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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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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BIC Graphic is pleased to announce awards received from two long-time distributor partners…
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Although the San Diego Padres announced their theme night promotional giveaways earlier this week, they just revealed they will be trying a different approach to the process this year…
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Hub Pen Company is excited to announce the addition of Timothy Fox to its team of inside sales representatives. Fox will be representing Hub Pen with its distributors in the Southwest.
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LVMH, the umbrella company behind Louis Vuitton, lost its case against parody canvas bag-maker My Other Bag…
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The Sacramento Kings planned to give away a Lunar New Year-themed T-shirt during their game against the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night. However, members of the Kings organization, including team center DeMarcus Cousins, found the T-shirt to be racially insensitive for the first day of Black History Month, and the T-shirt was subsequently pulled…
Read MoreGreat Place to Work named 4imprint, Oshkosh, Wis., one of the top 25 medium-sized companies to work for in the U.S. This is the eighth consecutive year that the company was named to the list. Results were published in Fortune magazine.
Read MoreThe Promotions Dept., Torrance, Calif., has joined The Premier Group Network. John Tulchin and his wife, Linda, are the owners of The Promotions Dept.
Read MoreThe U.S. Postal Service needs to compete to survive and that means acting more like a private business, said Megan J. Brennan. To that end, the USPS needs to concentrate on direct mail and package delivery, said the first female postmaster general who will take over after Patrick R. Donahoe retires on Feb. 1. Brennan details a few of her plans for the USPS in a Sunday article in The Wall Street Journal.
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