After authorities ordered the facility shut down due to more than 300 positive COVID-19 cases and four employee deaths, Los Angeles Apparel founder Dov Charney said the company was in the right to continue operating. His reasoning? The numbers found in his company are “commensurate” with the COVID-19 rate in South Los Angeles overall, and therefore not indicative of an outbreak…
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Major Flooding In China Is Disrupting PPE Supply Chains, Delaying Shipments
Sourcing PPE, while lucrative for promo businesses, has also been challenging. Things could get a bit tougher now, as flooding has impacted major production hubs in China, including those manufacturing PPE for shipment to the U.S. The city of Wuhan, along with the provinces of Anhui, Jiangxi and Zhejiang, declared red alerts…
Read MoreHow a Linkin Park Logo Tee From 2007 Became a Chinese Streetwear Phenomenon
People have been spotting Linkin Park shirts in China at almost every turn, usually one specific T-shirt design from 2007. Sometimes the band name is misspelled. The question looms: Why is this the biggest trend in Chinese streetwear today? We finally have some answers…
Read MoreFDA Dangerous Hand Sanitizer List Now Tops 75 Products
The FDA has added to its list of potentially harmful hand sanitizer products, bringing the list to a new total of 75 products potentially containing methanol. The list still only includes products manufactured in Mexico, and the FDA has implemented an import alert on Friday for some products, in addition to the recalls and recommended recalls…
Read MoreMarket Tracker: Coronavirus News and Economic Updates From Top Promotional Products Verticals
Welcome to Market Tracker. This is an updating resource compiling the latest news on coronavirus impacts and economic recovery for top vertical markets promotional products distributors sell into. The Promo Marketing team will update this post regularly with new information from each market as it becomes available. Here are this week’s updates…
Read MoreHow a Distributor Helped Raise $11,000 for Local Businesses Through Fundraising Stores
Seeing communities rally around local businesses affected by the pandemic has been nothing short of inspiring. A lot of these campaigns have involved selling merch to raise money, as was the case for Kelley Rice, owner of Imagination Print & Design, who got to be a part of the effort to raise money for local businesses through promotional products…
Read MoreA Guide to Face Shields: Promotional Viability, Proper Use and What Experts Are Saying
With COVID-19 cases spiking in several parts of the U.S., health officials as well as government authorities have continued to stress the importance of face coverings when it comes to stopping and slowing the spread of the virus. Face shields are one option, with growing potential for a variety of applications…
Read MoreShake Shack’s Branded ‘Camp Box’ Rescues Summer With More Than Two Dozen Promo Products
Shake Shack is the latest brand to go the merch-by-mail route, giving fans an opportunity to still enjoy the great outdoors (while maintaining social distancing) and boost its own brand simultaneously with its Shack Camp Box. The “curated box of supplies” comes with gear for classic summertime activities and is bursting with promo products staples…
Read MoreLos Angeles Apparel Remains Shut Down After 300 COVID-19 Cases and 4 Deaths
Los Angeles County health officials have ordered Los Angeles Apparel to remain shut down after more than 300 employees tested positive for COVID-19 and four died over the last month. County officials started investigating Los Angeles Apparel on June 19, after three workers from the plant died and a “concerned health care provider” tipped off authorities…
Read MoreFDA Expands List of Dangerous Hand Sanitizer Products to 50
In mid-June, the FDA listed nine hand sanitizer products from the Mexican company Eskbiochem SA de CV as harmful to consumers, then added five more this week. It also announced that 14 hand sanitizers manufactured in Mexico contain the toxic chemical methanol. The list includes..
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