After authorities ordered the facility shut down due to more than 300 positive COVID-19 cases and four employee deaths, Los Angeles Apparel founder Dov Charney said the company was in the right to continue operating. His reasoning? The numbers found in his company are “commensurate” with the COVID-19 rate in South Los Angeles overall, and therefore not indicative of an outbreak…
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New E-Commerce Platform Lets College Athletes Sell Memorabilia, Team Merch and Former Promo Items
Now that college athletes can profit from their names and likenesses, it’s opened the door for e-commerce platforms like The Players Trunk, created by two University of Michigan students. Former players can sell team-issued items, game-worn jerseys and more things they’ve picked up during their college careers.
Read MoreMajor Flooding In China Is Disrupting PPE Supply Chains, Delaying Shipments
Sourcing PPE, while lucrative for promo businesses, has also been challenging. Things could get a bit tougher now, as flooding has impacted major production hubs in China, including those manufacturing PPE for shipment to the U.S. The city of Wuhan, along with the provinces of Anhui, Jiangxi and Zhejiang, declared red alerts…
Read MoreHow a Linkin Park Logo Tee From 2007 Became a Chinese Streetwear Phenomenon
People have been spotting Linkin Park shirts in China at almost every turn, usually one specific T-shirt design from 2007. Sometimes the band name is misspelled. The question looms: Why is this the biggest trend in Chinese streetwear today? We finally have some answers…
Read MoreFDA Dangerous Hand Sanitizer List Now Tops 75 Products
The FDA has added to its list of potentially harmful hand sanitizer products, bringing the list to a new total of 75 products potentially containing methanol. The list still only includes products manufactured in Mexico, and the FDA has implemented an import alert on Friday for some products, in addition to the recalls and recommended recalls…
Read MoreHow a Distributor Helped Raise $11,000 for Local Businesses Through Fundraising Stores
Seeing communities rally around local businesses affected by the pandemic has been nothing short of inspiring. A lot of these campaigns have involved selling merch to raise money, as was the case for Kelley Rice, owner of Imagination Print & Design, who got to be a part of the effort to raise money for local businesses through promotional products…
Read MoreMajor Apparel Association Asks for Nationwide Mask Rule to Protect Retail Workers: Promo Impact
To try to create across-the-board regulation in stores, the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) sent a letter to President Trump asking for national face mask usage standards to protect retail workers and customers. If such standards were put in place, it could have benefits for promotional products companies…
Read MoreA24 Made a Dungeons & Dragons Style Role-Playing Board Game to Promote ‘The Green Knight’
You want to talk about immersive promotional experiences? It doesn’t get much more immersive than a Dungeons & Dragons-style role playing game. Indie film distributor A24, which we’ve already crowned as promotional royalty, has released “A Quest For Honor,” a whole roleplaying tabletop game tied in with its upcoming release “The Green Knight”…
Read MoreA Guide to Face Shields: Promotional Viability, Proper Use and What Experts Are Saying
With COVID-19 cases spiking in several parts of the U.S., health officials as well as government authorities have continued to stress the importance of face coverings when it comes to stopping and slowing the spread of the virus. Face shields are one option, with growing potential for a variety of applications…
Read MoreWhat Is a ‘Zoom Shirt’ and Why Is It Important Now?
There are times where we need to put on a professional appearance, and our usual T-shirt uniform just doesn’t look the part. Enter the “Zoom Shirt.” It’s not some special shirt that helps you access a virtual meeting, but it’s the one that you likely go to when you’re facing clients. It might be an oxford, a sweater or a polo shirt…
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