In an effort to make this upcoming season a little more eco-friendly, the NHL announced a league-wide jersey change to Adidas ADIZERO Primegreen sweaters, which are made with a minimum 50% recycled material. They also feature a decoration technique called “dimensional embroidery.”
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Ford Is Making Merchandise Moves as It Looks to Expand Into Lifestyle Brand
Ford, following in the footsteps of Ferrari, is increasing its non-automotive merchandise in an effort to create a wider ranging brand. The company just hired Alexandra Ford English, great-great granddaughter of Henry Ford, to the newly-created position of global brand merchandising director…
Read MorePromo Company Allegedly Tricked Businesses Into Sponsoring High School Football T-shirts (and Pocketed the Money)
Shenendehowa High School athletic director Chris Culnan received two boxes of promotional T-shirts with the instructions to throw them into the crowd at football games and read the names of local businesses who sponsored the shirts. Culnan, however, had no idea the shirts were coming. He didn’t order them…
Read MoreIgloo Launches Co-Branded Whataburger Coolers, Introduces Drinkware Line to Rival Yeti
Igloo coolers just released a co-branded promotion with Whataburger, adding to an impressive list of companies that work with the Texan chain (and to Igloo’s existing list of merchandise licenses). It also just released a line of stainless steel drinkware products as it seemingly looks to go toe to toe with Yeti…
Read MoreStrict, Sudden Lockdowns in Chinese Manufacturing Hubs Forcing Promotional Products Order Cancellations for Distributors
Strict lockdowns in China have already caused supply chain issues ranging from cargo backlogs at ports where workers tested positive to canceled orders at small factories facing cash-flow problems due to backed-up inventory. While these issues have so far indirectly impacted the promo industry, new and sudden shutdowns in the city of Xiamen are having a more immediate effect…
Read MoreBalancing Act: Promo Suppliers on Jackets and Outerwear Supply Chain, Buyer Trends
There are two big obstacles standing in the way of jackets and outerwear sales: a changing market still rebounding from the pandemic, and a shaky supply chain that’s making product pricier and harder to find. Let’s take a look at both of those challenges and explore some ways to address them…
Read MoreSonic’s Fall Merchandise Includes a (Sold Out) ‘America’s Got Talent’ Replica Tumbler
The Sonic Swag Shop, the drive-in restaurant’s e-commerce store, is now full of new T-shirts, can coolers, socks and pins. That’s all plenty exciting for Sonic fans, but one item from the drop has already sold out: a replica of the tumbler that “America’s Got Talent” judges use…
Read More2021 Top Distributors: How HALO Branded Solutions Took the No. 1 Spot
As part of our 2021 Top Distributors list, we asked some of the top-ranked distributors about how they fared during the first year of the pandemic, their thoughts on the industry, their future plans and more. Here, we talked to Marc Simon of HALO Branded Solutions, the No. 1 company on this year’s list…
Read More2021 Top Distributors: Stats, Trends and Analysis
For many distributors, the coronavirus pandemic has been a mixed bag of challenges and opportunities, ups and downs. That helped shape our newly combined (and expanded) 2021 Top 75 Distributors list. According to our data, the top 75 print and promotional products distributors totaled $6.79 billion in 2020 sales…
Read MoreThe 2021 Emmy Award Gift Bag Was Filled With Luxury Takes on Familiar Promo Items (and a Personal HP Printer)
Award shows always go all-out for the gift suites for nominees. This year’s Emmy Awards event is no exception, with merchandising experts estimating that the gift set is worth $104,825.98. It was also filled with luxury versions of various promo favorites, plus a personal photo printer from HP…
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