McDonald’s has temporarily stopped issuing Happy Meals containing promotional toys for Disney’s Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway ride after discovering an error in the QR codes printed on cards that come with the toys. The codes are designed to take users to a contest page, but in some cases did not work properly…
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AmeriFoam Acquires Quality Foam Designs
Brooklyn Products International Inc., Brooklyn, Mich., announced that its AmeriFoam division has purchased Quality Foam Designs, a manufacturer of polyurethane promotional products in Elkhart, Ind. The acquisition supports AmeriFoam’s commitment to bring more value to its customers through an expansion of product offerings and…
Read MoreNot Going to Thanksgiving? Jose Cuervo Wants to Help (by Sending a Life-Size Printed Cutout of You to Dinner Instead)
The whole “not doing Thanksgiving” thing is a bummer, sure. But Jose Cuervo has a solution: If you can’t physically go to Thanksgiving dinner at Meemaw’s house this year, why not do the next best thing and send a life-size printed cardboard cutout of yourself instead?…
Read MoreCentral America Facing ‘Catastrophic’ Flooding Threat From Tropical Storm Eta: How It Impacts Region’s Promo Apparel Facilities, Supply Chain
Honduras is home to manufacturing facilities for several large apparel companies operating in the promo industry, including Delta Apparel, Hanesbrands, Gildan and American Apparel (now owned by Gildan). As such, tropical storm Eta, despite its downgraded status, has the potential to disrupt the promo supply chain…
Read More5 Promotional Products to Look Out for at the Back to Business Virtual Event: Fall Edition
While we’re patiently counting down the days until top suppliers and distributors get together for our Back to Business Virtual Power Meeting: Fall Edition, we wanted to highlight five top products from suppliers who will be at the event. This is just a small sampling of the promotional solutions that will be on display…
Read More‘Plan Accordingly’: A Massive Holiday Shipping Crunch Is Coming—Here’s How It Impacts Promo Companies
There are usually shipping delays around the end of the year as consumers, retailers and corporate buyers ramp up holiday purchases. This year, though, might be unlike anything we’ve ever seen—both in overall volume and in timing. FedEx and UPS have told some shippers that they’re already at or near shipping capacity for the remainder of the year…
Read MoreStarbucks Goes Extra Spooky for Halloween Merch Collection
This season, Starbucks launched a few different Halloween drinkware options—like tumblers for cold drinks and regular mugs for warmer beverages—and if you’ve been keeping up with our previous Starbucks merch coverage, you’ll know just how hard it is to find these items in-store. Here are a couple of highlights from the collection…
Read MoreAnheuser-Busch Is Sending 62,500 Gallons of Its Branded Hand Sanitizer to Polling Locations Across the U.S.
Ahead of the November presidential election, Anheuser-Busch is reportedly sending over 8 million ounces of its sanitizer to polling locations across the U.S. That comes out to around 62,500 gallons. For perspective, if you put all that sanitizer into gallon jugs and placed them in a line, it’d stretch for almost five and a half miles…
Read MoreVistaprint Goes Agency With Acquisition of Design and Advertising Services Platform 99designs
99designs, based in Australia and backed by Silicon Valley venture capital firm Accel Partners, boasts a network of freelancers in logo design, custom apparel, custom printed materials and a variety of other advertising and design services. The platform allows customers to hire a designer directly or open a brief and select from ideas submitted by designers…
Read MoreAmazon to Buy $400M in Kornit Digital Printing Equipment, Open New Merch by Amazon Facility
Amazon is set to significantly expand its digital and on-demand printing capabilities with a commitment to buy $400 million in digital printing products from Kornit. Separately, Amazon plans to open a new Merch by Amazon facility in Phoenix as the company’s e-commerce sales soar…
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