Next Level Apparel, Gardena, Calif., announced it is expanding into the U.K. through an exclusive partnership with PenCarrie. Next Level is currently available within wholesale distribution channels across the U.S., Canada and Australia…
Read MoreCincinnati Reds Win Legal Battle Over Promo Items Tax: Analysis
Wins proved hard to come by for the Cincinnati Reds this past season, as their 67-95 record marked their sixth-straight losing campaign and landed them in the National League Central Division’s basement. Despite that futility, they had cause to celebrate on Thanksgiving Day, as only a few hours prior to the holiday, the Ohio Supreme…
Read MoreHere Come the Reverse-Logo Shirts for Mirror Selfies
Hugo Boss created a special collection of simple pieces that feature its branding reversed, so that it will appear correct in mirror selfies. The collection features T-shirts, sweatshirts, fanny packs, hats and leggings—mostly in black and white, but in some other color-ways, as well. It’s a fantastic idea to borrow for your own clients’ apparel promotions, especially if they’re looking to target younger demographics…
Read MoreAPISource Inc. Founder and Mentor Charles G. Brown Passes Away
APISource Inc., Lanham, Md., announced last week that founder Charles G. Brown has passed away. Charles opened the doors of Charles G. Brown Inc. in Marlyand, 1965. Operating as a sole proprietorship in the formative years of the company, he eventually brought on additional team members, including his son Michael Brown and longtime friend Leo Boone, to help grow the business…
Read MoreKFC Escalates Fast-Food Merch Wars With Streetwear Capsule Collection
Kentucky Fried Chicken has collaborated with Human Made fashion designer NIGO to create a new fried chicken-inspired streetwear collection for the “fashionable, finger lickin’ hypebeasts of the world.” The collection features a Colonel shop jacket, ’70s style racing jacket, hoodies, T-shirts, hats and more. Your move, Taco Bell…
Read MoreMarvel Shows Us How to Not Do a Merch Collaboration
When we heard the news that Marvel’s “Black Panther” franchise would be doing a crossover collection with Tupac, we were pretty excited to see the final product. Now that we’ve seen the T-shirts, however, we are majorly disappointed.
Read MoreThe Top 10 Most Powerful Logos in Fashion (According to Lyst)
We all know how important logos are. Case in point: Formula 1 unveiled a brand new logo last year that majorly upset its fan base, and became a topic of contention for months. So, when we heard Supreme’s logo is at the center of attention for positive reasons, we had to spotlight it…
Read MoreUSPS Gets Approval for 10% Stamps Price Increase, Largest Since 1991
A visit to the Twitter account of the U.S. Parcel Service (USPS) reveals that the agency will be delivering nearly “16 billion pieces of cheer this season,” an impressive haul that will certainly include a few petitions to good old Saint Nick. Those letters will be enjoying their last hurrahs as 50 cent wayfarers to…
Read MoreThis Holiday Apparel Collection for Dogs Is Bound to Make You Laugh
We’ve mentioned before that pet products are a fun and underutilized niche in the promotional products industry, but this retail brand’s clothing line definitely opened the door to new possibilities with its parody graphic tees. Who knows? Maybe in the future we’ll see more creative designs and phrases on promotional pet products…
Read MorePrime Line Sponsors Bridgeport Rescue Mission’s Great Thanksgiving Project
For the third consecutive year, Prime Line, Bridgeport, Conn., the hard goods division of alphabrorder, sponsored Bridgeport Rescue Mission’s Great Thanksgiving Project, which doles out turkeys; bags of Thanksgiving fixings; and winter coats, hats, gloves and scarves to 3,200 families in need in Fairfield County. “The Great Thanksgiving Event is an amazing opportunity for Prime…
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