A 3-year-old in Harrisburg, Pa., died on Saturday after a hoverboard caught fire in her home. Though hoverboards have been considered dangerous for a while now (they were publicly condemned as dangerous by the CPSC and recalled en masse), CNN reported that this is the first death caused by a hoverboard fire in the U.S.…
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Vantage Apparel, Avanel, N.J., announced the addition of Christian Brandt as the new Northeast sales manager. Brandt joins Vantage Apparel as an experienced and highly-accomplished sales professional in the promotional products industry, having most recently worked for Leed’s, where he received several…
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There’s no denying that athleisure staples, like yoga pants, continue to dominate the apparel market. However, everyone’s yoga pants obsession might come with a major drawback, according to U.S. News & World Report. Gulf Coast researchers are launching a two-year study into the microscopic plastics that make their…
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From “Nasty Woman” T-shirts to “She Persisted” baseball caps, we’ve seen a huge uptick in feminist apparel items. And while many of the T-shirts donate proceeds to human rights organizations, there might be issues with human rights at the manufacturing level. Activist apparel has always existed, but…
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A German online retailer sold T-shirts the Chinese Embassy in Berlin found so offense that it demanded their removal, according to USA Today. Online shop Spreadshirt.de sold T-shirts with controversial slogans, like “Save a dog, eat a Chinese,” which apparently did not go over so well with the Chinese…
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You know what they say—all press is good press. That, at least, seems true when it comes to Ivanka Trump’s clothing line. While her brand is embroiled in a boycott, and multiple retailers have dropped her label, she seems to have come out unscathed. Not only that, but…
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It’s been 20 years since Christopher “The Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace, also known as Biggie or Biggie Smalls, passed away. And the grocery store he worked at in his native New York City commemorated his death by releasing limited edition paper bags last week, according to DNAinfo. The “Biggie Bags” featured the rapper’s face with the…
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By now, many of us are familiar with Loot Crate, the subscription service that delivers boxes of branded merchandise. Usually, Loot Crate boxes are filled with apparel, figurines and goodies related to cartoons, superheroes and comic books. LootCrate has become so successful, that others are taking notice and building on top of that business model.…
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Due to snow and ice in the Northeast today, some promotional products companies have announced closures or affected hours. Admatch-Regal, New Rochelle, N.Y., announced that its offices will be closed today, March 14, and all emails will be answered upon reopening. Chocolate Inn / Taylor & Grant, Hicksville, N.Y., announced that its headquarters is closed,…
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Food often speaks for itself, but certain sorts of grub grab more attention when they have promotional support as a generous ingredient. Hidden Valley values the benefits of granting greater attention to products to produce profits and aimed to prove there is no messing with a prized dressing March 10, launching an eponymous ranch outlet…
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