Prime Line, Bridgeport, Conn., announced the launch of its 2016 Awareness Collection across multiple digital platforms, including a digital catalog, a website landing page and a Facebook page. Prime’s awareness collection features many items to promote breast cancer awareness and other causes. The…
Read MoreU.S. Trade Deficit Hits Six-month High
The U.S. trade deficit has grown as the number of exports has exports decreased and the amount of imports, mainly from China, has increased. According to U.S. News and World Report, most of those imports were computers and…
Read MoreSaro Trading Co. Recalls Children’s Nightgowns
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Saro Trading Co., Burbank, Calif., is recalling its children’s nightgowns due to a flammability risk. Though the company has not received any reports of…
Read More3 Promotional Products We Need This Week, Episode 3
What do fire extinguishers, phone holders and beach umbrellas all have in common? They’re all promotional products that we (probably) need this week. See for yourself: For information about our video services, contact Brittany at [email protected].
Read MoreYeti Coolers Files to Go Public
Yeti Coolers Inc., an Austin, Texas-based manufacturer of drinkware and coolers, has been making headlines this year. First, the company sued Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Betonville, Ark., for patent infringement. Then, a couple stranded…
Read MoreGood News: Miss Teen USA Swaps Bikinis for Athleisure
Without beauty pageants, we wouldn’t have “Miss Congeniality.” So, I do give them credit for that—but not much more. That is, until last week when the Miss Universe Organization announced that the Miss Teen USA competition would eliminate the swimwear competition and integrate an athletic wear competition. Among other things, do you know what that decision signals? Athleisure continues to soar in popularity, and it’s here to stay…
Read MoreCPSC Recalls More Than 500,000 Hoverboards
In February, we reported that the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) had ruled every hoverboard unsafe. Now, the CPSC has gone one step further and recalled more than 500,000 hoverboards due to fire hazards and…
Read MoreThe Wrap: Under Armour Predicts the Future of Athletic Wear & More
Under Armour predicts the future of athletic wear, Alibaba implements new tactics to fight counterfeiting, President Barack Obama dreamt of owning a T-shirt shop, smart clothes are gaining traction, and a South Carolina town bans sagging pants: Here’s what’s happening this week in the apparel world…
Read MoreEagle Promotions Expands Building, Doubles Operation Space
Eagle Promotions, a Las Vegas-based distributor, recently expanded its office/warehouse space by 75,000 sq. ft. The newly expanded space now includes eight automated screen printing presses with the ability to print 1,000 shirts per hour. Mario Stadtlander, co-owner of Eagle Promotions, explained in a press release that the company decided to perform the expansion to…
Read More9 T-shirts for a Perfectly Fitting Promotion
We love T-shirts—we have dresser drawers full of them to prove it. But we’ve grown more selective of which tees make the cut these days and end-users have, too. Choosing the right T-shirt for your client’s promotion comes down to understanding the end-user’s need—from cut to fabrication. Here are a few styles that could be the perfect fit…
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