The ongoing legal battle between Trinity Graphic and Tervis Tumbler Company has taken an interesting turn, as Trinity Graphic is now trying to disqualify Tervis’ attorneys on the grounds of conflict of interest. Trinity detailed in a motion filed April 26 that Douglas A. Cherry, a partner at Shumaker Loop & Kendrick LLP, had represented…
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VisionUSA Acquired by Titan Custom Products
Titan Custom Products, Dallas, announced that it has acquired VisionUSA, Rahway, N.J. VisionUSA will relocate its manufacturing and sales business to the Titan Custom Products facility in Texas. VisionUSA’s Michael Fishman and Mark Weissman will guide the transition and join Titan Custom Products. “My partner Mark Weissman and I were looking to slow things down…
Read MoreFounder and Former CEO of Zorch Files Lawsuit Over Satori Acquisition
Nicole Loftus, founder and former CEO of Zorch International Inc., Chicago, filed a lawsuit against her former company over its sale to Satori Capital in February. According to court documents, Loftus filed multiple other lawsuits during the initial acquisition process over…
Read MoreHit Promotional Products Latest Target of Promo Industry Malware Attack (and How to Protect Your Business)
Hit Promotional Products is the latest promotional products company to fall victim to a malware virus that scammers seem to be sending to companies in the industry. A little more than a week ago, industry sources reported that Hub Promotional Group and High Caliber Line were hit by the attack. “The Malware virus hit High…
Read MoreJudge Says Bar Was Allowed to Deny Service to Man in ‘Make America Great Again’ Hat
Greg Piatek walked into the Happiest Hour in Manhattan last January, and the bartender told him he would not be served. “It’s really sad,” Piatek, an accountant from Philadelphia, said. He called it “ridiculous.” After all, Piatek’s lawyer argued that his client was denied service due to his spiritual beliefs. The judge’s response? Wearing a…
Read MoreRFID Wristbands Are the Future of Mobile Payment at Events
Means of payment has become one of the focuses of technological innovation in recent years. We can tap our phones on the cash register to pay for groceries and instantly transfer a few bucks to friends to avoid splitting a dinner bill, not to mention actual cash is practically a novelty at this point. The…
Read MoreU.K.’s Plastic Bag Fee Reduced Pollution, and New York Wants to Take It a Step Further
Single-use plastic bag bans in cities and states across the world seem to be working, as U.K. government…
Read MoreS&S Activewear Atlanta-Area Facility Now Open
S&S Activewear, Bolingbrook, Ill., officially opened its doors to a new state-of-the-art distribution center in McDonough, Ga. The new 505,000 sq. ft. warehouse facility is the latest installment in S&S’s national expansion, adding to facilities in Illinois, Kansas, New Jersey, California and Texas. Now operating more than 3 million sq. ft. across the country, S&S’s…
Read MoreSelling Athletic and Sportswear: Two Promotional Apparel Questions
Much like someone who is starting the daunting challenge of going to a gym for the first time (we say this from experience), distributors might look at the plethora of athletic promotional apparel in front of them and wonder where the heck to start…
Read MoreFresh Concepts President Bob Felice on the Value of Reliability and Promotions That Do Good
Sometimes a plan just comes together without any real problems. Do you know what we call that? A blessing. Sometimes the most memorable or successful promotions aren’t the ones that are flashy or crazy-original, but the ones that just work. They do what they need to do. We all want to be Michael Jordan, but…
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