Companies like Walmart and Cimpress (parent company of Vistaprint and National Pen Co.) give distributors and suppliers reasonable cause for concern, as they are pulling in more business than in the past. One of the heavyweights in that category, however, seems to be in a weird free fall. We’re talking about CafePress…
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As fun as it is to think about what we’re wearing in the future (we’re still holding out for rocket shoes), let’s focus on what we have right now, in 2018. For help, we talked to Christopher Duffy, director of marketing for Ariel Premium Supply, St. Louis, about what end-users and buyers are looking for in their wearable tech promotions…
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Cimpress, Venlo, Netherlands, announced financial growth for two of its brands—Vistaprint and National Pen Co.—in the third quarter of 2018. Vistaprint’s revenue grew 10.8 percent, reaching $357.6 million. National Pen’s revenue grew an eye-catching 38.6 percent, hitting $81.5 million, according to the Motley Fool. In December, National Pen announced that it planned to create 250…
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Twitter is urging its users, all 330-some million of them, to change their passwords immediately after a glitch caused the passwords to be stored in readable format in the company’s internal computer system, rather than an encrypted version. The social media giant was quick to follow that it has resolved the problem, and it has…
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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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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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