LAT Apparel, Ball Ground, Ga., announced a new distribution agreement with SanMar. SanMar has recently added Rabbit Skins to its product portfolio, and will carry 12 infant and toddler styles. “We are excited to welcome SanMar to our family of distributors,” said Mindy Anastos, vice president of marketing and production planning for LAT Apparel. For…
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Pepsi, Bud Light Look to Snapchat for Latest Interactive Packaging Promo
In his famous poem “Alumnus Football,” Grantland Rice declared, “For when the One Great Scorer comes to mark against your name, he writes–not that you won or lost–but how you played the game.” The renowned sportswriter died in 1954, so he never experienced the victory-obsessed mindset that so often characterizes National Football League fans. Those…
Read MorePPAI Names Charles Duggan, William Lazarus Its 2018 Distinguished Service Award Recipients
Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), Irving, Texas, announced during its North American Leadership Conference in Austin, Texas the recipients of its 2018 PPAI Distinguished Service Award. Charles Duggan, MAS+, national and strategic key accounts manager, West, for…
Read MoreNational Parks Reverse Ban on Disposable Water Bottles
While the Houston Zoo recently outlawed selling bottled water, it looks like the National Parks Service is going in a different direction. According to a press release, the federal government announced yesterday that it will repeal its ban on the sale of bottled water. The…
Read MoreWant Apparel Decoration Advice? Ask Kanye
It’s not earth-shattering to claim that Kanye West knows what he’s doing when it comes to merchandise. After all, he managed to outsell Pope Francis’ merchandise sales at Madison Square Garden. And, according to UPROXX, the…
Read MoreMan Allegedly Buys Sheriff’s Office Polo Shirt, Tries to Free Inmate
History abounds with cases that have kept detectives and law enforcement officials working around the clock to secure justice, with each lead and credible shred of evidence seemingly giving the matters their entire attention. For every high-profile incident, though, there are surely ample occasions where the questionable antics of alleged aggressors and supposed ne’er-do-wells make…
Read MoreInkwell Global Marketing Purchases North American Data Forms
Inkwell Global Marketing, Manalapan, N.J., has completed the purchase of New York City promotional and print firm North American D.F. North American D.F has been operating in Brooklyn and Staten Island, N.Y., since 1993 providing a wide range of promotional and printed products. North American D.F has built a roster of loyal enterprise clients with…
Read MoreMike Tyson Claims Company Called ‘Boxing Hall of Fame’ Is Using His Name Without Permission
You would think after the Kendall and Kylie Jenner T-shirt fiasco that other brands would learn to steer clear of using celebrity images without permission. And yet, we’ve all got a ringside seat for Mike Tyson’s battle against a company called the Boxing Hall of Fame. According to Consumerist, the company operates out of a…
Read MoreVF Corp Purchases Dickies for $820M
VF Corp, the apparel and footwear maker of Timberland and Wrangler clothing, announced on Monday it would buy Williamson-Dickie Mfg. Co, the parent company of Dickies and Workrite workwear. According to Reuters, VF Corp will purchase the company for about $820 million. As a result, VF Corp anticipates its 2017 revenue to rise 3.5 percent…
Read MoreHow the Detroit Lions’ Logo Ended Up at a White Nationalist Rally: An Investigation
There doesn’t seem to be an explanation as to why a protester at a white nationalist rally would use the Detroit Lions logo. That’s because, beyond a passing resemblance, the logo in question almost certainly has nothing to do with the Detroit Lions…
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