Another promotional products business has pleaded guilty to price fixing. This comes after Zaapaaz Inc. did the same just over two weeks ago. According to the Houston Chronicle, Custom Wristbands, Burbank, Calif., and its owner and CEO Christopher Angeles pleaded guilty to communicating via text and online messaging platforms with other conspirators, agreeing to set…
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Quality Certification Alliance (QCA), has expanded its Distributor Advocacy Council (DAC) with the addition of Quincy, Massachusetts-based Stran Promotional Solutions. The DAC mission is to elevate the standards by which firms that import and manufacture products are consistently delivering safe, high quality, socially compliant and environmentally conscientious merchandise, and its affiliates recognize QCA as the…
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Last summer, Nintendo, long a purveyor of domestic delight, reminded children of the joys of the great outdoors through Pokemon Go. The phenomenon continues to captivate, despite a recent setback, but Disney is desiring to be the darling of augmented reality devotees through some indoor fun. Come Sept. 1, it will unite “Star Wars” fans…
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Donald Trump’s red “Make America Great Again” caps, and the multiple variations for different occasions, have become the most iconic representation of his campaign and presidency, at least in merchandise form. Look at any picture from his rallies and you’ll see a sea of red. While the hats have done exceedingly well, it’s hard to…
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While there was much mayhem surrounding eclipse glasses, one eclipse-themed product experiencing its day in the sun (get it?) is these adorable newborn eclipse T-shirts. According to WSMV Nashville, the Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital decided to take advantage of the cosmic event to gift newborn babies commemorative T-shirts to celebrate their very special birthdays. The T-shirts…
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We’ve got to say, we’re really excited about this apparel news from Target. According to CNBC, the retailer is expanding its children’s clothing line to include apparel items for children with special needs. Following the company’s success with its new Cat & Jack private label clothing line for children, Target revealed its sensory-friendly collection for…
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Given its fast food restaurant chain status, McDonald’s will forever find folks thumbing their noses at its offerings. (A recent Facebook post by yours truly, for example, was met with a “Why are you poisoning yourself with that garbage in the first place?” comment when I dubbed a Philadelphia establishment “hell on earth.”) So, one…
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This has got to be one of the strangest, short-lived protests ever. The World Umpires Association banded together to wear white wristbands to protest “abusive player behavior” after Ian Kinsler, the Detroit Tigers’ second baseman, was fined for verbally attacking umpire Angel Hernandez. The World Umpires Association (WUA) proclaimed that the commissioner’s office should have…
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It looks like Foot Locker is the most recent athleisure vendor to succumb to an oversaturated market. According to Barron’s, Quo Vadis Capital analyst John Zolidis attributes Foot Locker’s fall to a surplus of inventory, and the fact that “athletic apparel and footwear is over-distributed.” More shocking, however, is Zolidis’ claim that the real reason…
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Monday’s eclipse was the must-see event of the decade (other than this Mayweather-McGregor fight coming up, I guess), and everyone was peering up to see the moon cut in line. To try to capitalize on the (hopefully protected) eyeballs, Jack in the Box wanted to send a giant version of its iconic cap to put…
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