Last night, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolfe ordered the immediate shutdown of non-essential businesses in their respective states, impacting promo suppliers. Today, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued a similar order, and it’s more than likely that other states will follow suit as things develop…
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Promo Suppliers Coronavirus Update: Who’s Open and How They’re Supporting Distributors
As the industry enters uncharted territory, promo suppliers have been inspiring in their resilience and commitment to finding solutions to not only keep their own business wheels spinning, but also to support distributor customers…
Read MoreCanadian Government to Designate Plastics as Toxins
The Canadian federal government reportedly plans to designate plastics as toxic substances, giving the government the power to regulate and limit certain products in Canada. According to the Globe and Mail, the government will list plastics as toxins under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, rather than the planned ban of single-use plastics by 2021. By…
Read MoreDov Charney Offers Los Angeles Apparel Workforce for Masks, Medical Products
American Apparel founder and former CEO Dov Charney, now at the helm of Los Angeles Apparel, is offering his company’s manufacturing capabilities to combat the ongoing COVID-19 crisis by manufacturing masks and other medical products for “any government agency”…
Read MoreCreative Branded Merch and E-Commerce Platforms: How Small Service Businesses Are Looking to Survive a Crisis
To make up for some lost business as cities and states increase efforts to stop the spread of coronavirus, bars and restaurants have had to get creative with ways to make money while their doors are locked. One of those ways? Selling branded merchandise…
Read MoreIowa Senator’s ‘SWAG Act’ Against Federal Promo Spending Is One Step Closer to Becoming Law
We’ve been following Sen. Jodi Ernst (R-IA) and her Stop Wasteful Advertising by the Government Act, known as the SWAG Act, for a few months now. The bill took another step toward becoming law, passing unanimously through a Senate committee…
Read MoreActivist Group ‘Stops the Spread’ of Racism With Promotional Hand Sanitizer Campaign
The Chinese Canadian Council for Social Justice debuted a promotional campaign to combat the racial discrimination against Asian people during the height of coronavirus panic. The campaign involved a commercial, showing people in hazmat suit walking the streets of Toronto, handing out miniature bottles of promotional hand sanitizer that say “Stop the Spread”…
Read MoreIndie Rockers The 1975 Sell Reusable Water Bottles With All Proceeds Benefiting Climate Activism
British indie rockers The 1975 have proved themselves to be one of the most eco-friendly bands in the game. A few months back they decided to limit apparel waste by letting fans print over old band merch with updated graphics, rather than shell out the money for new ones and use more resources to meet demand…
Read MorePromo Suppliers Are Out of Hand Sanitizer, and Re-Stocking Could Take Weeks
Hand sanitizer has been in high demand as coronavirus worry mounts. In the promotional products industry, that demand has come at the expense of a few suppliers’ inventory. Suppliers like Raining Rose Inc., Hit Promotional Products, SnugZ USA and more have said that they’re out of hand sanitizer, with no clear timetable on when it will be restocked…
Read MoreNorthern Irish Political Figure Calls Promotional Shirt for Netflix Show ‘Blasphemous’
Baroness Eileen Paisley, a political figure in Northern Ireland, criticized a Belfast sports store because of a shirt advertising the Netflix/Channel 4 show “Derry Girls.” The shirt in question is a yellow and green Gaelic Athletic jersey with the show’s fictional school’s crest, and features a picture of the character Sister Michael rolling her eyes with the quote…
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