In order to promote new business, Cross, Lincoln, R.I., is opening a flagship retail store in Providence, R.I., where the company was founded and where it maintained a steam-powered factory. “I wanted to be downtown because it’s a great, vibrant city,” Robert Baird, CEO of A.T. Cross Co., told the Allentown Morning Call. In addition…
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The global shipping economy faces the threat of paying a levy to the European Union (EU) on its greenhouse gas emissions, as officials are increasingly disappointed in the lack of…
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that 4 Sizzle, a Tempe, Arizona-based supplier, is recalling its Barrel Grill due to a fire hazard. The wooden barrel-shaped charcoal grills feature the Shock Top logo on the front,…
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Yesterday, Walmart announced that it would stop selling apparel that read “Black Lives Matter” and “Bulletproof” at the request of Chuck Canterbury, president of the Fraternal Order of Police, the U.S.’s largest police organization. The “Black Lives Matter” slogan, which emerged after the 2012 shooting of Trayvon Martin and gained steam after police-involved shootings since,…
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Before Los Angeles-based American Apparel filed for bankruptcy last month, the company sent about 250,000 lbs. of fabric to Tri-Star Dyeing and Finishing Co., Santa Fe Springs, Calif. After doing some of the work before the bankruptcy filing, Tri-Star initially refused to dye the rest of the fabric until American Apparel paid a $100,000 invoice…
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Nalgene, the Rochester, N.Y.-based manufacturer of water bottles and thermoses, is getting in on the comic book hype train thanks to a new line of Marvel-branded bottles. According to ComicBook.com, the line includes 13 different designs on 32 oz. bottles, featuring characters like Captain America, Iron Man, Black Widow, The Incredible Hulk, Black Panther and…
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After more American Airlines employees experienced hives and rashes from their new work uniforms, the employees demanded a recall of more than 70,000 uniforms. Now, American Airlines CEO Doug…
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The holiday season is a time for sharing. For promotional products professionals, it’s great when that sharing involves end-users sharing photos using a product. Nicholas D’Eramo, co-owner of Triple Stitch Promotions, Prospect, Conn., described a promotion that landed his client…
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Discount Labels, New Albany, Ind.; and Lancer Label, Obama, Neb., are merging, effective Jan. 1, 2017. Moving forward, the company will be known as Discount Labels, and will be a single provider for its distributors. “We have been in a strategic partnership for many months,” Eric Lanz, senior vice president of Discount Labels, told Broadway…
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The best way to create a sure-fire promotion is to give out a product that the end-users will actually use and keep. Or, if you can’t do that, give them something they’ll have to pry from the clawed clutches of their cats by sending them catnip-infused direct mail. Yes, this is real. The American Genius…
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