The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that World Trading, Valencia, Calif., is recalling its Orbit self-balancing scooters, otherwise known as hoverboards, due to a risk of overheating and catching fire. This comes after the CPSC recalled more than 500,000 hoverboards in July, following the commission’s ruling that all available hoverboard products as unsafe. [caption…
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We already mentioned some of the bowl game gifts and giveaways that stood out to us, but now the good folks over at CBS Sports weighed in as well, listing the best and worst bowl game gift packages for this season. CBS Sports ranked the Peach Bowl as the No. 1 gift package. Players will…
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), announced that Schurman Retail Group, Fairfield, Calif., is recalling one of its paper box products because mold can be present on the boxes, which can cause respiratory or other infections in those with compromised immune systems or lung issues. So far, Schurman Retail Group received nine reports of respiratory…
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After declaring Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Los Angeles-based American Apparel secured a $30 million financing loan from Encina Business Credit. Basically, according to Retail Dive, this move solidifies that the company’s creditors are satisfied and that its assets are distributed appropriately. While its wholesale and many of its manufacturing assets are spoken for following the company’s…
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As 2016 comes to a close, many people are creating year-end lists, like favorite music, movies, books and more. Fast Company created a list of the best and worst branding efforts it saw from this year. Here’s what it decided: Grubhub, the online food ordering service, earned the top spot on this year’s list. Fast…
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Remember when Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham tried to take part in the “My Cause, My Cleats” campaign by making his cleats represent the fictional “Yeezy Foundation?” Well, the NFL didn’t like it, and fined Green-Beckham $6,076 for wearing unapproved cleats. Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham received a fine…
Read MorePromo Marketing’s Video Battle pits two industry videos against each other for the chance at the ultimate bragging right: Being declared our readership’s absolute favorite. (Next up: I’m dog-sitting this weekend, which means that I get to do all the not fun parts of having a dog without the long-term companionship.) Last week, Maple Ridge Farms secured…
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Yesterday, Hit Promotional Products, Largo, Fla., announced that it opened a new apparel facility in Bellmawr, N.J., just outside of Philaldelphia. We spoke with Marc Held, vice president of Hit Promotional Products, about the new facility and how he expects it to impact the business. Promo Marketing: Could you tell me a little bit about…
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Unlike last year, the Pantone Color Institute managed to settle on one color of the year for 2017—Greenery. “Greenery is a fresh and zesty yellow-green shade that evokes the first days of spring when nature’s greens revive, restore and renew,” the…
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When we wrote that NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly didn’t expect an issue with the league’s new expansion team’s name, we should have knocked on wood, because, well, there’s an issue. The U.S.…
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