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Cotton Candy Joins QCA Distributor Advocacy Council
Quality Certification Alliance (QCA), Chicago, the promotional product industry’s only independent, non-governmental accreditation organization dedicated to helping companies provide safe products, has expanded its Distributor Advocacy Council (DAC) with the addition of Mississauga, Ontario-based Cotton Candy. The DAC mission is to elevate the standards by which firms that import and manufacture products are consistently delivering…
Read MoreWhy Cubs Fans Waited Hours in the Rain for a Bobblehead
When a franchise’s fans endure an agonizing period between championships, one might expect that waiting an additional two months for an item that commemorates the conclusion of the undesired delay would…
Read MoreHow Mark Cuban Could Be Saving the Hoverboard
It seems the Consumer Product Safety Commission damnation and multiple tragedies caused by hoverboards weren’t enough to fully take them off the market, as the hoverboard is getting the “Shark Tank” (or Dallas Mavericks) treatment. Just make sure you don’t call this model a toy, because it’s seriously meant for serious adults, apparently. Business Mogul…
Read MoreExplosion at Bangladesh Garment Factory Kills 13, Injures Dozens
At least 13 people are dead and dozens are injured after a boiler explosion at a garment facility near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Al Jazeera reported. The blast happened late Monday at a plant operated by Multifabs while it was undergoing maintenance. The boiler, which was located in a tin-roofed shed, damaged a nearby three-floor building. [caption…
Read MorePrime Line Launches 2017 Awareness Collection
Prime Line, Bridgeport, Conn., has released its 2017 Awareness Collection featuring a new breast cancer awareness bundle of event-themed products across multiple platforms, including a digital catalog. Prime Line’s Awareness Collection features many items to promote breast cancer awareness and other causes. The 12-page Awareness Collection catalog features 49 items from the Prime Line and…
Read MoreHere’s a Fun New Twist on That Kendall and Kylie Jenner T-shirt Story
Leave it to the members of the indie rock band Arcade Fire to be the latest figures who have refused to blow smoke up the you-know-what of Kendall…
Read MoreBalenciaga Is Back With a $1,100 Tote Made to Look Like a Paper Bag
Remember how Balenciaga was selling that bag that looked an awful lot like Ikea shopping bags for the extremely reasonable price of $2,000? Well, it seems the high-end company has created another product that looks like your run-of-the-mill shopping bag, but at an exorbitant price. This is the $1,100 Balencia bag.…
Read MoreTolkien Estate Settles $80M Merchandise Lawsuit with Warner Bros.
The family of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings” author J.R.R. Tolkien has settled an $80 million lawsuit against Warner Bros. relating to the merchandise rights from the film franchises. The Tolkien estate sold…
Read MoreWhy 129,000 People Want Zara and H&M to Drop Some of Their Suppliers
A petition with 129,000 signatures is calling on H&M, Zara and other clothing brands to stop sourcing from producers linked to pollution. According to BuzzFeed, a report claimed these factories in China, Indonesia and India were damaging local waterways and emitting noxious gases. As a result, The Changing Markets Foundation launched the petition last week…
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