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The Pro Towels, Pittsburgh, family of brands announced the newest additions to its sales team. Julie Nordine-Jacob with JNJ Marketing will cover Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee. Beata Miller with Jules Scheck and Associates will cover the Northeast and Upstate New York. Both sales representatives…
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This morning, Hub Pen Company, Braintree, Mass., announced that it has acquired Beacon Promotions, New Ulm, Minn. The acquisition was finalized in December. “For more than 60 years, Hub Pen has focused solely on writing instruments, and in doing so, we were able to deliver the highest quality pens at a better value than anyone…
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We’re at a point in time now that everyone has at least one electronic device that has a basic calendar, if not more advanced planning apps and organizational tools. Despite this, The New York Times reported that the…
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Mort Berkowitz told New York Post that he’s been selling campaign merchandise for more than 40 years. But in four decades, this year was different. Berkowitz said he…
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BamBams, Manassas, Va., announced that Benn Chazan, a longtime member of the company, has been promoted to the position of vice president of sales. Chazan is charged with leading BamBams’ worldwide sales initiatives and its team of account executives into 2017 and beyond. “We’re very pleased to announce that we have promoted Benn Chazan to…
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Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S. is recalling its Minnie and Mickey Mouse infant hoodie sweatshirts due to a choking hazard. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the snaps on the…
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President-elect Donald Trump has nominated private practice trade attorney Robert Lighthizer as the new U.S. trade representative. Lighthizer served as the assistant U.S. trade representative during Ronald Reagan’s presidency when the administration imposed tariffs on imported steel, Apparel News…
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Commonsku, Toronto, recruited industry sales leader Samantha Kates as vice president of sales. Kates has more than 15 years of experience working with suppliers and distributors with industry brands, including iPROMOTEu, Charles River Apparel and Fruit of the Loom. Kates also founded…
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Landway International, South San Francisco, Calif., announced that it is expanding to a larger, state-of-the-art, 100,000 sq. ft. facility within the San Francisco Bay area. The company says it is looking forward to this opportunity to move into the next stage of growth and better serve its customers. This move will triple its warehouse capacity…
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Amazon is redefining what it means to be an e-commerce giant. Last year alone, it launched its own apparel line, reinvented the world of shipping and unveiled its plans for cashier-less convenience stores. Now,…
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