Moe’s Southwest Grill created a fully branded hotel in Miami, where customers can celebrate a new menu item while they eat, sleep and breathe the Moe’s brand across four weekends in May. All of the amenities are branded in the Moe’s style in some way or another, whether explicitly with logos or just playing into the color scheme…
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S&S Activewear Acquires TSF Sportswear
S&S Activewear, Bolingbrook, Ill., announced today that it has acquired TSF Sportswear. By acquiring TSF, S&S gains greater access to markets in the Southern U.S., while TSF’s customers can now select from S&S’s more than 100 brand offerings and benefit from a greater depth of inventory driven by S&S’s nationwide network…
Read More4 Things We Learned From Pro Golfers’ Shopping Habits at the Masters Merch Store
Branded merchandise from The Masters is some of the most exclusive in golf, considering you can buy it only at Augusta National. And, as it turns out, even pro golfers do a bit of shopping while they’re at the tournament. So, what are the top talents in golf looking for in their golf merchandise?…
Read MoreInfographic: Are Promo Supply Chain Problems Getting Better or Worse?
As part of our 2022 State of the Industry report, we asked seven print and promo suppliers specializing in different product categories for their thoughts on four critical supply chain issues: shipping time, product availability, product pricing and labor. We condensed this information into an infographic to help visualize the current state of the industry supply chain…
Read More7 Instagram-Worthy Promotional Products for Online Stores
As any brand selling merchandise online knows, you only have a few seconds to grab the customer’s attention. So it’s crucial to offer products that look great and stand out in the Instagram feed. Help your clients stock their online stores for maximum success with these seven product ideas…
Read MoreJack Nadel International Rebrands as ‘Nadel’
Jack Nadel International, Los Angeles, announced this week that it has rebranded as Nadel, hoping to reflect the company’s evolution from a promotional products company to a full in-house agency, as well as the changing nature of the promotional products industry and the services customers are looking for…
Read MoreTaylor Swift Celebrates Honorary Doctorate From NYU With Full Line of Graduation-Themed Merch
Taylor Swift is getting an honorary doctorate from New York University and speaking at the university’s graduation ceremony on May 18. To commemorate the occasion, she’s releasing a collection of college graduation-themed merchandise called “I’m Feeling 22,” named after her song “22,” the class of 2022 and the age of most college graduates…
Read MoreDunkin’ Continues Merch Expansion With e.l.f. Co-Branded Makeup and Cosmetics
In 2018, the business formerly known as Dunkin’ Donuts dropped the “Donuts” from its name, implying that it had much more than donuts to offer. What the company meant was that it had an expanding menu. But, in the years that followed, Dunkin’ has increasingly branched out into branded products. The latest? A full line of makeup…
Read MoreWhat’s New in Promotional Bags and Totes
Like every other product category, bags and totes are evolving with customer buying habits. Right now, the biggest draw is a bag that’s made from environmentally friendly materials. Going beyond the prototype canvas tote with fully custom bags can also make you stand out as a distributor…
Read MoreSt. Peter’s University Merch Sales Explode Thanks to Historic NCAA Tournament Run
St. Peter’s University, a school that most people just heard about for the first time because of its unlikely deep run in the NCAA tournament, might just be everyone’s new favorite college sports team. Even though the Peacocks crashed out of the tournament in the Elite Eight, their Cinderella story inspired new fans to stock up on St. Peter’s merch…
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