The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sued Adobe and two of its executives, saying the maker of Creative Cloud is deceiving consumers by hiding hefty termination fees and strategically putting up roadblocks that make canceling a subscription difficult. The FTC says the actions of the software maker, David Wadhwani, president of the firm’s digital media…
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Counselor Top 40 supplier Delta Apparel (asi/49172) is suspending operations at its manufacturing plant in Honduras, a move that will reportedly affect 2,413 employees. The shutdown, which will last at least 120 days, is a result of ongoing liquidity challenges that have come amid a time of plummeting sales, steep loses, and high-profile executive departures that reportedly have…
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The case drew attention among marketers in promo and beyond due to claims – had they been substantiated – that could have affected sustainability narratives tied to certain products, including apparel.
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Creative play, a team-building scavenger hunt and a working lab for generating ideas for enhancements to the firm’s promo software platform were featured at the event.
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The craft beer industry may be at an inflection point, and in that lies potential opportunity for promotional product distributors. Craft beer brewers have been one of America’s great small-business success stories of recent decades. Thousands of independent breweries have sprouted nationwide, creating jobs under local ownership and suds-style diversity in a marketplace once completely…
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The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), a union representing tens of thousands of port workers along the East and Gulf Coasts of the United States, suspended negotiations on a new contract for its members on Monday, June 10, amid outcry over what it says is job-killing automation at the docks.
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A new logo launched this week as part of what the distributor says will be a “summer full of updates to our visual branding and brand voice.”
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BDA announced that it has completed the purchase of The Great Branding Company, a sports-merchandise provider headquartered in the United Kingdom
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The Sourcing Group has acquired Drew & Rogers, a Fairfield, NJ-based firm that specializes in print, packaging and merch solutions.
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SanMar said the soon-to-expire African Growth and Opportunity Act enables a production chain for domestic apparel providers that supports jobs in the U.S. while helping bring people abroad out of poverty.
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