Delta Apparel, Greenville, S.C., has joined the Cotton LEADS program, signifying its commitment to sustainability and acknowledging the ongoing improvements U.S. and Australian cotton growers continue to make under both countries’ stringent regulatory environments. The aim of the Cotton LEADS program is to raise awareness of sustainable and responsible cotton growing practices, and to keep…
Read MoreBaltimore Apparel Company Packs Positive Messages in Reusable Bottles
A Baltimore apparel company is giving everyone a little bit of fun and positivity, as well as a reusable bottle, through a new line of apparel. Mess in a Bottle was started by Kalilah Wright in 2016, shortly after the Freddie Gray riots in Baltimore. Wright, who used to work at Under Armour, wanted to use apparel as a way to spread a positive message…
Read MoreAIM Smarter Announces Its 2019 Supplier of the Year, Four Shining Star Supplier Winners
AIM Smarter LLC, Philadelphia, has selected Hit Promotional Products as its Supplier of the Year award recipient for 2019. Hit Promotional Products is among AIM’s largest supplier partners and has been a key partner to AIM in its efforts to expand exclusive membership offerings to its more than 2,200 distributor members. Hit Promotional Products was…
Read MoreFDA Temporarily Relaxes Hand Sanitizer Ethanol Restrictions to Increase Supply
In order to keep up with demand for hand sanitizer, particularly in the health care space, the FDA has temporarily relaxed its restrictions on fuel- and technical-grade ethanol, and the amount of certain impurities present in the production process. These are temporary rules aimed at increasing hand sanitizer availability while demand remains sky high…
Read MoreEPA Says Tennessee’s Face Masks Are Safe to Use After All
Yesterday, we reported that the Tennessee government had told everyone to wait to wear the free masks it spent $8.2 million on, after concerns arose that an antimicrobial material used in production could be harmful to people. Thankfully, the pause didn’t take too long, and the result is that the masks are, in fact, safe to wear…
Read MoreBIC Graphic North America Enters Exclusive Supplier Partnership With ORCA
BIC Graphic North America, Clearwater, Fla., announced a new and exclusive partnership with Outdoor Recreation Company of America (ORCA). Founded in 2012, ORCA was created by outdoor enthusiasts for outdoor enthusiasts with the goal of creating an American-made, root-molded cooler that could beat out all the rest. This new partnership adds hard-sided coolers to BIC…
Read MoreAs Theme Parks Reopen, Disney Makes Changes to Merchandise Policies
Long lauded for growing the public’s fascination with fantasy, Disney must also face the reality of changing its business approach. Given that its parks will begin reopening roughly a month from today, guests, who certainly will enjoy reuniting with the spaces as summer escapes, will have to navigate some new merchandise policies…
Read MoreTennessee Suspends Distribution of $8.2M in Face Masks That May Contain Harmful Material
The Tennessee government spent $8.2 million dollars in May on face masks manufactured by a sock company. A month later, they state is telling citizens to stop using them for now, as they may contain a harmful amount of an antimicrobial material…
Read MoreOld Accounting Software and Crashes: Time to Worry?
Ask the Accountant… Question: I have some very old software called OrderMaster on my computer. Should I worry about crashes and losing my information? Answer: OrderMaster is written in a very old computer language and is susceptible to crashes as supporting technology, such as Windows, advances. I get calls frequently from OrderMaster users who have…
Read MoreYouTube Adds Another Feature to Help Content Creators Sell Branded Merch
YouTube content creators have become beneficiaries of our increased viewing practices over the last few months, and the video-sharing platform is rewarding them for their output through new features aimed at helping them sell merchandise. The new measure alerts live-stream viewers in the comments every time an item is purchased…
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