Fanatics has proven itself a major player in the sports merchandising game, inking deals with the NFL and NBA for licensed merchandise. Because of its growing presence in the big leagues as the go-to stop for licensed merchandise, SoftBank just invested $1 billion to the e-commerce company. With that capital, Fanatics grows its value to…
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When will Forever 21 just get the hint? Seriously, we’re getting sick of having to report every time the retailer is on the receiving end of a lawsuit. This time, fashion heavy-hitter Gucci is suing Forever 21 for trademark infringement, after the latter started selling items with similar stripe patterns. This comes after Forever 21…
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Moscow Mules are all the rage right now. They’ve seemingly gone from obscure cocktail to the most popular drink at bars. Part of the fun might be that the drink comes…
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Basketball fans who paid attention in the ’90s will certainly remember the U.S. men’s basketball team at the 1992 Olympics, aka the “Dream Team.” That’s just about the most appropriate name for a team made up of Michael Jordan, David Robinson, Patrick Ewing, Larry Bird, Scottie Pippen, Karl Malone and pretty much every other great…
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When we say that this bag from Lululemon makes a statement, we don’t mean something like “This bag shows that I enjoy athletic activity and stylish apparel.” No. This bag says “That sunblock that you’re putting on your body is seeping in and quietly destroying you, and you should plan for your own eventual downfall…
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Hub Pen Company, Braintree, Mass., announced that three employees’ children have been awarded Promotional Products Education Foundation (PPEF) scholarships. PPEF is the industry nonprofit founded to recognize and encourage scholastic excellence and academic performance among promotional products industry employees and their college-aged children. Funded by Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) and generous donations from companies…
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The Lipco Group, Branson, Mo., a supplier of promotional products, launched a new e-commerce site that circumvents the traditional supplier-distributor method. The new site features a stock of more than 11,000 products, and allows customers, like gift shops, to purchase directly from online. The company said in a press release that its new website, www.lipco.biz,…
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Last month, we reported that Totally Promotional, Coldwater, Ohio, was being investigated by the FBI for possible price fixing in the promotional products space. Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Azim Makanojiya, president of an unrelated promo company, Zaapaaz Inc. (WB Promotions Inc., Wrist-Band.com and Customlanyard.net), pleaded guilty to conspiring to fix prices…
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Look, can we just all agree that Minor League Baseball teams are the best at promotions? Not only do most of them have creative names already (looking at you, Mud Hens), but a lot of them do…
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Everyone who’s been to New York City (and, honestly, probably a lot of people who haven’t) are familiar with the iconic “I Love New York” logo. It’s pretty much the most omnipresent tourist souvenir from the Big Apple, adorning T-shirts, mugs, sweatshirts, keychains, you name it. And it almost didn’t exist. To celebrate the logo’s…
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