There are certainly occurrences that each of us wishes would happen more often, but we frequently have to accept that those cherished…
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Lululemon Tote Wants You to Stop Using Sunblock and Embrace Your Demise
When we say that this bag from Lululemon makes a statement, we don’t mean something like “This bag shows that I enjoy athletic activity and stylish apparel.” No. This bag says “That sunblock that you’re putting on your body is seeping in and quietly destroying you, and you should plan for your own eventual downfall…
Read MoreThree Hub Pen Company Employees’ Children Receive PPEF Scholarships
Hub Pen Company, Braintree, Mass., announced that three employees’ children have been awarded Promotional Products Education Foundation (PPEF) scholarships. PPEF is the industry nonprofit founded to recognize and encourage scholastic excellence and academic performance among promotional products industry employees and their college-aged children. Funded by Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) and generous donations from companies…
Read MoreThese 4 Back-to-School Trends Are Heating Up
While we cover our ears and hum Alice Cooper’s “School’s Out For Summer” every time a back-to-school commercial comes on the TV, there’s no denying that September is almost here. And while we can’t speak to the latest textbook volumes or which teachers give pop quizzes, we can tell you which fashion trends will be…
Read MoreApparently, Tommy Bahama is Making Collegiate Apparel
If you like piña coladas, and getting straight A’s; if you’re sporting a toga, and midterms are a craze, then these shirts are for you. (Yes, I did just make that up on the spot.) Anyway, it looks like Tommy Bahama is betting on college student customers…
Read MoreJustin Bieber Teams Up With Hanes for New White T-shirts
Justin Bieber might be the subject of preteen disdain after he canceled the remainder of his tour, but that doesn’t mean that the “Despacito” singer can’t design a winning T-shirt. According to GQ, the pop star teamed up with famed stylist Karla Welch to design a new line of white T-shirts for Hanes. Apparently, the…
Read MoreNew American Apparel Online Store Tests Importance of Made in U.S.
Last week, Montreal-based Gildan Activewear announced that American Apparel clothing items would still sell through its former e-commerce site starting Aug. 14. It looks like Gildan couldn’t wait for the Aug. 14 debut, because the site is officially up and running. …
Read MoreRock Climbing Gyms
This weekend, I was going outdoors, and knew it was going to be hot. I decided to take a large amount of water with me, so I went into my cabinet to grab the biggest drink container I could find. What I found impressed me. I found my 32 oz. sports bottle from Doylestown Rock…
Read MoreSupplier Launches New E-Commerce Site for Easier Ordering
The Lipco Group, Branson, Mo., a supplier of promotional products, launched a new e-commerce site that circumvents the traditional supplier-distributor method. The new site features a stock of more than 11,000 products, and allows customers, like gift shops, to purchase directly from online. The company said in a press release that its new website, www.lipco.biz,…
Read MorePromotional Products Company Pleads Guilty to Price Fixing
Last month, we reported that Totally Promotional, Coldwater, Ohio, was being investigated by the FBI for possible price fixing in the promotional products space. Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Azim Makanojiya, president of an unrelated promo company, Zaapaaz Inc. (WB Promotions Inc., Wrist-Band.com and Customlanyard.net), pleaded guilty to conspiring to fix prices…
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