetics and personal care items in the U.K. can no longer include plastic microbeads. This ban only covers manufacturing at the time, but sale of products that include microbeads will take effect in July, according to The Guardian. The reasoning behind this is to prevent the plastic microbeads from making their way…
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