St. Louis Rams Fans Sue Team Over Merchandise

The St. Louis Rams officially are set to become the Los Angeles Rams once again, and fans in St. Louis are upset to say the least. So upset that four St. Louis fans are suing the team over its move, with the suit centering around the purchase of…

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PM Video Battle: Next Products Versus Trimark Sportswear

Promo 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: Our whole team made it back from Vegas in one piece!) Due to technical issues (aka someone had a little too much fun in Vegas and spilled a margarita…

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American Apparel Reportedly Declines Charney’s Bid

We’ve been reporting on the ongoing saga surrounding Los Angeles-based American Apparel’s restructure application and the $300 million takeover bid from ousted CEO Dov Charney. Now, sources are reporting that the board of American Apparel has rejected the takeover bid. According to Bloomberg, the bid will still go to court on Jan. 20, where American…

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Altar’d State Recalls Monogrammed Coffee Mugs

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reported that Altar’d State, Knoxville, Tenn., is recalling its Monogrammed Coffee Mugs due to a fire hazard. The mugs are mislabeled as microwave-safe, but the company received a report that the metallic paint accents on…

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Lawsuit Claims EOS Lip Balm Can Damage Skin

On Jan. 12, a woman in California filed a class action lawsuit against EOS, claiming that its lip balm causes skin to crack, bleed and blister. The lawsuit alleges that many consumers, “potentially in excess of hundreds of thousands, who have purchased and used the product … have experienced devastating adverse reactions to the product,…

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7 Eye-catching Products from the 2016 PPAI Expo

Now that the exhibit floor of the PPAI Expo is open, Promo Marketing has been roaming the booths and checking out all of the great new products suppliers have to offer. Though we could go on all day about what we saw, here are seven items from the show floor that stood out to us.…

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American Apparel Takeover Bid Is Real, and It’s $300 Million

Last week, we reported that a donor close to former Los Angeles-based American Apparel CEO Dov Charney reportedly made a takeover bid worth $200 million. Now, new information has come out that the investors, Hagan Capital Group and Silver Creek Capital Partners, made an “upward revision” from the previous bid, and the current takeover bid…

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