Following another round of talks between the U.S. and China in Washington, Chinese officials say that it hopes both sides can work together for a solution, but that a resolution would depend on the U.S. canceling tariffs. “China’s position, principle and goal for the China-U.S. trade negotiations has never changed,” Ministry of Commerce spokesman Gao…
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The San Antonio Spurs’ Hispanic Heritage Merch Line Is a Perfect Celebration of Culture
The San Antonio Spurs are celebrating the Hispanic heritage that’s so deeply ingrained in their city’s culture with not only a theme night, but a huge merch line consisting of 22 different apparel items. The team dubbed the apparel line, which is called La Cultura, a “love letter to the culture that San Antonians call home”…
Read MoreAfter Merger, Office Supplies Wholesaler Essendant to Offer Promo Items Via Staples Promotional Products
In January of this year, Staples Inc. finalized its merger with Essendant via Sycamore Partners, its private equity owners. Essendant is a wholesale distributor of workplace and office products. Its customers are resellers such as office supply superstores, mail order companies, drug and grocery store chains and e-commerce businesses. We didn’t report on the merger…
Read MoreTravis Scott Topped the Charts and Bought Everyone a T-shirt to Celebrate
Rapper Travis Scott broke Lizzo’s six-week streak at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart with the debut of “Highest In The Room.” To celebrate, he’s buying everyone a T-shirt. The tee, which has “I paid for this in RAGE” on the front and “Highest in The Room, FOR PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY,” on the back, sold out quickly…
Read MoreWhy Wasn’t There Any WNBA Championship Gear for Sale?
The Washington Mystics defeated the Connecticut Sun to win the 2019 WNBA Finals this year, marking the 21-year-old franchise’s first title. Mystics fans could immediately commemorate the occasion by buying Mystics championship gear at the Entertainment and Sports Arena, but aside from that, championship hats, T-shirts and other merch was surprisingly hard to come by.…
Read Morealphabroder Suffers Malware Attack
alphabroder, Trevose, Pa., announced that it was the victim of a malware attack that interrupted its order processing and shipping capabilities. “To date, we have no evidence that any customer data or account information has been compromised or is accessible by this malware,” the company said in a statement via Twitter. “We are working with…
Read MoreOmaha Rapper Stiffed by T-shirt Business That Abruptly Closed
Omaha, Nebraska rapper Bo Bo Bread Boy, perhaps more commonly known by his government name Brody Thompson, is without the 100 T-shirts he ordered from a printing business after it took his money and abruptly shut down. He’s also out 500 bucks. “[T-shirts are] a main source of income for independent artists,” Thompson told NBC…
Read MoreMy Best Promotion Rewind: Revisiting a Summer of Distributor Advice and Success Stories
It always seems like summer flies by. As we celebrate the approach of fall, let’s look back at some helpful stories and advice we gleaned from our distributor friends as part of our ongoing My Best Promotion feature. We talked handling mistakes, landing long-term accounts and more. Let’s hit the rewind! Our first highlight is…
Read MoreWhy the U.K.’s Brexit Party Is In Some Trouble Over Merch
The Brexit Party in the U.K. is anything but subtle. Its leader, Nigel Farage, has thrown himself in front of every microphone or camera with a red light on to espouse his beliefs of U.K. independence from the EU and dependence on international relations. That’d be all well and good if it didn’t come out…
Read MorePuma Joins Nike, Adidas in E-Sports Apparel World
E-sports is still sort of polarizing, despite the ample proof of its success all over the world. There are still some people who might think that “professional video gaming” would never take off. Those people should see the crowds that fill arenas like Madison Square Garden to watch tournaments. They’re even building arenas in major cities…
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