Prime Line, Bridgeport, Conn., has released its 2017 Awareness Collection featuring a new breast cancer awareness bundle of event-themed products across multiple platforms, including a digital catalog. Prime Line’s Awareness Collection features many items to promote breast cancer awareness and other causes. The 12-page Awareness Collection catalog features 49 items from the Prime Line and…
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Leave it to the members of the indie rock band Arcade Fire to be the latest figures who have refused to blow smoke up the you-know-what of Kendall…
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Remember how Balenciaga was selling that bag that looked an awful lot like Ikea shopping bags for the extremely reasonable price of $2,000? Well, it seems the high-end company has created another product that looks like your run-of-the-mill shopping bag, but at an exorbitant price. This is the $1,100 Balencia bag.…
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The family of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings” author J.R.R. Tolkien has settled an $80 million lawsuit against Warner Bros. relating to the merchandise rights from the film franchises. The Tolkien estate sold…
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A petition with 129,000 signatures is calling on H&M, Zara and other clothing brands to stop sourcing from producers linked to pollution. According to BuzzFeed, a report claimed these factories in China, Indonesia and India were damaging local waterways and emitting noxious gases. As a result, The Changing Markets Foundation launched the petition last week…
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How do the Los Angeles Clippers love Blake Griffin? Let him count the bucks. The National Basketball Association franchise forked over 173 million greenbacks Friday to keep the power forward in California for five more seasons,…
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We know it can be difficult to get the press to cover new apparel products, but this apparel company went way too far to get its clothing some coverage. According to UPROXX, a PR rep harassed a journalist for months, even threatening to publish fake nudes of…
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With Amazon taking major steps to conquer the apparel world, other big box retailers are looking to remain competitive. At least that’s what it looks like Target is doing with its new clothing lines. According to CNBC, the company is launching four new brands in the apparel and home goods categories: A New Day, Goodfellow…
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Years ago when I was growing my small distributorship, I secured an initial sales appointment with the operations manager of a jewelry retailer with about 100 stores. I have little recollection of what we discussed back then during that first sales call. All I remember was that, after a seemingly good conversation, he asked me…
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Top Brands Inc., Oshkosh, Wis., announced today that it will be partnering with Incipio Group to bring its lineup of brands, including Braven Audio, Incase, Incipio and Griffin Technology, into the corporate incentive and promotional products market. “Incipio Group has quickly become an international powerhouse with their incredibly diverse lineup of mobile device accessories, premium…
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