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Wearable tech is one of today’s major buzzwords. And, perhaps, rightfully so. According to The Motley Fool, shipments of wearable devices increased 139 percent year-over-year—from 35.5 million in 2014 to 85 million in 2015. Here are three wearable tech trends that could prove useful for the promotional products industry…
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J. America Wholesale Blanks, Folwerville, Mich., has partnered with Cleveland-based Blue Point Capital Partners to recapitalize. According to Crain’s Cleveland Business, Blue Point Capital Partners took a majority stake in the company and plans to grow the company’s operations. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “With a broad product range and multiple distribution changes,…
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By now, you’ve probably heard the term ‘gluten free’—even if you don’t exactly know what gluten is. A few years ago, mostly only people with celiac disease—where gluten damages the small intestine—stuck to gluten-free diets. But recently, reports have come out that almost anyone can benefit from such…
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So far, we’ve spotlighted outfits for men and women—but what about our furry, four-footed family members? Sure, we can have fun picking out different patterned collars for them, but they’ve got their own personalities. And, in a way, their own senses of style. Maybe they want to wear clothes! Or maybe they just make adorable models for showing off how to style menswear…
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Camouflage is growing in popularity, women pay more than men for similar apparel, American Apparel appoints new board chairman, Fanatics teams with NFL for quick-turnaround merchandise, and Lululemon launches new, localized storefront: Here’s what’s happening this week in the apparel world…
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Yesterday, we reported that Fanatics scrambled to get Syracuse University Final Four T-shirts ready as soon as possible. Now, the NFL wants to get in on that instant action with Fanatics. According to ESPN, the NFL extended its deal with Fanatics and…
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Raining Rose Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has become a certified B Corporation (B Corp), and joins more than 1,600 businesses in 120 industries and nearly 50 countries with the same recognition. Certified B Corporations meet the highest standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability. They legally are required to comprehensively measure their impacts…
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Butler Street, a provider of client loyalty research and retention programs across the print industry, in conjunction with Promo Marketing’s sister publications, Printing Impressions and Print+Promo, announced its “2016 Best of Print & Digital” program award winners. An annual program in its inaugural year identified which companies have provided the highest service delivery to their customers…
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According to a lengthy investigation from Business of Fashion, there has been a recent surge in ISIS-branded merchandise online. Even physical marketplaces have been retailing the ISIS symbols and slogans on various articles of clothing. The branding, featuring the Shahada and…
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For No. 10-seeded Syracuse University, getting Final Four merchandise ready has come as somewhat of a surprise, and the sports merchandiser Fanatics had to scramble to get it ready. Other retailers will see drops in sales due to unexpected tournament knockouts…
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