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Stran Promotional Solutions, Quincy, Mass., has acquired Holliston, Massachusetts-based Lindon Associates, making it Stran Promotional Solutions’ first major acquisition. The financial details of the purchase haven’t been disclosed. Lee Cohen, president of Lindon Associates, will continue at Stran in a business and development role. “Lee has built Lindon Associates over the last 22 years by…
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Promotional products industry distributors must have felt as if business would proceed as usual on September 7, with that day presumably offering early-month opportunities to generate prosperous fourth-quarter results. However, the late-summer occasion likely melted away significant chunks of their…
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A school in Michigan banned and then unbanned (and apologized for banning) American flag apparel in school. This week, parents of students at Roseville High School outside of Detroit received an email detailing the school’s dress code, which included “U.S. Flag” on the list of prohibited…
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When asked why some of us have our particular sports allegiances, a lot of us likely respond with something along the lines of “We can’t help it, we were…
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Alan Chippindale, former head of BrandAlliance, the second-largest distributor firm in Canada, has returned to Cleveland-based Proforma, where he will serve as its senior vice president of business development. Chippindale will lead the charge in launching…
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As of this year, more and more retailers and clothing brands are expanding their lineups to include more plus-sized offerings. These decisions have been mostly met with positive reactions, and as a result, more brands continue to follow suit. But, when you add plus-sized children’s clothing into the mix, apparently, things can get dicey. According…
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It must be strange to be a celebrity. After all, who else can carry out a very public feud via T-shirts? Thankfully, we all got to watch the mayhem unfold between Justin Bieber and Marilyn Manson. Here’s how it all went down. According to People, Bieber used an unauthorized photo of Manson on the front…
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Despite ample warnings from experts and critics, Americans have retained an interest in a number of dangerous habits such as texting while driving, fooling around with fireworks and listening to Nickelback. Though the Consumer Product…
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It’s no secret that Amazon has been doubling down on its apparel strategy, looking to become the top online retailer of clothing. It looks like all its latest moves could pay off big for the e-commerce site’s future, according to Investopedia. According to the site’s predictions, Amazon could…
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Athleisure has been under scrutiny for some time now. When Foot Locker reported poor earnings, investors and analysts blamed athleisure’s demise. We held strong in our convictions that Foot Locker’s fall and athletic apparel were two separate entities, and that athletic apparel continued to perform well. As…
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