Hit Promotional Products, Largo, Fla., announced that is has opened an apparel production facility in Bellmawr, N.J., in the greater Philadelphia area. According to a press release, the facility increases capacity by 30,000 daily, and allows for one-day UPS ground service to eight states and a time of one to two days for more than…
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Fitbit Acquires Pebble, Kickstarter Backers Upset
Pebble, the manufacturer of smart watches, announced that it no longer will operate as an independent company following an acquisition by Fitbit.
Read MoreFonderie 47, Cross Create Pen to Rid Africa of Assault Rifles
Fonderie 47, an organization that works to address the problems of assault rifles in Africa, has teamed up with Cross to promote the destruction of AK-47 assault rifles on the continent. “The AK-47 is a mass-produced, industrial object,” Peter Thum, CEO of Fonderie 47, told Quill & Pad. “This weapon has spread around the world…
Read MoreThe Best of Bowl Game Gifts
College bowl game season is here, and as we all get excited to watch our favorite teams and alma maters compete (mine is in the Military Bowl; go Owls!), we also can get excited about the cool promotional products the student athletes will receive from sponsors. Every year, we like to look at the items…
Read MoreNew Republican Appointment Could Mean the End of Obama’s Overtime Appeal
Republicans announced that the party has appointed U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx of North Carolina to lead the House education and workforce committee under President-elect Donald Trump. Foxx, who has a history of opposing proposals from the Obama administration, could be the final nail in coffin for the Department of Labor’s new overtime pay regulations in…
Read MoreAmazon Opened a Grocery Store Without a Checkout Line
Amazon always has been known for its ability to disrupt the commerce space. In its latest move, it’s merging e-commerce and conventional grocery shopping by opening a grocery store without any checkout lines. According to USA Today, the downtown Seattle store allows customers to tap their cellphones on a turnstile at the entrance, connecting them…
Read MoreStudy Shows Majority of Knockoff Apple Chargers Are Unsafe
Promotional products professionals understand the necessity to verify their supply chains, especially when it comes to electronic devices. What’s more, they know that counterfeit items can pose a large risk. Citing…
Read MoreNestle Says It Can Reduce Sugar in Chocolate Without Changing Taste
It looks like chocolate lovers could soon be able to indulge in their guilty pleasure without feeling so guilty, now that Nestle announced that it has found a away to reduce sugar in its candy bars by 40 percent without compromising the taste. According to NPR, Nestle claimed that its scientists have altered the structure…
Read MoreKid Rock Turns Fake Merchandise Into Real Line
A few weeks ago, images surfaced of Kid Rock wearing T-shirts with pro-Trump messages. While Snopes (warning: explicit language) reported that they were, in fact, fake, Kid Rock seems to have taken the whole thing in stride…
Read MoreForeign Scammers Selling Fake Dakota Access Pipeline Protest T-shirts
While protestors fought the development of the Dakota Access Pipeline at the Standing Rock Reservaction in North Dakota, some Facebook pages tried to cash in on the movement by selling stolen T-shirt designs and fooling consumers into believing that their money would go toward the protest effort. BuzzFeed reported that the owners of the pages,…
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