The Department of Justice (DOJ), in conjunction with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), has passed a permanent injunction prohibiting three New York companies from importing and selling children’s products and toys “until certain remedial measures are implemented.” The CPSC found that the companies—Everbright Trading Inc., Lily Popular Varieties & Gifts Inc., and Great Great…
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Another promotional products business has pleaded guilty to price fixing. This comes after Zaapaaz Inc. did the same just over two weeks ago. According to the Houston Chronicle, Custom Wristbands, Burbank, Calif., and its owner and CEO Christopher Angeles pleaded guilty to communicating via text and online messaging platforms with other conspirators, agreeing to set…
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Donald Trump’s red “Make America Great Again” caps, and the multiple variations for different occasions, have become the most iconic representation of his campaign and presidency, at least in merchandise form. Look at any picture from his rallies and you’ll see a sea of red. While the hats have done exceedingly well, it’s hard to…
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Monday’s eclipse was the must-see event of the decade (other than this Mayweather-McGregor fight coming up, I guess), and everyone was peering up to see the moon cut in line. To try to capitalize on the (hopefully protected) eyeballs, Jack in the Box wanted to send a giant version of its iconic cap to put…
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Yesterday’s eclipse sure was something, eh? For us in the Northeast, it was a little cloudy, but we still got a cool view of the rare phenomenon. (We’ll spare you our crappy iPhone photos from the office window.) So, hopefully, you viewed…
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Since the infancy of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, trade has been high on his agenda. Specifically, he’s taken aim at the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) as something that needs to be reorganized.…
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Today is the day that Americans all over the country are staring directly into the sun to see the solar eclipse. Just kidding. Hopefully, they all have protective eyewear. As we reported before, NASA made sure to warn eclipse viewers that improper protection could result in vision damage. But NASA didn’t make sure to warn…
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Walmart has officially entered the promotional products space, quietly launching Walmart Promo Shop, where the retail giant has a huge stock of promotional products, including sunglasses, drinkware, bags, writing instruments and more. After doing commercial battle over the years with its e-commerce nemesis, Amazon, with both parties doing things like growing their apparel offerings through acquisitions…
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“Made in China” is a common phrase on a number of consumer items all over the world. Chances are, most of us have at least one piece of clothing with it printed on the tag. But, some of those “Made in China” declarations may be misleading. Reuters reported that an increasing number of Chinese textile…
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A Michigan white supremacist organization called the Detroit Right Wings descended on Charlottesville, Va., with signs using the logo for the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings. The white nationalist group tweaked the image slightly to make the wheel’s spokes resemble the lightning bolts of the Schutzstaffel, or “SS,” of Nazi Germany. The…
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