BIC Graphic Announces JAFFA Collection Customer Service, New Awards

BIC Graphic, Clearwater, Fla., has announced the launch of a dedicated customer service team for the JAFFA by BIC Graphic Collection—a series of awards and recognition. After extensive customer research, including both quantitative surveys and focus groups, BIC Graphic determined that the awards and recognition category requires additional support and developed the JAFFA…

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Justin Bieber’s Tour T-shirts Have a Typo

Justin Bieber’s “Purpose” tour kicked off this week in Seattle, and one patron was less than thrilled to discover a typo in the $40 T-shirt she purchased for her daughter, according on KGW. The shirt features a proverb from the Bible, with an obvious…

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Penn Emblem Accepts Safety Award

The Mira Loma Safety Committee from Philadelphia-based Penn Emblem Company accepted the Safety Achievement Award from Captive Resources LLC. An independent consulting company empowering businesses to control insurance costs, Captive Resources LLC has helped businesses improve safety and prevention loss practices for more than 30 years. This award signifies that Penn Emblem Company demonstrates an effective safety…

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Superior Uniform Group Acquires Distributor BAMKO

Seminole, Florida-based supplier Superior Uniform Group Inc. has acquired Los Angeles-based distributor BAMKO in a $15.8 million cash transaction. As part of the deal, Superior Uniform Group will issue $5.5 million in shares of its stock vested over five years and a potential future payment of…

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Nike Redesigns New Golf Shirts

According to Golf Digest, Nike has taken a different approach with its MM Fly Polo golf shirts. Although the shirts are still made with Dri-Fit technology, Nike has released three alternative redesigns to the standard golf shirt. The Nike MM…

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Aprons Etc. Launches New 2016 Product Line

Aprons Etc., a textile promotional products supplier, launched a new product line in 2016—Fast and Free. The line provides five-day production to in-hand delivery in the U.S. or Canada with free shipping. This upgraded delivery service and new standard production applies to select styles of table covers and flags in the 2016 event display category. For…

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Zika Virus Sends Mosquito Repellent Sales Through the Roof

With reports of the Zika virus worrying consumers, purchases of bug spray have increased rapidly. CBS News reported that, according to market-research company IRI, sales of insect repellents have increased 11.2 percent from last year, topping $516 million. CBS News reported that SC Johnson & Son has seen skyrocketing demand for its…

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CPSC Clarifies Rule on Component Part Testing

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published a direct final rule amending two rules on component part testing and lead in textile products in October 2015. The rule has been effective since January, but the CPSC recently provided clarification on the two rules. 1. Clarification on Component Part Testing (16 CFR 1109): In order to reduce burden…

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