It’s not new information that bees are vitally important to the ecosystem. To boost the population (which given experts cause for concern), Cheerios is sending out free wildflower seed packets to people in the U.S. as part of its “Bring Back the Bees” campaign. This all sounds great, right? Bees will have plenty of flowers to…
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released the Intellectual Property Rights Seizure Statistics report for the 2016 fiscal year, detailing the extent of seizures of counterfeit and unauthorized merchandise. The report indicated that, after more than 31,000 seizures, the agencies nabbed about $1.38 billion—an increase from 2015’s 28,000…
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Facilisgroup announced that Creative Promotional Products, Skokie, Ill., has joined its fast-growing community of promotional products distributor partners. The family-owned Creative Promotional Products also has an office in Hong Kong, from which they coordinate and develop high-quality custom products. “We had been looking at various platforms that would help us improve order tracking, streamline workflow and…
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The University of Kentucky men’s basketball program has enjoyed ample on-court success since its 1903 inception, as its athletes have helped it to claim eight national championships, more than 2,200 victories…
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It’s so fascinating to live in an era where micro-moments immediately become merchandise. Even with the election cycle over, we’re still seeing new politically motivated apparel every day. Last week, someone published an anti-Trump tweet from the official McDonald’s Twitter account. The tweet called Trump “a disgusting excuse of a President,” which caught a lot of…
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Forever 21, you just can’t seem to stay out of trouble, can you? Whether it’s ripping off other designers or selling tees maybe condoning rape, the controversy is endless. Now, according to Buzzfeed, Forever 21 has upset consumers again. This time, people are accusing Forever 21 of selling shirts replete with Nazi symbols. While the…
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March Madness is such a magical time. I’m probably only saying that because I’m currently winning my group’s bracket challenge. Either way, we’ve got never-ending games, college rivalries and awesome mascots to hold our attention. What could be better than that? And, when you work in the world of promotional apparel, you tend to pay…
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Apparently, it’s just on-trend to release state T-shirts riddled with mistakes. At least for J. Crew, the accident worked out in its favor. However, the same can’t be said for Target’s new Boston tee. According to The Boston Globe, Target sold a T-shirt featuring a map of Boston’s neighborhoods. A great idea and all, but…
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The case of the missing jersey—not a “Hardy Boys” story, just the actual chain of events that occurred after the New England Patriots won Super Bowl LI. After the Pats won their game against the Atlanta Falcons, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady quickly changed into his new Super Bowl champions T-shirt, and his game jersey disappeared.…
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It hasn’t even been officially announced, but we’ve just about seen everything there is to see when it comes to the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S8 smartphone thanks to a steady stream of leaks. We’ve already discussed how the probable inclusion of a USB-C port means that the smartphone accessories game (charging cables, speakers, headphones and…
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