Trevose, Pa.—The sale of promotional products, such as logoed pens, pads and clothing used as marketing giveaways, fell 10.9 percent in the third quarter
Read MoreRaining Rose Inc. Offers Same-Day Service
Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based Raining Rose Inc. announced the company is now offering same-day service on standard and basic lip balms.
Read MorePostal Service Goes Mobile
The United States Postal Service (USPS) announced some of the most popular functions currently available on usps.com are now available on cell phones and other mobile devices. The new features include Track & Confirm, Post Office locater, and the USPS’s most popular application, ZIP Code Lookup.
Read MoreAdventures in Mobile Marketing (Target Marketing)
While the industry buzzed and buzzed this year about social media (often using social media to do so!), another marketing discipline was steadily convincing a growing group of marketers to divert funds from offline channels.
Read MoreVernon Company’s United Way Fundraising Effort Surpasses Goal
Newton, Iowa-based The Vernon Company announced its annual United Way fundraising campaign, “Carnival of Caring,” raised a total of $23,390 for the United Way of Jasper County. The 2009 campaign total surpassed the company’s goal amount by nearly $1,500.
Read MoreCPSC Taking Opinions on Product Safety Database
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) will conduct a public hearing, called Establishment of a Public Consumer Product Safety Incident Database
Read MoreSweda Company Launches New Web Site
City of Industry, California-based supplier Sweda Company announced the redesign of the company Web site to bring more functionality and improved distributor tools.
Read MoreHealth Care Waste Reaches $800 Billion a Year (msnbc.com)
WASHINGTON—The U.S. health care system is just as wasteful as President Barack Obama says it is, and proposed reforms could be paid for by fixing some of the most obvious inefficiencies, preventing
Read MoreSchmatta: Rags To Riches To Rags (HBO)
Schmatta: Rags To Riches To Rags brings to life the vibrant, unexpected history of the Garment District which for many years was the heart and soul of Midtown Manhattan, but is now in danger of disappearing. For thousands of immigrants the garment industry was a path to their American Dream, but today most of those jobs are gone.
Click here to read the entire story from HBO.
Houston to be Home of New TSC Apparel Distribution Center
Cincinnati-based TSC Apparel is the successor company in ProFill Holdings’ 2000 acquisition of T-Shirt City and California Shirt Sales, and subsequent merger with Georgia Tees–three long-recognized industry suppliers that have played prominent roles in developing the imprinted sportswear supply chain over the last 30 years.
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