The Sourcing Group announced that it has purchased certain assets from A Brand Company in a foreclosure sale. The purchase included assets of A Brand Company Inc., BrandAlliance LLC, Global Direct of NC LLC and Branded Business Support LLC. As part of the agreement, some BrandAlliance salespeople will join TSG…
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Busch Light Goes ‘Willy Wonka’ With Golden Can Promotional Puzzle
If you buy Busch Light’s 520 piece puzzle, which culminates in a picture of the “Busch Guy” in a lovely outdoor locale, you could win a $5,000 vacation “to the Great Outdoors.” Even if you don’t win, $5 from every puzzle purchase goes to the National Forests foundation. But there’s a (fun) catch!…
Read MoreThis Apparel Brand’s Self-Cleaning Face Masks Already Hit the Market
Last week, we reported that a team of scientists at a university in Israel created a mask that uses a USB phone charger to clean itself with heat. That hasn’t hit the market just yet, but apparel brand (multee)project is already shipping out a new face mask that is made from self-cleaning material…
Read MoreNew ‘The Office’-Themed Subscription Box Comes Filled With Branded Merch Staples
Fans of “The Office” are devoted. It’s constantly one of the top-trending shows on Netflix, despite being off the air for about seven years at this point. Netflix even gave fans a huge heads-up that it would eventually remove the show from its streaming platform in favor of “Seinfeld.” For fans who aren’t ready to…
Read MoreDisney to Sell Some ‘Star Wars’ Theme Parks Merch at Target
There’s no easy way to take away the sting of postponing a vacation to somewhere like Disney World or Universal Studios. Disney, however, is trying to at least soften the blow a little by offering otherwise exclusive merchandise from its Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge park in retail stores like Target. We’ve covered the park in…
Read MoreResearchers Develop a Reusable Face Mask that Kills Viruses with a USB Charger
Researchers in Haifa, Israel, have created what they believe is a reusable face mask that kills harmful particles by heating itself up with a smartphone charger. It’s been pretty incredible how quickly the scientific community has acted during the COVID-19 pandemic. New developments that sometimes take years have happened in weeks. This has included much…
Read MoreNBA’s Disney Plan Includes Wearable Tech ‘Smart Rings’ to Monitor Players’ Health
Aside from the perks of Disney life, the league is using a lot of wearable tech to constantly keep up with the ever-present risk of COVID-19. This will include a wearable ring that tracks temperature, heart rate, respiration rate and other vital data that could indicate illness. According to Axios, the rings also show an “illness probability score.”…
Read MoreNetflix Beat the U.S. Military to the ‘Space Force’ Trademark for Merchandise
Netflix reportedly beat the U.S. military to the trademark punch for the “Space Force,” the name of a new satirical streaming show. Right now, Netflix has the rights to use the phrase on merchandise all over the world.
Read MoreUnderwear, Throw Pillows and T-shirts: George Floyd Merchandise Brings Up Ethical Debate
As protests mount across the country, wearing and distributing T-shirts with George Floyd’s and others’ names or faces on them is a common practice. It humanizes the issue, allowing people to mourn the loss of a man and commemorate a life lost. But what about a “Call for Justice for George Floyd” throw pillow or “George Floyd RIP” underwear?…
Read MoreAs Events Cautiously Resume, Remember to Look for Hand Sanitizer Sales
Yes, the events business is slow or nonexistent right now, but that may make it easy to overlook it as in-person events start to return. President Trump plans to hold a rally on June 20 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and according to TMZ, the federal government reportedly spent more than $30,000 on hand sanitizer for the Republican and Democratic National Conventions…
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