We’ve been keeping tabs on Amazon’s apparel takeover for quite some time, and one thing is certain: The company is making big moves. From its new Prime Wardrobe service to its on-demand apparel manufacturing patent, there’s no limit to Amazon’s potential in the clothing department. But, what…
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Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), Irving, Texas, today announced the Promotional Products Education Foundation (PPEF) 2017-2018 scholarship recipients. “PPEF is off to a record-breaking year with the most applications ever received and the most scholarship funds ever awarded,” said Lori Bauer, PPEF chair. “The scholarship committee started with 540 applications and narrowed the awards down…
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Fried chicken and merchandise—it might not make a lot of sense to you, but Kentucky Fried Chicken is doubling down on its new, limited edition apparel and goods. (Side note: That was not a reference to KFC’s notorious double down sandwich.) According to a press release, KFC has unveiled its new online merchandise shop, KFC…
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I was at my friend’s house recently to work on a project with him. I had only been there a short time when he proudly showed me his new promotional product mug. My first reaction was “did you buy it from Geiger?” He quickly reminded me that he asked if he should, but when he…
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It sounds like a parody of an alarmist cable news report: Are your children snorting caffeinated chocolate powder for fun? Find out at 6. Well, this isn’t cable news. And you don’t have to wait until 6. Children are snorting caffeinated chocolate powder for fun. The product, Coco Loko, is made from cacao powder and caffeine.…
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Australia has been taking steps for a while now to make tobacco products as unappealing as possible. This has involved using the “world’s ugliest color” for packaging and prohibiting branding. The tobacco manufacturer Philip Morris filed a case against the Australian government’s plain packaging law, but now will pay millions in legal fees after losing the…
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George Andrie & Associates Inc., Waco, Texas has joined Facilisgroup’s community of promotional products distributor partners. The company was started in 1979 by former Dallas Cowboys player George Andrie and his wife, Mary Lou. The business is still family-owned, and is now run by Andrie’s son, George, and his wife, Gina. “We joined Facilisgroup because…
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Gary Sanchez has amassed 119 hits for the New York Yankees, and 33 of them have left the yard, so strictly from a performance point of view, the 24-year-old deserved his…
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We’ve already detailed the potential dangers of fidget spinners, but it looks like things are heating up (pun intended). According to WKRG, a family in Gardendale, Alabama was shocked to see their new fidget spinner go up in flames. Kimberly Allums heard her son screaming upstairs after he had plugged his Bluetooth-enabled fidget spinner into…
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The appropriation of Native American references to provide professional sports teams with their nicknames has long rankled many people, with objectors claiming the use of terms such as Indians and Redskins places…
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