Single-use plastic bag bans in cities and states across the world seem to be working, as U.K. government…
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S&S Activewear Atlanta-Area Facility Now Open
S&S Activewear, Bolingbrook, Ill., officially opened its doors to a new state-of-the-art distribution center in McDonough, Ga. The new 505,000 sq. ft. warehouse facility is the latest installment in S&S’s national expansion, adding to facilities in Illinois, Kansas, New Jersey, California and Texas. Now operating more than 3 million sq. ft. across the country, S&S’s…
Read MoreDisney Stores Will Phase Out Plastic Bags by June, Offer Reusable Branded Bags Instead
We’ve got big news coming from the big mouse in charge. According to Orlando Weekly, all U.S. Disney Store locations will begin phasing out plastic branded bags as part of a company-wide initiative. While plastic bag bans have received pushback recently, it looks like the Disney brand is…
Read More4 Things End-Users (and Buyers) Want in Promotional Pens and Writing Instruments
Despite the prominence of screens and keyboards in daily life, writing instruments remain big sellers, and there are multiple encouraging reasons for this. Here’s why promotional pens and writing instruments are still a trusty source of sales business for promotional products distributors…
Read MoreSelling Athletic and Sportswear: Two Promotional Apparel Questions
Much like someone who is starting the daunting challenge of going to a gym for the first time (we say this from experience), distributors might look at the plethora of athletic promotional apparel in front of them and wonder where the heck to start…
Read MoreFresh Concepts President Bob Felice on the Value of Reliability and Promotions That Do Good
Sometimes a plan just comes together without any real problems. Do you know what we call that? A blessing. Sometimes the most memorable or successful promotions aren’t the ones that are flashy or crazy-original, but the ones that just work. They do what they need to do. We all want to be Michael Jordan, but…
Read MoreSupreme Court Case Over Online Sales Tax Could Mean Big Changes for Some Promo Businesses
The arguments in South Dakota v. Wayfair, the ongoing Supreme Court case dealing with the prospect of charging state sales tax on online purchases, wrapped up on Tuesday, with some expected results—right-leaning judges such as Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas seemed to be in favor of allowing states to force out-of-state retailers to collect sales…
Read MoreDataSource Inc. Adds Former McDonald’s CMO to Board of Directors
DataSource Inc., a provider of end-to-end integrated branded supply chain managed services, today announced the appointment of Neil Golden to the Company’s board of directors. He is well-known as a Fortune 500 consumer-product and retail leader with a long history of board engagement who has served for more than…
Read MoreThis Latest Redbubble T-shirt Controversy Is Unfortunate All-Around
Whenever a tragedy involving children and/or young adults occurs, grieving parties might enlist many methods to try to make sense out of the matter. For cartoonist Bruce MacKinnon, that meant calling on one of his…
Read MoreJimi Hendrix’s Brother Sued by Hendrix Estate for Plan to Sell Branded Marijuana Products
This week, two companies controlled by the Hendrix Estate sued Leon Hendrix in New York Southern District Court. At this early stage, the disagreement seems to focus on the commercialization of Jimi Hendrix’s name. Though licensing the singer’s name and likeness for use on promotional and retail products would certainly be extremely lucrative, there could be concerns…
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